According to Comal County records, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. The records identify the trooper as 36-year-old Fernando Daniel Gomez, who has served with DPS since 2015.

Gomez was arrested during a traffic stop on Aug. 30 in New Braunfels, the records show. He was later released from the Comal County Jail on a $3,500 bond.

Gomez remains in active service with the department. He worked as a telecommunications operator for a year before becoming a peace officer with Texas DPS in 2016.