A state trooper stationed at the Alamo has been suspended after he was arrested on a drunken driving charge in New Braunfels, according to Texas Department of Public Safety officials
Fernando Daniel Gomez, 36, was arrested by New Braunfels police on Aug. 30, according to DPS officials. Gomez was off-duty when he was arrested, according to DPS.
Gomez faces a charge of driving while intoxicated with an open container, according to Comal County court records.
The DPS Office of Inspector General has “conducted an internal investigation,” DPS officials said in a written statement. “The results are now under review, and Gomez remains suspended.”
Gomez has been a DPS employee since 2015, according to the agency. He is a resident of Del Rio, according to Comal County court records.