Cobb Principal Charged With DUI After Woodstock Arrest: Police

EAST COBB, GA — An East Cobb principal accused in late September of DUI is still listed on his school’s website as of Monday.

Pope High School principal Thomas Flugum, 54, was arrested in Woodstock at about 2 a.m. Sept. 26 after a Cherokee County Sheriff’s officer saw his BMW sedan not maintaining its lane, according to multiple media reports.

After he was pulled over, Flugum said he’d left Sideline’s Bar and Grill, then declined to take a field sobriety test or answer further questions, the arresting officer wrote in his incident report.

Flugum was charged with driving under the influence, failure to maintain lane and misdemeanor obstruction. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that he posted bond about five hours after he was arrested.

The officer arresting Flugum took a black Ruger pistol from him for safekeeping. Flugum’s arrest was not connected with the firearm, according to The Marietta Daily Journal.

“We are aware of the police report and, as a personnel matter which is being investigated, have no further comment,” a spokesperson for the Cobb County School District said in an emailed statement Thursday.