The incident comes less than a week after a three-year-old San Antonio PreK student was found to have a loaded gun in their backpack. Credit: Shutterstock / Schmidt_Alex

An off-duty San Antonio police officer was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving after his truck was found stuck on a North Side traffic median, KSAT reports.

Authorities charged officer Eric Duffin with misdemeanor DWI, and the San Antonio Police department has temporarily suspended him without pay, according to the TV station. Duffin, who was subsequently released on a personal recognizance bond, is a 16-year veteran of the force.

SAPD investigators found Duffin’s truck beached on a median on the 1600 block of Evans Road, according to KSAT.

Duffin dumped a liquid smelling of intoxicants from a container, KSAT reports, citing a report by the arresting officer. Duffin’s speech was slurred and he held onto his vehicle to avoid swaying, the station also reported.

What’s more, the off-duty officer refused to take part in a standard field sobriety test, telling SAPD personnel he felt like he was under attack, according to KSAT. However, authorities later obtained a warrant to draw blood, the station reported.

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This article appears in Sep 20 – Oct 3, 2023.

Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative...