Democrat House Candidate Sobs in DUI Arrest Video
Democrat House Candidate Sobs in DUI Arrest Video
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Krista Perez, a 40-year-old Democrat running for a Washington state House seat, was arrested in August in Tacoma for allegedly driving under the influence.
Police video of the arrest, reported this week by Fox News and the Daily Mail, shows Perez sobbing and praying in the back of a patrol car.
On the video, according to Fox News, Perez admits to drinking wine and begs officers to let her go home.
Timeline
Perez is arrested in Tacoma, Washington, on suspicion of driving under the influence while running for a seat in the state House.
Fox News publishes the police video showing Perez crying and praying in the patrol car; the Daily Mail reports on the same footage.
Reactions
The clearest reaction on the record is Perez's own, captured by the officers' camera: Fox News reports she acknowledged drinking wine and pleaded to be taken home rather than booked.
The story has so far been carried by right-leaning outlets — Fox News and the Daily Mail — both of which framed it around the candidate's emotional response in the patrol car.
What's Next
The open questions are the legal ones: what charge, if any, prosecutors in Pierce County pursue, and when Perez is due in court.
The political question is whether Perez stays in the race for the state House seat she is seeking.
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Should a candidate arrested for DUI stay in the race?
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