Actor , Tom Welling, who played a young , Clark Kent , in the CW’s long-running Superman nature set” Smallville”, was arrested in , Northern California , over the weekend.
According to , TMZ , and , USA Today, the artist was arrested Sunday on fear of driving under the influence in , Yreka,  , which is in , Siskiyou County , at the northern frontier of , California , near , Oregon.
TMZ said the 47-year-old was arrested in an , Arby ‘s , parking lot just after midnight. Citing the arrest and booking report, the outlets reported that Welling’s blood alcohol level was at or above the 0.08 % legal limit. He was arrested and booked by the , Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office , around  , 2 a. m.  , local time and was released from custody around  , 7 a. m.
The Yreka Police Department , and associates for Welling did not immediately respond Wednesday to The , Times ‘ , requests for comment. The sheriff’s office declined to comment.
An indictment for the” Lucifer” and” Cheaper by the Dozen” actor has reportedly been scheduled for , March 11.
Welling has not yet made a statement about the imprisonment in the press. His most recent post on Instagram was from the day of his imprisonment and bore , a day tribute , to his family,  , Jessica Rose Lee Welling. The couple , wed in 2019 , and share two children.
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