{"id":205192,"date":"2026-03-15T01:19:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/205192\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T01:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:19:17","slug":"off-duty-san-antonio-police-detective-arrested-on-suspicion-of-dwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/205192\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-duty San Antonio police detective arrested on suspicion of DWI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"519\" data-attachment-id=\"399784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/news\/san-antonio-news\/off-duty-san-antonio-police-detective-arrested-on-suspicion-of-dwi\/attachment\/arrested\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arrested.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,666\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Arrested\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Detective Matthew Bennett has been placed on administrative duty, according to an SAPD statement. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Detective Matthew Bennett has been placed on administrative duty, according to an SAPD statement. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arrested.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arrested.jpg?fit=780%2C519&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773537556_540_Arrested.jpg\" alt=\"Detective Matthew Bennett has been placed on administrative duty, according to an SAPD statement.\" class=\"wp-image-399784\"  \/>Detective Matthew Bennett has been placed on administrative duty, according to an SAPD statement.  Credit: Courtesy Photo \/ San Antonio Police Department<\/p>\n<p>An off-duty San Antonio Police Department detective was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in the Central Texas town of Burnet, according to a statement from the department.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bennett, a nine-year SAPD veteran, has since been placed on administrative duty, the statement said. Department officials are conducting an administrative investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Burnet Police arrested Bennett, 35, on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/03\/13\/off-duty-sapd-detective-arrested-on-dwi-suspicion-in-burnet-sapd-says\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KSAT reports<\/a>, citing county jail records. He was released on $1,500 bond.<\/p>\n<p>The Burnet Police Department is conducting a criminal investigation stemming from the arrest, according to the TV station. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign Up for SA Current newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWE5oWTNWeWNtVnVkQzVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599768?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SanAntonio_Current\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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But the status quo ante isn\u2019t good enough either.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/author\/sanford-nowlin\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Sanford Nowlin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detective Matthew Bennett has been placed on administrative duty, according to an SAPD statement. 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