Smallville actor Tom Welling arrested for DUI in a parking lot in northern California

BGUK_3136147 - Smallville actor Tom Welling arrested for DUI in a parking lot in northern California. Tom Welling, best known for playing a young Superman/Clark Kent on all 10 seasons of the hit TV show Smallville, was arrested early Sunday morning in Yreka, CA for drink driving. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the actor was taken into custody by Yreka police in an Arby’s restaurant parking lot just after midnight on January 26 in the northern California city. He was booked for driving under the influence with a blood alcohol level at or above 0.08%, according to his arrest report. He was released from custody a couple hours later, according to sheriff’s department records. The sheriff’s department released the arrest record but redacted Welling’s personal information. The report also shows that despite being booked for DUI, Welling’s speech was ‘clear’ and he is listed as Actor-Self Employed on the form. According to the report, his first court date to face the charge will be on March 11, 2025. On Sunday, just hours before he was arrested, Welling took to Instagram, celebrating the birthday of his wife, Jessica Rose Lee Welling. “Happy Birthday to our Angel who makes our dreams come true and inspires us even more!” he captioned a series of photos of Jessica. “We love you to the moon and back!” Tom and Jessica married in 2019 at a vineyard in Santa Ynez, CA after dating for five years. The couple share two children: sons Thomson Wylde, 6, and Rocklin Von, 3. Though it is not known why Welling was in Yreka, which is about 16 miles south of the California-Oregon border, Jessica has her home location listed as Northern California in her Instagram bio. Welling rose to fame playing a young Clark Kent on Smallville which ran for ten seasons between 2001 and 2011. The heartthrob has also made memorable appearances in Steve Martin’s Cheaper by the Dozen movies, Lucifer, Draft Day, The Choice, The Fog, Batwoman and The Winchesters, to name a few. *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND TO HOLD BACKGRID HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH USER'S PUBLICATION OF THE MATERIAL*