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Two Knoxville firefighters are now on administrative leave with pay, and are due in court in February to face charges of driving under the influence.Advertisement



Knoxville Police arrested Captain Edwin Ault, who has been a Knoxville firefighter since 1988, on January 31 after an accident on Chapman Highway and Stone Road.

According to the accident report, Ault was driving south on Chapman Highway when he tried to turn on to Stone Road and slid into a car waiting at the stop light. The roads were wet from rain, however, a KPD officer arrested Ault for DUI and a blood alcohol test was taken. The results are not known at this time. No one was injured in the wreck.

A warrant for Ault's arrest says the officer smelled alcohol on the firefighter's breath, and he asked him how much he had had to drink. Ault reportedly told the officer, "too much".

This is Ault's third impaired driving arrest. According to his arrest record, he was charged with DWI in 1980 and 1983.

Ault is due in court on February 21 for his most recent DUI charge.

Knoxville firefighter Brian Cowan was arrested and charged with DUI on January 6. He will be in court on February 11.

Cowan was stopped on Papermill Road just past Kingston Pike. In Cowan's arrest warrant, a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer says Cowan had red, bloodshot eyes and smelled like alcohol. The officer also said Cowan failed a field sobriety test, Cowan took a blood test at UT Medical Center after he was cuffed and arrested.

According to the incident report for Cowan, this is his first DUI offense.

According to Brent Seymour with the Knoxville Fire Department, Ault and Cowen will will appear for pre-disciplinary hearings with the department on Friday.