Pacheco faces DUI charges
City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo filed misdemeanor drunk-driving charges Thursday against ex-City Councilman Nick Pacheco, a former city prosecutor and onetime candidate for district attorney.
Pacheco, 43, was pulled over by police at 2:30 a.m. Jan. 1 while driving through the eastern edge of downtown Los Angeles. He had been driving erratically on Santa Fe Avenue just north of 6th Street, according to Delgadillo spokesman Nick Velasquez.
A resident of Eagle Rock, Pacheco served on the council from 1999 to 2003. He lost his reelection bid to Antonio Villaraigosa, who became mayor two years later.
Arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 24. If convicted, Pacheco could face a $1,000 fine and as much as six months in jail.
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