Motions or Trial Date of March 25 set in DUI Case Against County Supervisor Tony Carter

On the 10 a.m. morning docket of the Warren County General District Court, newly re-elected Warren County Supervisor Tony Carter appeared without counsel for a hearing on a January 17th DUI (Driving Under the Influence) charge. However, Carter told substitute Judge Ian Williams that he was consulting with legal counsel on representation. Judge Williams told Carter that, since the charge carries a Mandatory Minimum sentence, it would be advisable to have professional legal representation.

Asked for comment on his arrest and the charge against him, Carter said he was not prepared to make any public statement until he speaks with his defense counsel of choice. That choice should be apparent by the March 25th hearing date set by Judge Williams for motions or trial.

Representing the prosecution, Assistant Warren County Commonwealth’s Attorney Samantha Meadows told Judge Williams that her office would seek a substitute Commonwealth’s Attorney to provide prosecutorial representation in the case. While she did not elaborate before the judge, it appears that a request will be made due to Carter’s high-profile, long-term role as a County Supervisor, about 24 years prior to his re-election as the Happy Creek representative to the County’s elected Board last November.

Supervisor Tony Carter is on the job again as a Warren County elected official. Could the DUI charge against him impact that service negatively? Stay tuned, county political drama fans. Royal Examiner File Photo

After over two decades as an elected county official, Carter chose not to run for re-election four years earlier. However, in support of Samuels Library as the county’s long-term public library dating to both the 1950s and even 1799 by various standards, Carter chose to come out of political retirement for the November 2025 election. Carter was one of two candidates, along with Hugh Henry, elected to begin terms in January 2026. Their seating altered the majority outlook on the highly volatile public library issue on the board to 3-2 in support of Samuels, as opposed to 4-1 against.