Belforest Assistant Principal Arrested For DUI

By: Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

December 4, 2025

DAPHNE, Ala. Daphne police are constantly on the lookout for impaired or reckless drivers and make DUI arrests frequently.

One of those recent arrests included Melissa Spriggs, the assistant principal at Belforest Elementary School.

Police stopped Spriggs near Daphne Elementary School in the early morning hours of November 23, 2025, after observing a traffic infraction.
 After conducting a DUI investigation, the officer determined that she was under the influence and transported her to the Daphne Justice Center for booking.

Spriggs was also arrested for DUI on December 30, 2024.

Officials said Spriggs was sentenced to 12 months of probation for the 2024 arrest and was ordered to attend classes.

Spriggs was serving her probation up until her arrest in November.

She has been placed on administrative leave at the school.

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