College Of Desert trustee Rubén Pérez pleads guilty to DUI

College of the Desert trustee Rubén Pérez pled guilty to DUI charges last month , the Riverside County District Attorney's office confirmed.

On May 15, Pérez was sentenced to four days in custody, which he would serve under a work release program. He was also sentenced to 36 months of summary probation.

According to the Riverside County District Attorney's office, probation terms include enrolling in and satisfactorily completing a first-offender DUI program for nine months, which must be completed by June 18, 2025.

Pérez was arrested at around 12:50 a.m. near the intersection of Avenue 52 and Silverrock in La Quinta on February 10.

Pérez apologized for the arrest in a text to News Channel 3/Telemundo 15.

Pérez is currently serving his second four-year term as trustee representing Area 1, which covers a large portion of the east valley. He was reelected to the COD board of trustees in November 2022.

He is the son of Riverside County District 4 Supervisor Manuel Pérez.

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