Napa prosecutors drop drug charges against Paul Pelosi

Attorneys for Napa County, California dismissed what it called a “pattern” of drug charges in a drunk driving complaint against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi.

Napa prosecutors filed criminal charges against Paul Pelosi, claiming he shot the driver “while he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs and both,” as Breitbart News reported on Tuesday. On Wednesday, prosecutors announced that the word “drugs” is just stereotyped language.

“I believe the drug reference is part of the legally stereotyped language in the complaint,” Pelosi’s attorney Amanda Bevins told Fox News.

The “template” claim was confirmed Wednesday by the Napa County District Attorney’s Office.

“He is right. It is a template language that is automatically generated in the complaint. Our version is alcohol,” Assistant District Attorney Paul Gero confirmed to the broadcast.

On May 28, police arrested Paul Pelosi after his 2021 Porsche crashed into a 2014 Jeep at the junction of Highway 29. His blood alcohol level was 0.082 percent; In California, the legal limit is 0.08 percent. According to prosecutors, the two charges brought by the Napa District Attorney were “driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and causing injury with a blood alcohol level of 0.08% or higher.” Napa Valley Registration.

UPDATE: Photo of Paul Pelosi, her husband @SpeakerPelosiafter being arrested @CHP_Napa For DUI on Highway 29 in Oakville. @CountyofNapa The District Attorney is reviewing the case to determine if he can be formally charged. pic.twitter.com/31fpivrgyW

— Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) 13 June 2022

The driver, identified as both Pelosi and John Doe, refused medical attention at the scene, but Doe later told Napa prosecutors he had pain in his right arm and neck throughout the day after the accident.

Paul Pelosi denied the accusations.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has yet to release body-cam footage of Pelosi’s arrest, arguing it could “compromise” the investigation.

“The Public Records Unit (PRU) has determined that the Department has the records to respond to your request,” the CHP said in a statement in response to an investigation by Fox News. Said. “However, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office said that making the tapes public would jeopardize the ongoing investigation. Therefore, records are kept pursuant to section 6254(f) of the Government Act.”