Rhode Island: U. S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s son, Alexander Whitehouse busted for DUI; passenger had drugs

Alexander Whitehouse arrested in 2012 for DUI in Rhode Island while attending George Washington University, son of Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

UPDATED OCT. 5, 2018

From WPRI
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI – 2012) – The Executive Director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) said she was disappointed to learn of Rhode Island U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse‘s son’s DUI charge.
Alexander Whitehouse, 19, of Newport, was arrested and charged with drunk driving early Wednesday morning by Middletown police.
Police were tipped off after an eyewitness called the police to report that an Audi four-door sedan had pulled into a gas station at a high rate of speed and was driving erratically.

The eyewitness told police the passenger in the car was holding what appeared to be a beer can and both men stumbled out of the car. ….MORE