Fort Worth City Council member charged with DWI

The Brief

A Fort Worth City Council member has been arrested.

He’s charged with driving while intoxicated.

The circumstances around his arrest are not known.

FORT WORTH, Texas – A sitting councilmember for the City of Fort Worth has been arrested and accused of driving while intoxicated.

Michael Crain arrested

What we know

Michael D. Crain, who represents Fort Worth District 3, was booked into the Tarrant County Jail Saturday on his DWI charge, according to the jail’s booking information.

Records show Crain was arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

At the time of publishing, he was still being held on a $750 bond.

What they’re saying

The city released the following statement to FOX 4 upon request:

“The City is aware of the arrest by the Texas Department of Public Safety. This is a legal matter; we will not comment further.”

What we don’t know

The circumstances surrounding Crain’s arrest have not been commented on.

Details were limited at the time of publishing.

The Source

Information in this article comes from the Tarrant County Jail website.

Fort Worth City Council member charged with DWI

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