Newly released body camera footage shows state Sen. Charles Schwertner’s February arrest for suspicion of drunk driving. Travis County prosecutors dropped the charge in July.
was released to The Texas Tribune on Friday in response to a public records request. It shows Schwertner, a Georgetown Republican, being pulled over in the early morning hours of Feb. 7 in Austin. The officer tells Schwertner he was driving between two lanes, and Schwertner apologizes, saying he and his passenger were “changing channels and stuff.”, D-El Paso, can be seen in the front passenger seat with Schwertner as he is being pulled over.
“This is the video the Travis County Attorney’s Office viewed when it rejected any charges against Senator Schwertner months ago,” Minton said. “It’s time to move on to newsworthy stories.” The officer asks if they have been drinking and both say no. The officer asks Schwertner to come out of the car, and once he does, the officer tells Schwertner he notices a “strong smell of alcohol” on his breath. The officer asks again if Schwertner had anything to drink, and Schwertner says no.
Schwertner ultimately completes the test and he and the officer walk over closer to a police car, where a second officer assures Schwertner he is going through a “standardized thing” and not getting any unique treatment. A third officer presents Schwertner with what he calls a “preliminary breath test,” explains it detects alcohol and asks if he would like to take it. Schwertner says no and is handcuffed and told he is “under arrest for driving while intoxicated.
Schwertner was booked into the Travis County jail at 2:12 a.m. and charged with driving while intoxicated. He received a personal recognizance bond and was released from jail shortly after noon that day. Schwertner chairs the Senate Business and Commerce Committee and has served in the upper chamber since 2013. He represents, a Republican-friendly district that covers the north Austin suburbs and spreads east to include College Station.
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