Miami police lieutenant relieved of duty after DUI-related arrest

Miami Police Lt. Thomas Carroll was relieved of duty pending an internal investigation after his arrest early July 19 on a DUI charge, the Miami Police Department said.

Carroll, 49, was also listed in jail records on a charge described as refusing a breathalyzer after license suspension, according to a July 19 report by WPLG Local 10. He bonded out of jail shortly after the arrest.

The reported charges are allegations, not findings of guilt. The source packet does not provide a blood-alcohol result, details of the circumstances leading to the arrest, or information about a court proceeding.

Department takes administrative action

The department’s decision to relieve Carroll of duty is an administrative action while its internal investigation is pending. The department did not announce an outcome of that investigation in the information available.

Carroll’s arrest involves a high-ranking member of the city police department, making the agency’s response a matter of public accountability as well as departmental discipline. But the reported administrative action does not itself determine the outcome of either the criminal charges or the internal review.

WPLG reported that Carroll was arrested early on July 19. Jail records listed two charges: DUI and refusal of a breathalyzer after license suspension. The report did not state whether a breath test was administered, what any test result may have been, or other facts that would establish the underlying allegations.

Prior arrest cited in report

The report also said Carroll had previously been arrested in a 2024 domestic-violence case. It said that case no longer appeared in court records, but did not explain its disposition.

That prior arrest is separate from the July 19 DUI-related case, and the available reporting does not establish a conviction or other final court outcome in either matter. No result of the Miami Police Department’s internal investigation, disciplinary decision, court date or other next proceeding was provided in the approved source material.

For now, the confirmed developments are Carroll’s July 19 arrest, the charges listed in jail records, his release on bond and the department’s decision to remove him from duty while it investigates internally.