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WJLA anchor Autria Godfrey charged with public intoxication and trespassing

March 3, 2017 at 2:05 p.m. EST
Autria Godfrey, a WJLA anchor, is shown in this police photo. (Arlington County Police Department)

Autria Godfrey, a popular anchor at local ABC affiliate WJLA, was arrested last month and charged with public intoxication and trespassing, according to Arlington County court records, after allegedly getting into a fight in a bar and being asked to leave.

Godfrey, 33, who anchors the station’s “Good Morning Washington” show and “ABC7 News at Noon,” was charged with the two misdemeanor counts in the early-morning hours of Feb. 18 at the Clarendon Grill in Arlington, per the arrest records. A police spokeswoman said she was arrested when she returned to the bar against police warnings.