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Mayor of Granbury arrested, charged with DWI, sheriff says

The mayor of Granbury was arrested early Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to the Hood County sheriff.
The mayor of Granbury was arrested early Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to the Hood County sheriff. Hood County Sheriff Department

The mayor of Granbury was arrested early Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to the Hood County sheriff.

Mayor Ninnian “Nin” Hulett, 68, was arrested after midnight following a traffic stop by Granbury police and booked into Hood County Jail, Sheriff Roger Deeds said.

Hulett was charged with a DWI class B misdemeanor. He was released on a $1,000 bond Sunday morning and left the jail around noon, Deeds said. He could not be reached for comment.

Hulett was previously arrested on a DWI charge in Fort Worth in November 2007, according to Tarrant County court records. He was sentenced in April 2008 to 90 days in jail and two years of probation.

Hulett was first elected in 2013. His current term will expire in November 2022, according to the city’s website.

This story was originally published April 25, 2021 at 5:57 PM.

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Kaley Johnson was the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s seeking justice reporter and a member of our breaking news team from 2018 to 2023. Reach our news team at tips@star-telegram.com
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