CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A Charlotte Mecklenburg police officer was taken into custody early Saturday after failing to stop at a red light near Pineville.

Nicholas Ivy-Brooks has been charged with driving while impaired and failure to stop at a red light and CMPD has launched an investigation into the matter which remains ongoing.

Ivy-Brooks was hired in October 2018 and, as a result, he is still on a probationary period with the department, officials said.

No further information has been released at this time.