Assemblyman back at work after arrest on DUI charge

CARSON CITY — Assemblyman Richard Carrillo was back at work in the Nevada Legislature on Monday following his arrest last week on alleged drunken driving and a weapons charge.

Carrillo, D-Las Vegas, declined to comment when asked about the incident following a meeting of the Assembly Government Affairs Committee.

“I can’t make any comments,” he said.

The three-term Assemblyman was arrested in Carson City around 3 a.m. Friday when a deputy found him passed out in a car about a block north of the state Capitol.

An arrest report said the car was reportedly running and Carrillo’s hand was on the gear shift and his foot on the pedals.

Carrillo also had a loaded .22-caliber handgun in his front pocket. Sheriff Ken Furlong said Carrillo is a valid concealed weapons permit holder, but it is illegal to carry while intoxicated.

He was booked on misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and possessing a weapon while intoxicated before being released on bail.