NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – A Hays County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to a press release issued Monday evening by Hays County Sheriff Anthony Hipolito.
The release, issued July 27, 2026, at 6:15 p.m., states that on July 26, 2026, Hays County Sheriff’s Deputy Rodrigo D. Deleon was arrested by the New Braunfels Police Department and charged with Driving While Intoxicated, a Class B misdemeanor.
The sheriff’s office said Deleon is assigned to the Law Enforcement – Support Services Bureau and was off duty at the time of the incident.
The Hays County Sheriff’s Office of Professional Responsibility is conducting an internal administrative investigation that will run concurrently with the criminal investigation, the release said. Deleon has been placed on paid administrative duty pending the outcome of the internal investigation.
The sheriff’s office said it has no additional information to provide, and that it will issue an update if additional pertinent information becomes available.