Nathan Griffith.
Teen Mom 2alum Nathan Griffith’s legal troubles are continuing.
Police said they met Griffith at the scene and smelled “a strong odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage emanating from Nathan’s breath.” Cops said he was also “slurring his words and appeared to be stumbling” when they first made contact with him, per the report.
Griffith is being held on $5,000 bail and his initial hearing is set for Thursday, online records indicate.
PEOPLE has reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for comment.
Nathan Griffith.Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office/SplashNews.com
A spokesperson for the Cary Police Department told PEOPLE: “We got a call at around 5:23 p.m. about a person unconscious in a vehicle at the Harris Teeter. When the fire department arrived on the scene, they found that the vehicle was running and determined the nature of the call was not medical so they contacted PD. Our officer arrived on the scene, conducted a DWI investigation, formed the opinion that he was impaired and placed him under arrest.”
Griffith is known to reality fans as the former fiancé ofJenelle Evans, 31, with whom he shares sonKaiser, 9. As documented onTeen Mom 2, Evans and Griffith had a volatile relationship from 2013 to 2015, and were briefly engaged beforecalling it quits.
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The pair managed to operatemuch more peacefully as coparents, with Griffithtweeting in 2019that their dynamic was much improved.
“I am so appreciative to finally have a healthy relationship with [Evans]. Something we should of had 3-4 years ago. Especially one, that everyone, is supportive with,” he wrote.
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source: people.com
