Vasquez charged with Harm/Driving under the Influence

Ramon Vasquez, the owner of the Channel Nine television station, is out on a two thousand five hundred dollar bail tonight. Vasquez was taken to court this morning and was charged with Causing Harm to police constable Newton Martinez and driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Vasquez pleaded not guilty and his case was adjourned to November twenty-sixth. According to police, while on mobile patrol they intercepted a Dodge Ram Pick-up truck. The driver, Vasquez, appeared intoxicated and he was ordered to stop. Police discovered a beer bottle on him while he sat behind the steering wheel. According to Martinez, Vasquez grabbed him on his left forearm and scratched him while he was being taken to the police station.