Actor David Kochner, perhaps best known for his role as Ron Burgundy’s (Will Ferrell) sidekick champ Kind in the Anchorman films, was arrested on DUI charges. ohio in early June.
Kochner, 59, was pulled over by Ohio State troops on June 4 after what he saw as a ‘lane violation’ while driving. This is the actor’s second DUI arrest in six months.
The actor, best known for his roles in The Office and The Goldbergs, reportedly refused to take a breath analyzer test.
On bodycam footage released to the public, one of the soldiers is heard describing Kochner’s appearance.
‘Wine… Bright eyes. When I got to the car I could smell alcohol,’ one of the officers can be heard saying.
Actor David Kochner, perhaps best known for his role as Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) sidekick champ Kind in the Anchorman films, was arrested in Ohio in early June on a DUI charge after failing a field sobriety test. it was done.
Kochner, 59, was pulled over by Ohio State troops on June 4 after what he saw as a ‘lane violation’ while driving.
This is the actor’s second DUI in six months after being arrested in California on New Year’s Eve
The actor, also known for his roles in The Office and The Goldbergs, reportedly refused to take a breathalyzer test
An officer already at the scene said Kochner, a California resident, was showing up at a Comic-Con in West Virginia.
‘Oh my god, you can smell it from here,’ the officer said as he got into Koener’s car.
Kochner said he was driving from the airport in Cincinnati to West Virginia and remembered the specific stops he made before he pulled over.
When asked how much he needed to drink, he replied succinctly: ‘One.’
The officer responded by asking what he meant by one and Kochner said ‘a beer.’
On bodycam footage released to the public, one of the soldiers is heard describing Kochner’s appearance
‘Wine… Bright eyes. I smelled alcohol when I got to the car,’ one of the officers can be heard saying
An officer already at the scene said Kochner, a California resident, was showing up at a Comic-Con in West Virginia
They were then asked to get out of the vehicle and were asked a series of questions. He replied ‘no’ whether he was wearing contact lenses, was on any medication, had previously suffered a head injury.
His only answer was ‘yes’ when asked if he was in ‘relatively’ good health.
The soldier began to give Kochner his field sobriety test using the tip of the pen.
He was then asked to return to the police car, where he was ‘arrested for driving while impaired.’
In Ohio a DUI is technically known as an OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired). If convicted, he faces three days to six months in prison, a $1,000 fine, and 500 hours of community service, in addition to a drivers’ intervention program.
His hearing is scheduled for July 8 Fox News,
Kochner said he was driving from the airport in Cincinnati to West Virginia and remembered the specific stops he made before he pulled over.
He was asked to get out of the vehicle and several questions were asked. He replied ‘no’ whether he was wearing contact lenses, was on any medication, had previously suffered a head injury
Six months ago, Kochner was arrested around 3 a.m. on New Year’s Eve in Simi Valley, californiaAccording to tmz After the police were called in to deal with an ‘irregular driver’.
So far, Kochner has not publicly addressed the arrest. This appears to be the actor’s first DUI in the state of California.
Kochner joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1995, along with some of his Second City comedians Nancy Walls and Adam McKay.
While he lasted only one season on SNL, he would star as sports reporter champ Kind in the 2004 hit comedy Anchorman alongside Mackey and his SNL partner Will Ferrell, which further fueled his career.
Kochner has had a recurring role as Bill Lewis on ABC’s The Goldbergs since 2015.
According to TMZ, six months ago, Kochner was arrested on New Year’s Eve in Simi Valley, California, after police were called to deal with an ‘irregular driver’.
So far, Kochner has not publicly addressed the arrest. This appears to be the actor’s first DUI in the state of California
He split from his wife of more than 20 years, Leigh Kochner, in 2020.
No reason for the divorce was revealed, but the couple has five children together, Charlie, Sargent, Audrey, Margot, and Eve.