Former Forsyth investigator arrested in DUI, child endangerment case
Joshua Stephen Twombly, 37, told officers he drank 10 beers before driving with two children in the car, then faced DUI and child endangerment charges after a Forsyth County crash.
Former Hall County sheriff’s investigator Joshua Stephen Twombly, 37, of Cumming, was arrested in Forsyth County on July 3 after a crash in which he allegedly struck another vehicle and drove away. Arrest records cited by Forsyth News say Twombly told officers he had drunk 10 beers before driving with two children in the vehicle.
The arrest has drawn attention because Twombly once worked inside law enforcement in neighboring Hall County, where he had been an investigator for the sheriff’s office. WSB-TV Channel 2 and other local coverage said the charges included DUI, child endangerment and hit-and-run, while one related summary also said he was cited for following too closely. The Forsyth Solicitor General’s Office said the Hall County case and another matter were “wholly separate.”
Access North Georgia reported that the Hall County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Twombly resigned after the arrest, and a Forsyth County News social post also noted that he left the agency following the case. That swift fallout has kept the focus on whether a former investigator will be held to the same standard as any other driver accused of impaired driving with children in the car.
The incident unfolded during the July 4 weekend, a period when law enforcement agencies across North Georgia often step up DUI patrols and crash enforcement. In this case, the alleged combination of heavy drinking, a traffic collision and children in the vehicle sharpened public concern well beyond a routine DUI stop.
The Forsyth County case now leaves Twombly facing criminal charges that include DUI, child endangerment, hit-and-run and following too closely. The allegations also place his former law-enforcement role squarely under public scrutiny, especially because the arrest records say he admitted to drinking heavily before getting behind the wheel with two children inside the car.
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