A Birmingham City councilman was arrested early Sunday in south Alabama.

Creola Police charged Jonathan Tremaine (J.T.) Moore with driving under the influence (DUI).

Police Chief Shane Stringer told 1819 News Moore was in a city-owned vehicle at 2:30 a.m. when he was pulled over on Interstate 65.

Moore was transported to the Mobile Metro Jail.

The councilman is chair of the Community Development Committee and a member of the Public Safety Committee.

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