August Busch IV investigated in office park copter landing
ST. LOUIS — Former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV is under investigation after appearing “too intoxicated to take off” hours after a helicopter landed in an office park near St. Louis, police said Tuesday.
Swansea, Illinois, police did not name Busch as the pilot, but he is identified in a search warrant application. St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly said his office is awaiting toxicology results before deciding whether to file charges.
Busch’s attorney, Maurice Graham, was out of the country Tuesday and did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
Busch, 53, was chief executive officer of the St. Louis-based beer maker from 2006 until it was bought out by InBev in 2008. He is the great-great-grandson of Adolphus Busch, the founder of Anheuser-Busch.