The 19-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was charged with underage drinking and disorderly conduct after being arrested over the weekend at North Carolina 's Charlotte Douglas International Airport , authorities said . William Hilton Paul was arrested Saturday after a flight from Kentucky to North Carolina , according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff 's Office in Charlotte . Authorities did not say whether Paul , of Bowling Green , Kentucky , was believed to have been drinking on the airplane or at the airport . A spokesman for U.S. Airways said Paul was not served onboard . `` Our reports indicate that ( Paul ) slept through the drink service and was not served onboard , '' Andrew Christie said . The senator 's office released a statement calling the issue a private family matter . `` Sen. Paul is a national public figure and subject to scrutiny in the public arena , however , as many parents with teenagers would understand , his family should be afforded the privacy and respect they deserve in a situation such as this , '' according to the statement released late Sunday by Moira Bagley , Paul 's communications director . The younger Paul was charged with three misdemeanor offenses : disorderly conduct at an airport , being intoxicated and disruptive and consuming beer and wine underage . He is due in court on February 25 , the Mecklenburg County court clerk 's office said . He has maintained a fairly low profile , appearing at a handful of campaign events alongside his father . The first-term senator was elected in 2010 with strong tea party support , and in recent months he has publicly said he is interested in running for president in 2016 . Rand Paul is the son of retiring Rep. Ron Paul of Texas , who was the 1988 libertarian candidate for president and who made bids in 2008 and 2012 for the GOP presidential nomination under the mantle of libertarian conservatism .
William Hilton Paul , 19 , was arrested after getting off a flight from Kentucky , authorities say . Paul was charged with underage drinking , being intoxicated and disorderly conduct . He is currently in jail on $5,000 bond. His grandfather is former GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul .