Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), was arrested and detained in Napa County, California, during the holiday weekend for driving under the influence.
According to the Napa County Criminal Justice Network, the speaker’s husband was arrested shortly before midnight Saturday (11:44 p.m.) in Napa County and taken into jail hours later — just after four a.m. — on two charges.
According to his arrest records, he was arrested for two misdemeanors:
(a) It is illegal to operate a vehicle while under the influence of any alcoholic beverage.
(a) It is illegal to drive a vehicle if a person’s blood alcohol level is 0.08 percent or higher by weight.
The full facts of the arrest, as well as the mugshot of the individual detained, Paul Pelosi, have yet to be revealed. However, the 82-year- old’s description matches his publicly available information, notably his birthday – April 15, 1940.
Bail has been set at $5,000.According to the Napa County Criminal Justice Network, Paul Pelosi was freed at 7:26 a.m.
At this moment, neither the speaker nor any of her children or her relatives have issued an official comment.
When approached for comment, Drew Hammill, the Speaker’s spokesperson, stated, “The Speaker will not be commenting on this private matter that occurred while she was on the East Coast.”
Nancy Pelosi’s official taxpayer-funded office broadcast her Commencement Oration to 2022 graduates while also receiving an honorary doctorate from Brown University.
Join me live @BrownUniversity as I deliver the Commencement Oration to 2022 graduates and receive an honorary doctorate degree. https://t.co/uBhdzJyOej
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) May 29, 2022