EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – An El Paso Police Division sergeant is again on patrol and just lately acquired a pay increase after being arrested on suspicion of driving whereas beneath the affect.
Sgt. Jessica Grijalva, 38, stays on the town’s payroll following her arrest in Might 2019 when different officers pulled her car over after observing her journey 61 mph in a 40 mph zone in East El Paso.
The El Paso Police Division had advised media Grijalva was “relieved of responsibility” after the arrest. And, the division has not responded to questions on Grijalva’s employment.
“Because of stated administrative investigation, the division decided that self-discipline was justified, and a 120-hour suspension was beneficial for the conduct of Sgt. Jessica Grijalva, which she had engaged in through the time in query,” an inside affairs doc reads.
Police inside affairs paperwork present Grijalva, who was not on responsibility through the time of the arrest, served an 84-hour suspension, which chief Greg Allen authorized on Might 13, 2019, a number of days later.
An officer who pulled her over sensed a powerful odor of alcohol coming from her car and observed she was “off-balance and needed to lean in opposition to the automotive to steadiness herself,” in accordance with an affidavit. She refused a subject sobriety check 3 times and her blood alcohol was measured at .182 and .190, the authorized restrict being .08 in Texas.
The arrest was captured on video by Horizon City News Service, an area unbiased newsgathering web site.
Grijalva pleaded not responsible to the DWI cost final January, and it was dismissed after she agreed to a pre-trial diversion program provided by former District Lawyer Jaime Esparza’s Workplace.
Beneath the settlement, Grijalva agreed to not commit crimes, not use unlawful medicine, pay $460, adjust to a PR bond and attend corrective courses. She has since accomplished this system, in accordance with county information.
Metropolis information present Grijalva was given a pay increase together with different division officers between 2019 and 2020. Her pay was elevated $6,000 to an annual wage of $85,749.
KTSM reached out to El Paso Police for remark, and had not heard again as of our 4 p.m. deadline.
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