By Delayna Earley
The Island News
The Port Royal Police Department (PRPD) is still internally reviewing the arrest of Sgt. Jason Boggess, and no additional actions have been taken as of Monday, Sept. 18, according to Capt. J.H. Griffith, public information officer for the Town of Port Royal Police.
“The Port Royal Police Department cannot comment on personnel matters that are under review,” Griffith said in a release.
Boggess was arrested by the S.C. Highway Patrol on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 12, at around 10:30 p.m., for driving under the influence, according to Beaufort County Detention Center records.
The arrest was confirmed by Port Royal Police, and according to their website he is an investigator within the department.
The 37-year-old officer was released on Wednesday morning on a $1,017 personal recognizance bond.
Boggess lives on Lady’s Island, according to public records.
According to records, his blood alcohol content was less than .10, more than the legal limit of 0.08 in S.C., at the time of his arrest and this is his first DUI offense.
In 2018, Boggess was recognized by the S.C. Department of Public Safety as an Officer of the Year for an agency having between 11 to 25 officers for DUI enforcement for making 19 DUI arrests during the year.
Delayna Earley lives in Beaufort with her husband, two children and Jack Russell. She formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She joined The Island News in 2022. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
