Son of Tarrant County sheriff arrested on indecent exposure charge in Arlington, reports say

Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn's son was arrested Saturday in Arlington on a charge of indecent exposure, reports say. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn's son was arrested Saturday in Arlington on a charge of indecent exposure, reports say. Photo: Tarrant County Correction Center Photo: Tarrant County Correction Center Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Son of Tarrant County sheriff arrested on indecent exposure charge in Arlington, reports say 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn's son has been arrested in Arlington on a charge of indecent exposure, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Sergei Waybourn was arrested Saturday and booked in to the Tarrant County Correction Center in lieu of a $500 bond, jail records show. The Morning News reported he was also charged with public intoxication, but that charge was not listed Sunday in jail records.

Sheriff Bill Waybourn sparked outrage last week after referring to immigrants as "drunks" at a press conference in Washington D.C., where he criticized a California judge's ruling that he claimed would release undocumented immigrants charged with DWI from the Tarrant County Jail.

“If we have to turn them loose or they get released, they're coming back to your neighborhood and my neighborhood,” Waybourn said at the time. “Those drunks will run over your children and they will run over my children.”

Waybourn released a statement over the weekend about his son's arrest, according to WFAA.

“The family and I are deeply saddened by Sergei’s choices," he said, according to the station. "It has been many years since he disassociated from our family. We, along with many family members have made efforts over the years to help him - all to no avail. It is always sad when drugs take control of a person’s life. His choices and actions have lead to this situation.”

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