Riviera Beach police places officer on leave after DUI arrest along Interstate 95
Police said the major surrendered his police equipment and vehicle and has been placed on administrative leave.
A Riviera Beach police officer is on administrative leave after his arrest Aug. 30 on a charge of driving under the influence.
The Florida Highway Patrol detained Maj. Travis Walker shortly after 2 a.m. Aug. 30. It stopped him on Interstate 95 just north of 10th Avenue North in Lake Worth Beach. Further details of the incident were not immediately available.
Police Chief Michael Coleman said Walker has surrendered his city equipment and vehicle.
“While the judicial system presumes everyone is innocent until proven guilty and affords them a fair trial, as police officers, we must be held to a higher standard,” Coleman said in a prepared statement.
“I can assure the residents of Riviera Beach that this conduct is not reflective of our department, and we will continue to hold ourselves accountable to those whose trust is placed in us,” Coleman said.
Online court and jail records indicate Walker is free on bond and is scheduled to appear before Palm Beach County Judge Lourdes Casanova on Sept. 16. Court records indicate the county Public Defender's Office represented him at an Aug. 30 bail hearing. As a policy, the office does not comment on open cases.
Media reports indicate Walker joined the Riviera Beach Police Department in 2002.