Editor, Newspaper Columnist Arrested

BENTONVILLE - The recruiting editor for Hawgs Illustrated magazine was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of driving whileintoxicated.

Dudley Dawson was arrested and transported to the Benton County Jail, said Don McKinnon, BethelHeights police chief.

Dawson, 49, is also a sports columnist for NWA Media’s daily newspapers.Hawgs Illustrated is owned by NWA Media.

An officer saw a black vehicle traveling east on Wagon Wheel Road. The vehicle was in the middle of the road.

The oftcer saw the vehicle weave and cross the centerline, McKinnon said.

McKinnon said Dawson’s breath analyzer reading was .20. The legal limit in Arkansas is .08.

Dawson was released on citation from county jail Thursday afternoon and must appear at 9 a.m. June 20 in Bethel Heights City Court.

Opinion, Pages 6 on 05/24/2013

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