Crime & Safety
Former Destiny's Child Star Arrested in DeKalb
Farrah Franklin was arrested outside a Chamblee-Tucker Road Planet Fitness on Thursday.

DEKALB COUNTY, GA -- Farrah Franklin, a former member of Destiny’s Child, was arrested on public intoxication charges early Thursday morning.
Franklin was arrested around 3 am outside a Planet Fitness gym on Chamblee Tucker Road. Police arrived on the scene to find Franklin allegedly arguing with a man.
The officer reported that Franklin's speech was slurred, smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes, according to the AJC.
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“I asked Ms. Franklin how much alcohol she had consumed,” the officer said in the report. “Ms. Franklin said, ‘Not enough.’”
A subsequent search of Franklin's belonging also revealed marijuana. Franklin was booked in the DeKalb County jail on public intoxication and marijuana possession charges.
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