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7 Little Johnstons alum Anna Johnson was arrested in Georgia for driving under the influence.
Johnston, 26, was booked on DUI charges on Oct. 10, according to jail records seen. Us. He was released the next day on $1,563 bond. Ashley’s Reality Collection first reported the news, citing a police report that said the reality TV star was found with her boyfriend Jeffrey Messervy and his cousin in a car parked on the highway.
“The time of my coming, [Jeffrey] on the phone with a friend asking them to pick up the three of them so Anna wouldn’t have to drive any further,” the officer wrote in a report.
The police officer later asked Johnson to take a breathalyzer test after she appeared to be slurring her speech. The Ashley alleges that Johnston’s blood alcohol content (BAC) was 0.139. (In Georgia, it is illegal to drive with a BAC higher than 0.08.)
When Johnston was booked into the local jail, she smiled for her mugshot in a photo obtained by The Ashley.
Johnston has not publicly addressed the arrests or the charges. Us reached out for comment.
Anna is one of the daughters of 7 Little Johnstons stars amber and Third Johnsonwho has since left the show and is separated from her parents.
“I’m at that point where it’s like, ‘Yeah, you all tried to talk to me and stuff like that and we’re getting nowhere,'” Anna admitted in a December 2025 episode of the Free TLC series. “There’s nothing else to work out. I’m definitely ready to just move on.”
According to Anna, the estrangement from her family began after she took her brother Jonah’s graduation gown without telling anyone.
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“They got mad because I didn’t take graduation pictures with them. It got worse and worse, to the point where I didn’t even want to come around,” she recalled. “I didn’t go to Alex and Emma’s graduation. I look back and I’m sorry now, but the truth was that nobody spoke to me since then.”
Anna said at the time, “I mean, why show up and come and act like everybody [and] is everything well?”
While Anna said that she was focused on her work and the “things that are [she] discipline,” her parents had not given up hope for a future reconciliation.
“Moving forward, Amber and I will say, and we will continue to say, we’re not going to give up on Anna,” Trent, 50, said in a separate confession. “When Anna alone wants to sit down with her mom and dad and start building this fence together, we’ll do it.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, get in touch Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
