Las Vegas state Sen. Edgar Flores, D-Las Vegas, is preparing to plead guilty in a misdemeanor DUI case tied to a September traffic stop where police say they found him asleep at a traffic light in northeast Las Vegas. Flores did not appear in person for his arraignment, but his attorney told the court a guilty plea is coming later this month. The lawmaker is scheduled to be back in court on Jan. 28.
How Police Say It Unfolded
In the early morning hours of Sept. 12, 2025, an officer reported finding Flores slumped over in the driver's seat of a running Jeep at the intersection of North Lamb Boulevard and East Lake Mead Boulevard. The officer woke him up and ordered him out of the vehicle.
According to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department news release, Flores showed signs consistent with impairment, including droopy eyes, slow speech and delayed responses. Police said he did not satisfactorily complete most standardized field sobriety tests before being taken to the Clark County Detention Center on suspicion of driving under the influence.
What The Tests Showed
Local coverage reported that forensic testing produced an initial blood result of about 0.082 g/100 mL and a second sample, taken an hour later, of 0.062. Those numbers include a reading that crosses Nevada's 0.08 legal limit, according to FOX5. That outlet also reported that Flores declined a preliminary breath test at the scene but later completed a breath test at the detention center, which registered 0.00.
Plea And Court Schedule
At Monday's arraignment, defense attorney Nicholas Scotti appeared on Flores' behalf and told the judge his client would enter a plea in the coming weeks, though he did not specify the exact charge, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Court records show Flores was released the same day he was arrested. He is set to return to court on Jan. 28, when the anticipated guilty plea could be formally entered.
Flores' Response
Flores and his campaign have said he was not drunk, but exhausted after a long day of work and events. They have pointed to the 0.00 breath test result at the detention center, according to KTNV. The campaign also said it was reviewing whether Flores' rights and privacy were properly respected during the stop.
Legal Context
Nevada law makes it illegal to drive with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, and allows measurements taken within two hours of driving to be used as evidence, according to the Nevada Legislature. State rules permit up to three evidentiary samples to be taken in the five hours after an arrest, a procedure that police and prosecutors have cited when explaining how testing was handled in Flores' case.
What's Next
Flores' stated plan to plead guilty later this month puts the focus squarely on the Jan. 28 hearing. A guilty plea at that appearance could move the case straight into sentencing, diversion or other terms, depending on any deal reached with prosecutors.
An earlier report that first detailed the stop and subsequent testing laid out the initial allegations and responses. Court filings and any agreement that spells out Flores' penalty will become public as the case moves forward.
