After being arrested for drunk driving in February, a judge in Cranston, the Rhode Island, ordered a legislator from the Democratic State to install a blood pressure in his vehicle in order to continue driving.
The Enrique representative Sanchez, a progressive democrat who serves the House of Representatives of Rhode Island, was arrested early in the morning of February 3 after pretending to be a intersection.
The images of the Bodycam of the traffic stop which led to his arrest show that Sanchez offers the policeman a red debit card instead of his driver’s license before telling him that he had nothing to drink.
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The representative of Rhode Island Enrique Sanchez was arrested for Dui in Cranston, Rhode Island, on February 3, 2025. (Cranston, Rhode Island police service)
The images repeatedly show Sanchez by filling your hands in his pockets, despite the repeated orders of a police officer to remove his hands from his pockets.
“How much do you drink?” One of the other officers of the premises asked Sanchez. “You have an alcohol, just be honest. You feel alcohol.”
When an officer asked Sanchez if he would pass a sobriety test on the ground, he asked if he could order an Uber if he refused. An officer told him that he could not order an Uber and refused to take a sobriety test on the scene.
During a first appearance before the court on the day of his arrest, Sanchez pleaded not guilty of drunk driving, and has since pleaded not guilty of less civil accusations of refusal of a chemical test and non-compliance with traffic control devices.
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Rep. Enrique Sanchez at his office in the house of the house of Rhode Island. (Kris Craig / The Providence Journal / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The judicial files show that on February 19, the Sanchez license was suspended by the Cranston magistrate William Noonan. However, he obtained a difficulty license which allows him to lead to and from his day work and the State House to exercise his legislative functions between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the condition that he installs an ignition locking alcohol in his vehicle.
During a brief conference prior to the trial on February 24, the case was transferred from the district court to the superior of the State.
The arrest of Sanchez aroused calls for its resignation. On February 10, he discussed the arrest in an X thread after a week of silence.
In the thread, he noted that he was grateful to his voters for their patience and explained his passion for his work and the people of the State of Rhode Island.
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The Enrique representative Sanchez speaks to journalists of his arrest of his arrest before the start of the session of the Rhode Island Chamber on February 11, 2025. (Kris Craig / The Providence Journal / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
He did not apologize and rather declared: “I will not let my personal actions become a distraction of the problems that really matter – families, businesses and the concerns of my community.”
“Sometimes we are too close to something to fully see our place in it,” he said. “This experience gave me a renewed clarity on my responsibilities – not only in this room, but in the confidence that my community has placed me. I take this confidence seriously and will continue to work hard every day of my life.”
Sanchez’s lawyer is the former president of the Rhode Island Chamber John Harwood.
In 2023, Sanchez tabled Ri H5461, a bill to give illegal immigrants the right to vote in the state.
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The bill was tabled for a more in -depth study one month after its presence.
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Fox News Digital contacted Sanchez and Harwood to comment.
