{"id":172323,"date":"2025-06-03T19:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/actor-tom-wellings-dui-charges-dismissed-pleads-to-lesser-charge\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T19:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:00:09","slug":"actor-tom-wellings-dui-charges-dismissed-pleads-to-lesser-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/actor-tom-wellings-dui-charges-dismissed-pleads-to-lesser-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Tom Welling’s DUI Charges Dismissed, Pleads to Lesser Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"


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UPDATE \u2014 6\/3\/25, 3:00 p.m. ET: <\/b>DUI charges against Smallville<\/i> star Tom Welling<\/strong> have been dismissed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Welling, 48, pleaded no contest to a lesser charge as of May 19, according to court records viewed by Us Weekly<\/i>. He was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol in Yreka, California in January.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The actor has to pay $619 in fines, $150 in restitution and attend a DUI program. He was also sentenced to 1 year probation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Us Weekly<\/i> reached out to Welling\u2019s attorney for comment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tom Welling<\/strong><\/a> was recently arrested for allegedly driving under the influence, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The Smallville<\/em> alum<\/a>, 47, was reportedly taken into custody in an Arby\u2019s parking lot in Yreka, California, shortly after midnight on Monday, January 27, according to TMZ<\/em><\/a>, the first to report the news. (Us Weekly<\/em> can confirm Welling was arrested on Monday. Us<\/em> has reached out to the actor for comment.)<\/p>\n

Welling\u2019s blood alcohol level was reportedly at or above .08 percent, well above the legal limit.<\/p>\n

No further details about Welling\u2019s alleged DUI have been released, nor has the actor publicly commented on the incident.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tBefore there was the Arrowverse, there was Smallville. The series, which ran for 10 seasons on the WB and The CW, followed a teenage Clark Kent (Tom Welling) in his early days as a farm-dwelling kid living with his adoptive parents Martha (Annette O\u2019Toole) and Jonathan Kent (John Schneider). In addition to developing his powers, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Prior to his reported arrest, Welling gushed about his life on a ranch in Northern California and his wife, Jessica Rose Lee<\/strong>, who celebrated a birthday on Sunday, January 26.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHappy Birthday to our Angel who makes our dreams come true and inspires us even more!\u201d Welling wrote via Instagram<\/a> over the weekend. \u201cWe love you to the moon and back! @jessicarosewelling #happybirthday #love.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cheaper by the Dozen<\/em> actor shared several photos of his spouse to commemorate the occasion, including a snap of the pair horseback riding.<\/p>\n

One week earlier, Welling gave fans a glimpse at his life on the couple\u2019s ranch. \u201cGrateful #RanchLife two mamas and an OLYMPIA #love,\u201d he captioned a selfie<\/a> with three of his horses and a mountain range in the backdrop.<\/p>\n

Lee, who is a horse lover and equestrian, revealed in November 2024 that it had been four years since the couple purchased their ranch.<\/p>\n

Welling and Lee got engaged in February 2018 after four years of dating. That October, Lee revealed she was six months pregnant with the couple\u2019s first child.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are over the moon filled with joy, love and so excited,\u201d she exclusively told Us<\/em><\/a> of the news in November 2018. Their son Thomson Wylde was born in January 2019.<\/p>\n

The actor married Lee later that year<\/a> during a romantic ceremony at Sunstone Vineyards & Winery in San Ynez, California, in November 2019. (Welling was previously married to model Jamie White<\/strong>, whom he divorced in 2013 after 10 years of marriage<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The pair expanded their family once more in June 2021 with the birth of their son, Rocklin Von<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After a decade together, Lee reflected on her life with Welling via Instagram<\/a> in November 2023. \u201cTen years together, four as one. Forever the luckiest, this lifetime of love. \u2665\ufe0f,\u201d she captioned a photo of the pair on their wedding day.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tJessica Biel has been \u201cextremely upset\u201d following husband Justin Timberlake\u2019s DWI arrest, multiple sources tell Us Weekly. \u201cJessica is extremely upset. She was shocked to hear the news and had no idea as she was working,\u201d an insider exclusively tells Us. \u201cShe was really worried about him.\u201d News broke on Tuesday, June 18, that Timberlake, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The following year, Lee gave fans a glimpse at her life with Welling in honor of his birthday.<\/p>\n

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