'Smallville' star Tom Welling arrested on suspicion of DUI in Northern California

Actor Tom Welling smiles in a tuxedo at a red-carpet premiere
"Smallville" and "Lucifer" actor Tom Welling was arrested Sunday in Northern California. (Domenico Stinellis / Associated Press)

Actor Tom Welling, who played a young Clark Kent in the CW's long-running Superman origin series "Smallville," was arrested in Northern California over the weekend.

According to an inmate report obtained Wednesday by The Times, the actor was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence in Yreka, Calif., which is in Siskiyou County at the northern border of California near Oregon.

The 47-year-old, full name Thomas Joseph Welling, was arrested at an Arby's just after midnight by a Yreka Police Department officer, the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office report said. Welling's blood alcohol level was at or above the 0.08% legal limit. He was arrested and then processed by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office around 2 a.m. local time. He released from custody just after 7 a.m. and issued a citation for a misdemeanor.

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Yreka police and representatives for Welling did not immediately respond Wednesday to The Times' requests for comment.

An arraignment for the "Lucifer" and "Cheaper by the Dozen" actor has been scheduled for March 11.

Welling has not yet publicly commented on the arrest. His most recent post on Instagram was from the day of his arrest and bore a birthday tribute to his wife, Jessica Rose Lee Welling. The couple wed in 2019 and share two sons.

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