Whittier, California, was the scene of an arrest for a suspected DUI. The victim was riding a horse. Fox 10 reported.
Police say that the suspect rode the horse while drunk. “galloping through traffic”And “refusing to pull the horse over” during the October 16 incident, Fox 10 reported.
The person on horseback gave chase, leading cops on a pursuit as if it were a scene out of a western, CBS News reported.
CBS News reported that the suspect was taken into custody. CBS News also reported that the horse was brought to CBS Station by cops, where it was shown lots of love and affection from the force.
Whittier Police Department. After the arrest, the Whittier Police Dept. posted photos of the horse on Instagram along with the caption that read: “An intoxicated person on a horse, galloping through traffic… refusing to pull the horse over….that was our afternoon. A 🚔 pursuit after a DUI on a 🐴 horse! At the conclusion, a suspect was taken into custody and the horse was brought to our station, where it received lots of ❤️ from our team.”
The identity of the suspect intoxicated person has not been released.
Digital reached out to Whittier Police Department in an effort to obtain comment, but was not able to reach them.