A PRE-TRIAL COURT HEARING HAS BEEN SET FOR A SAN BENITO COUNTY SHERRIFF’S DEPUTY WHO WAS ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DUI IN FEBRUARY. DEPUTY JOHNNY PENA, WHO WAS 33 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST, WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY NEWARK POLICE AFTER A CRASH WHICH INVOLVED ONLY PENA’S PATROL CAR. PENA HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THE DUI CHARGE AND WILL APPEAR IN COURT FOR THE PRE-TRIAL HEARING MAY THIRD. THE SAN BENITO COUNTY SHERRIFF’S OFFICE HAS PLACED PENA ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WHILE THE TRIAL IS IN PROGRESS.
