Kentucky high school basketball coach charged with DUI, marijuana possession
Lamont Campbell, who has been the head boys’ basketball coach at Bourbon County High School since 2017, faces multiple charges after an arrest on Saturday night.
Campbell was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, tampering with physical evidence and possession of marijuana after Georgetown Police Department officers arrived at the scene of a Scott County residence and found Campbell in an intoxicated state, according to a police citation.
According to the citation, the officers responded to calls of a reckless driver in a silver Chevrolet Impala. Campbell “was unable to coherently speak” with the officers, who discovered him inside the vehicle with the driver’s side door open, according to the citation. Campbell told police that he had left a wedding and had been drinking alcohol. When asked to submit to standard field sobriety tests, Campbell was observed dropping onto the street a clear “baggie” suspected to contain marijuana, and began walking away from the officers. Sobriety tests were not conducted out of safety concerns. During a search of Campbell’s vehicle, police found a small piece of rolling paper suspected to contain marijuana.
Campbell later at the Scott County Detention Center submitted to a breath test that showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.231. A level of 0.08 or above is illegal. He was released on a $500 surety bond. An arraignment is scheduled for June 28 in Scott County District Court.
Bourbon County hired Campbell as its boys’ basketball coach in May 2017. In his five seasons he’s guided the Colonels to a 63-77 record. Their best season under Campbell came in 2019-20, when they finished 24-6 overall and as runners-up in the mid-season Class 2A state tournament. Prior to his hire at Bourbon County, Campbell was an assistant for eight years at Henry Clay, where he was a member of the Blue Devils’ 2003 state tournament team.
Both Bourbon County High School and the Bourbon County Board of Education declined requests for comment. Campbell did not respond to a request for comment.
This story was originally published May 11, 2022 at 7:30 AM.
