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Jacksonville police officer charged with DUI

By Dan Scanlan
Published on February 20, 2023 at 2:03 pm
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A Jacksonville police officer was arrested over the weekend on a charge of driving under the influence while off duty in St. Augustine, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Christopher Krukowski Lamont becomes the third Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office employee arrested so far this year, police said.

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The arrest came after a traffic stop just before 1 a.m. Saturday on San Marco Avenue, police said.

Lamont, a three-year department veteran, was driving a personal vehicle at the time, police said. He has been reassigned while the criminal case is pending, police said.

author image Reporter email Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with 40 years as a radio, television and print reporter in the Jacksonville area, as well as years of broadcast work in the Northeast. After a stint managing a hotel comedy club, Dan began a 34-year career as police and current events reporter at The Florida Times-Union before joining the staff of WJCT News 89.9.

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