{"id":45579,"date":"2024-01-17T21:24:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/17\/fired-uss-georgia-submarine-co-arrested-charged-with-dui\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:18:17","slug":"fired-uss-georgia-submarine-co-arrested-charged-with-dui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/01\/17\/fired-uss-georgia-submarine-co-arrested-charged-with-dui\/","title":{"rendered":"Fired USS Georgia submarine CO arrested, charged with DUI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four days before he was relieved as commanding officer of the submarine Georgia\u2019s blue crew, <\/b>Capt. Geoffry Patterson was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol on January 8 by sheriff\u2019s deputies in the county where the submarine is based, according to civilian records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An inmate log at the Camden County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> in Georgia, the same county in which the Georgia is stationed at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, shows that Patterson, 53, was booked that day on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane change\/failure to maintain lane and no insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patterson was booked just after midnight on the misdemeanor charges and was released on bond about seven hours later, according to jail records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A defense official granted anonymity to discuss personnel matters confirmed that Patterson was arrested and booked but declined to elaborate on whether that factored into Patterson\u2019s relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy fired Patterson as one of Georgia\u2019s COs on Friday, and disclosed the relief in a brief statement Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\t