HARRISONBURG, Va – Harrisonburg City Councilman Chris Jones was arrested earlier this week for allegedly driving while intoxicated.

According to online court records, the alleged offense occurred on Tuesday and Jones was arrested on Wednesday on a charge of D-W-I, first offense.

He has a hearing set for Monday, May 15th at 10 am in Harrisonburg-Rockingham General District Court.

Jones works for W-H-S-V T-V 3 as an account executive and he told the television station in a statement that he has spent a lot of time considering what took place, and the actions he took which led him into the situation he experienced.

He added that he remains focused on working hard for residents and with that in mind, he will defer addressing the situation any further at this time as he remains engaged first and foremost on the work of City Council.