The Orange County Sheriff's deputy who crashed into a planter in front of Supervisor Bill Campbell's home last December has been charged with DUI and is scheduled to be arraigned next month.

According to reports, the off-duty deputy consumed several alcoholic beverages at a friend's house then lost control of his vehicle while driving home.  His blood alcohol level is alleged to have been 0.13 percent almost two hours after the accident.  He was also found to be in possession of Xanax for which he did not have a prescription.

The Orange County District Attorney's Office has charged the deputy with misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08 percent and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.  The deputy has returned to full duty pending a personnel investigation.