Senior judge busted for DUI after fender-bender outside Wacko’s strip club
The judge allegedly hit another vehicle in a late-night scrape at Wacko’s strip club in Jacksonville. Google Maps
One of Georgia’s most senior judges has been arrested for alleged drunk driving following a fender bender outside a Florida strip club.
Robert “Bert” Guy Jr., 48, resigned Friday as president of Georgia’s Council of Superior Court Judges, just days after his arrest in Jacksonville, Florida.
According to an arrest report obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Superior Court judge allegedly backed his Mercedes-Benz into a Ford F-150 in the Wacko’s Gentlemen’s Club parking lot around 3 a.m. Tuesday. The report states that Guy offered the other driver $500 to avoid exchanging information, citing his judicial position.
When he attempted to drive away, a parking valet reported that he “was unable to do so as he appeared highly intoxicated.” Club employees then monitored him while law enforcement arrived.
Authorities noted that Guy had a strong odor of alcohol, appeared confused, and slurred his words. He initially refused to hand over his identification and claimed he didn’t have his keys.
Guy was arrested at the scene and charged with DUI, DUI-property damage, and later for refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test. Jail records indicate he was released on a $3,000 bond.
Following the arrest, Guy self-reported the incident to Georgia’s Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) and stepped down from his role as council president.
“It has been a distinct honor and privilege to serve the Council of Superior Court Judges as President and in other roles; however, today I am resigning effectively immediately as Council President,” he said in a statement. His attorney, Lester Tate, described the arrest as stemming from “a minor fender-bender in the parking lot” and expressed hope the matter could be resolved.
Guy, who oversees cases in the five-county Brunswick Judicial Circuit, was first elected to the Superior Court in 2016 and began his term in 2017.
Requests for further comment from Guy have not been returned.
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