YORK, Maine — York Middle School principal David Williams was arrested Saturday night by York police on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
York School Department officials said this week they are aware of the allegations against Williams but declined further comment, saying it was a personnel matter.
York School Committee chairman Tim Fitzgerald said that Williams remains employed as principal, and has not been suspended.
Williams declined to comment.
Williams, 42, of Barrington, New Hampshire, was allegedly at the local Irving gas station at 8:10 p.m. Saturday, March 28. He stumbled out of his vehicle while getting gas, according to a caller who phoned the police. The caller followed Williams’ vehicle down York Street and through York Harbor, telling police the operator was driving erratically.
Officer Jordan Floyd stopped Williams at the intersection of Long Beach Avenue and Morningside Drive, where Williams failed a field sobriety test, police said. He was later allegedly given a blood test at the station, which showed his blood alcohol content was .11. The legal limit is .08.
His bail was set at $160, which he paid that night, police said. According to police, Williams was taken in a cruiser to his car, where he gathered several belongings, and then was taken to a house in York where he was staying.
He is scheduled to appear in York District Court on June 17.
The York School Committee met in executive session to discuss a personnel matter, prior to the start of a regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday night. However, no vote was taken in public session regarding that closed-door meeting.