Cynthia Bailey’s ex-husband Peter Thomas was arrested for driving under the influence, Pvnew can /confirm/i.
Police booked Thomas on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET in Cobb County, Ga. He posed for a mugshot and was released the same day on a nearly $3,000 bail, his booking sheet states.
He was also cited for driving without a license, not having proof of insurance, failure to maintain lane, expired/no tag and a violation of traffic control device.
A judge decreed that Thomas, 63, is prohibited from drinking alcohol and ingesting marijuana. He also must submit to random drug and alcohol testing at his own cost and cannot possess any firearms.
A rep for Thomas didn’t immediately return Pvnew’s request for comment, but Thomas himself spoke out about his DUI arrest via an Instagram video he shared Friday.
“My phone is blowing up, everyone’s calling me, I’m wondering what’s going on,” he began as he casually sipped coffee while sitting in an airplane. “Then I realized … it’s the DUI thing that happened last Wednesday.”
“I refused to blow. I spent the night in the hospital because my blood pressure was so high,” the Bar One owner recalled.
“They told me I have to turn myself in because there was gonna be a warrant, so I did so.”
“Turned myself in, bailed myself out [in] three hours.”
He then sarcastically thanked the officers involved in his experience.
Thomas seemingly complained about the situation, adding, “Of all the venues and all the years I’ve been in this game, I’ve never been arrested for DUI.”
“I’m mindful about that,” he stated. “I have a little brother that got killed because of drunk driving so I am really mindful about that.”
He ended the video by thanking fans for their concern.
Thomas also joked in the text he added atop his video, writing, “Y’all … bad news … As a responsible vendor, I am responsible.”
Thomas is no stranger to run-ins with the law, having been arrested at Miami International Airport in 2019 on a warrant from Louisiana for allegedly writing fraudulent checks.
The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum explained that he had written a $4,000 check to a talent agency to book a performer for his bar, but his “checking account was compromised” at the time.
“The bank shut it down,” he said. “That means somebody got my debit card number and was using it everywhere.”
Thomas maintained that he was unaware of the warrant that had been out for his arrest.
“Six days I spent in jail,” he said. “[The] ‘celebrity status’ I had made them put me around no one for six days. I don’t wish that on anyone, but I had a lot of time to think, and I had a lot of time to take medication because I’m claustrophobic.”
His attorney later told E! News that the arrest “was an unfortunate misunderstanding.”
Thomas and Bailey, 56, joined “RHOA” in 2010. They confirmed in May 2016 that they were separating.
Two months later, Thomas said the Bravo reality show had added pressure to their marriage and also vehemently denied cheating on Bailey.
“While the show is not the single contributing factor to the turmoil in our relationship, ‘RHOA’ had a lot to do with it. Reality TV can be a blessing and a curse, as it provides tremendous opportunities, but it also puts one hell of a strain on a relationship, especially if the foundation is not solid,” he stated.
“Our individual ambitions were also part of our relationship’s demise.”
Bailey later married — and divorced — Mike Hill.
