Gordon County Commissioner Kurt Sutherland was arrested last week on DUI and other traffic charges.

Reports said that Sutherland was driving on Ga 5 at Whitestone Road between Ellijay and Jasper when he was pulled over for the Georgia State Patrol.

Sutherland, who was elected to the Board of Commissioners in November 2022, was taken into custody on charges of DUI,  obstructing the flow of traffic, and failure to drive within a single lane.