US Airways denied serving alcohol William Paul [PHOTO/VIDEO], William
Paul, the 19-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, was arrested for
allegedly being intoxicated and disorderly on a plane, police say.
The
younger Paul, who also is the grandson of 2012 Republican presidential
candidate Ron Paul, who left Congress this month, was arrested Saturday
morning at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina
following a flight from Lexington, Ky., The Charlotte Observer reported.
Paul
was charged with underage consumption of beer or wine, disorderly
conduct, and being intoxicated and disruptive, the newspaper said.
"He was possibly served alcohol on the flight," Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Lt. Blake Hollar said.
"It
is important to note that William Hilton Paul was not served alcohol
onboard his US Airways flight from Lexington to Charlotte this past
Saturday," said a US Airways spokesperson.
The elder Paul's office issued a statement in which the Republican senator from Kentucky sought privacy for a family matter.
"Sen.
Paul is a national public figure and subject to scrutiny in the public
arena," the statement said. "However, as many parents with teenagers
would understand, his family should be afforded the privacy and respect
they deserve in a situation such as this."
