Cops were on lookout for Russell before DUI

Will Russell, founder of Lebowskifest, the Funtown Mountain amusement park and Why Louisville store, was arrested Saturday by Cave City, Ky., police on charges of driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, and other charges.

Russell, 39, was also charged with having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, drug paraphernalia and no insurance card, according to Barren County Corrections records.Russell has a court date Monday. He bonded out of jail Sunday, according to corrections records.

Russell on Saturday was due to stage the first Beetlejuice on the Mountain event, including a free screening of Beetlejuice at the “totally haunted Opera House” on top of Funtown Mountain.

Cave City police pulled him over around 4:30 p.m. Saturday after seeing his car make a wide turn on Mammoth Cave Road and go over into the other lane, according to the citation report.

The report notes that police had previously received a call from a store that Russell had bought alcohol from, where he "told clerks to come over after work, that there would be drugs and (alcohol)."

The report said police smelled alcohol when they pulled Russell over, and he allegedly admitted he'd taken a sip of Mike's Hard Lemonade. After being given consent to search his vehicle, police found a pipe with marijuana inside, which Russell told police he'd smoked out of that day, the report said.

According to the report, Russell did not have his insurance card on him, and he struggled to keep his balance during a field sobriety test.

On his Facebook page, Russell said he was visited by "local law enforcement over a dozen times" Saturday before he was arrested. "So I may be a target, but I refuse to be victim," he said.

In July, Russell was arrested at Executive Strike & Spare during Lebowskifest on charges of possession of marijuana, resisting arrest and menacing.

According to a report on that arrest from the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, Russell had been smoking marijuana in the bowling alley’s parking lot at 911 Phillips Lane when police approached him.

Police reported Russell took a challenging stance with clenched fists during the July incident, leading them to believe he may be capable of causing physical injury. As he was arrested, the report stated Russell “apologized for acting like a savage.”