Nevada Assemblyman Richard Carrillo was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI and being in possession of a firearm while intoxicated, Carson City sheriff Ken Furlong said.
Carrillo, 48, of Las Vegas, and Assemblyman for the 18th district, faces charges of DUI and possessing a firearm while intoxicated. The Assemblyman bailed out of the Carson City Jail early this morning.
According to the arrest report, officers arrived in the area of North Carson Street and found Carrillo passed out in his running vehicle, vomit outside the car and his hands on the gear shift and the heater on. Officers knocked on the window and he woke up. Officers could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from Carrillo, the arrest report states.
He told the officers he was OK and that he had a few and turned on the car to get warm. He was asked to submit to field sobriety tests. Carrillo said he didn’t want to. The officer asked if they could conduct a breath test. He also refused that, the arrest report states.
It was determined that because of the vehicle was running and he was in the driver's seat, with vomit outside the door, that he was under the influence and unable to drive a vehicle. Dispatch informed officers Carrillo has a concealed weapons permit. Officers asked Carillo if he had any firearms.
Carrillo said he did in his right front pocket. Officers removed a loaded .22 caliber pistol from his right front pocket. He was taken to jail where he submitted to blood samples. Bail was set at $6,137 and he was released this morning.