A pretrial hearing was postponed in Merced Superior Court on Friday for a lieutenant with the Bakersfield office of the California Highway Patrol.
CHP Lt. Deborah Pierce, 49, is facing one misdemeanor count of drunken driving stemming from her arrest Dec. 28 in Merced County.
Pierce spent the night in custody and was released the following morning. Her hearing has been postponed at least three times.
Capt. Brian Smith, commander of the CHP’s Bakersfield office, said Friday he cannot comment on Pierce’s employment status except to say that she is on the job.
He added that he hasn’t heard any recent updates on her status.
Contacted through her superiors, Pierce has declined to comment.
Pierce had only been in Bakersfield a matter of months when the incident occurred. She transferred from the Sacramento CHP office in August, Smith said.
Pierce’s next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 15.
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