On November 29, 2016, RC Sproul Jr was arrested in Fort Wayne, Indiana for drunk driving with two of his minor children in the car. He posted a $5,000 bond and was free under a "monitored conditional release." On June 2, 2017 Sproul filed a plea agreement in which he pled guilty to one felony count, 9-30-5-3(a)(2)/F6: Operating Veh. While Intox or Controlled Substance: Passenger Under 18. He was sentenced to a prison term of 1 year 183 days. Under the terms of the plea agreement his prison sentence was suspended and he was remanded to 1 year supervised probation.