Dem Indiana mayor arrested for alleged drunk driving: 'I want to apologize'

The Democratic Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was arrested Saturday evening for allegedly driving though intoxicated and producing an incident.

Mayor Thomas Henry is in his fourth expression as mayor and was to start with elected in 2008. A statement from his business apologized for the incident and clarified that no one particular was harm. Henry, 70, is working for a fifth term from Republican Tom Didier, a member of the city council.

"I want to apologize to the residents of Fort Wayne and my loved ones for the very poor conclusion I built to get guiding the wheel of a vehicle right after drinking at a neighborhood perform. I acknowledge comprehensive duty for my actions. I’m relieved that no 1 was harm in this incident," Henry's statement browse, in accordance to area media.

"The Fort Wayne Police Office taken care of this circumstance with professionalism and adopted all of the right procedures and protocols," it ongoing.

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Tom Henry, the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. (Metropolis of Ft. Wayne) (Ft. Wayne)

Mayor Tom Henry, a Democrat, stands in front of Fort Wayne. (Ft. Wayne) (Ft. Wayne)

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Police released Henry on Sunday morning. The Allen County Sheriff's Office environment has not unveiled certain specifics about the mayor's arrest, and the office did not straight away respond to a ask for for comment from G3 Box News Digital.

Didier also released a assertion on the incident, calling for the local community to pray for Henry's family.

"I have acknowledged the Henry family members for a lot of my daily life. Cindy Henry essentially was 1 of the initially persons to motivate me to run for general public place of work. These interactions go over and above politics. I would encourage all people to pray for them and all these associated in this accident and I hope that no just one was critically harmed," Dider wrote, in accordance to Wane.com.

Indiana Law enforcement officers assemble at a criminal offense scene. (Photograph by Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket through Getty Photos) (getty visuals)

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Henry is the longest-serving mayor in Fort Wayne's background.