Tinian senatorial candidate Eric Henry Cruz San Nicolas pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol. <\/p>\n
San Nicolas, who was arrested in July 28, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment hearing on Aug. 30, 2018 that was filed at the Superior Court on Sept. 7, 2018. <\/p>\n
San Nicolas is adamant about keeping his promise to fight the citation in court because he claims the DUI allegations against him are false.<\/p>\n
Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph Camacho ordered San Nicolas to return to court on Oct. 18, 2018, for a status conference where he will be represented by assistant public defender Jean Nogues. <\/p>\n
San Nicolas, a former Commonwealth Utilities Corp. board member, is an independent candidate for a Tinian Senate seat.<\/p>\n
San Nicolas is among four other Tinian independent candidates who submitted petitions for nomination for Senate and House of Representatives seats.<\/p>\n
In a previous article, Department of Public Safety spokesperson Jacqueline Rae stated that a woman called the department back in July 28 about a theft incident involving San Nicolas but when officers arrived at the scene, San Nicolas was not there.<\/p>\n
Rae said San Nicolas returned a short time later and returned the items to the woman.<\/p>\n
Rae said police officers, however, cited San Nicolas with DUI at that time.<\/p>\n
Rae said the incident happened in Koblerville at 1:23am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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