Anna Johnston flashed a broad grin for her booking photo after deputies arrested the former TLC personality for driving under the influence in Georgia.
The 26-year-old, who appeared on “7 Little Johnstons,” was taken into custody during a late-night traffic stop on October 10, according to law enforcement records. She was released the next day after posting a $1,563 bond.
Deputies first spotted Johnston’s vehicle pulled over on the side of a highway. When they approached, they found Johnston behind the wheel alongside her boyfriend, Jeffrey Meservey, and Meservey’s cousin.
The responding officer noted in an incident report that Johnston smelled strongly of alcohol, was slightly unsteady on her feet, and exhibited noticeably slurred speech throughout their conversation. She initially denied having consumed any alcoholic beverages.
A passenger contradicted that claim, confirming to law enforcement that Johnston had consumed a shot of alcohol prior to getting behind the wheel.
Johnston agreed to a preliminary roadside breathalyzer test and reportedly blew a blood alcohol concentration of 0.139, significantly higher than Georgia’s legal driving limit of 0.08 percent. Deputies placed her under arrest on the spot for driving while under the influence.
Meservey was not merely along for the ride. While running identification checks on the passengers, officers discovered he had an active outstanding warrant for his arrest from another county. Both were transported to the detention center together.
When processing officers snapped Johnston’s official police mugshot at the local detention facility, she appeared strikingly unbothered, grinning ear-to-ear directly into the camera lens.
The arrest adds to a stretch of public difficulty for Johnston, whose presence on the long-running reality series had diminished in recent seasons. She rose to fame alongside parents Trent and Amber Johnston on “7 Little Johnstons,” which chronicles the daily lives of a family living with achondroplasia dwarfism.
That diminished screen time came amid a highly publicized and painful estrangement from her parents and siblings. During an episode aired in late 2025, Anna addressed the widening rift within the family dynamic, explaining that attempts at mediation had broken down. She stated she was focused on moving forward independently with her own life.
Neither Johnston nor representatives for her estranged family members have publicly addressed the DUI arrest or the viral booking photo.
Court dates regarding the DUI charge are expected to be scheduled in the coming weeks as local prosecutors review the arresting officer’s dashboard footage and formal police filings.