By Oscar Woods 
A Randall County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was arrested for driving while intoxicated on August 13, 2025, going 33 mph over the speed limit with a whiskey glass in his car. What followed exposed a pattern that had already cost him once before.
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What Happened the Night of the Arrest
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers stopped Sgt. Logan Landrum around 10:34 p.m. at the intersection of SW 34th Avenue and Imperial Trail in Amarillo.
According to an arrest report obtained by ABC 7 News through an open records request, Landrum was clocked at 78 mph in a 45 mph zone. That alone would have been enough to pull anyone over.
But there was more. The trooper spotted a “rocks glass,” the kind typically used for whiskey, sitting on the passenger side floorboard. It was filled with a dark colored liquid.
Landrum showed glassy, watery eyes and “acted very suspiciously” when questioned by the trooper. He then failed both the field sobriety test and the breathalyzer test.
The Randall County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the arrest shortly after and placed Landrum on administrative leave pending the outcome of the DPS investigation.
Not the First Time
Here is where this story gets more complicated.
Landrum, 33, had been working in law enforcement since August 2010, starting as a jailer in Randall County before joining the Amarillo Police Department in December 2013. He was with APD for nearly eight years, even serving on its dive team.
But in April 2022, while attending the Texas Crisis Intervention Team Conference in South Padre Island, Landrum consumed alcohol during a class, which counted as on-duty time. According to records obtained by ABC 7 News, the drinks were brought into the class by another officer, but Landrum kept drinking into the night.
He reached the point of intoxication and got into a loud, yelling argument with an employee from a fellow agency.
Then APD Chief Martin Birkenfeld suspended Landrum for two days without pay in June 2022 for violating the department’s Rules of Conduct, specifically the section covering use of alcohol and drugs by employees while on duty.
Landrum left APD that same month. He was sworn in as a Randall County Sheriff’s Office deputy in November 2022.
The Fallout: Fired in September
After weeks on administrative leave, Landrum was fired from the Randall County Sheriff’s Office on September 10, 2025, according to ABC 7 News, which broke that detail exclusively.
His DWI case remains pending as of the time of reporting.
What This Case Raises
| Key Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Arrest Date | August 13, 2025 |
| Arresting Agency | Texas Department of Public Safety |
| Speed at Time of Stop | 78 mph in a 45 mph zone |
| Evidence at Scene | Rocks glass with dark liquid on floorboard |
| Field Sobriety Result | Failed |
| Breathalyzer Result | Failed |
| Previous Discipline | 2-day suspension by APD in June 2022 |
| Current Status | Fired September 10, 2025 |
A Question of Accountability in Texas Law Enforcement
The Randall County DWI case involving Sergeant Landrum is not just a story about one officer making a bad decision. It points to a real question about what happens when prior discipline fails to prevent repeat behavior.
Landrum had already faced formal consequences for alcohol misconduct while working in law enforcement. He moved to a new agency and was promoted to sergeant. Then came August 13.
Texas law enforcement agencies are independently responsible for vetting applicants and monitoring officer conduct. When an officer is disciplined at one department and then hired at another, the full picture of that history does not always follow them the way it should.
The Randall County Sheriff’s Office, for its part, moved to fire Landrum after the arrest. His DWI charge in Randall County is still working through the court system.