Henderson Police officer pleads no contest to DUI

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004 | 9:36 a.m.

A Henderson Police officer pleaded no contest Tuesday in Las Vegas Municipal Court to driving under the influence last year, authorities said.

Danny Medina was ordered to pay a $580 fine and sentenced to two days in jail, but Municipal Judge Elizabeth Kolkoski credited him for the two days he has already served, authorities said. A charge of intimidating an officer was dropped.

Medina was arrested Nov. 3 after hitting the back of a car on Sahara Avenue and Highland Drive, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. No one was injured.

When asked by a trooper if he had been drinking, Medina said he had not. Medina told the trooper he was a sergeant for the Henderson Police Department.

The highway patrol alleged Medina refused to take a field sobriety test, cursed at the trooper, threatened to beat him up then got back into his car and tried to drive away.

The trooper pulled him over on Highland Drive and took him into custody without incident a short time later.

After initially refusing to take a breath test, Medina consented to the test at Las Vegas City Jail and blew a 0.180 and 0.193, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08.

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