State senator’s DUI case closed after no contest plea, reduced charge

Nevada state Sen. Edgar Flores’ DUI case was resolved Wednesday, after a no contest plea and the completion of some requirements.

Flores, D-Las Vegas, was arrested in September after police found him asleep at 4 a.m. at a traffic light on North Lamb and East Lake Mead boulevards.

He previously denied being impaired, but police said he was “passed out” and admitted to having a beer before getting behind the wheel.

In court, defense attorney Nicholas Scotti indicated that Flores was entering a no contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of DUI first offense, which would be reduced to careless driving after completing DUI school and a victim impact panel, requirements Flores already fulfilled, and paying a $685 fine.

Scotti said he had a check to cover the fine. “I think this case is ripe for closure this morning,” he told Pro Tem Justice of the Peace Paul Lal.

Lal reduced the charge and ordered the case closed.

After court, Scotti said the resolution was fair to everyone involved.

Flores, who is an immigration attorney, was elected to the Nevada Senate in 2022 and previously served in the Nevada Assembly. He did not appear in court.

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