Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was charged with driving drunk in Napa County, Calif., on Saturday night time, in line with the county’s web site.
Bail for Mr. Pelosi, 82, was set at $5,000. It was not instantly clear from the reserving report whether or not Mr. Pelosi posted bail. The cost he faces is a misdemeanor.
Mr. Pelosi, an investor who has usually averted the highlight, runs Financial Leasing Services, a San Francisco-based enterprise capital firm. Mr. Pelosi and Ms. Pelosi personal a winery in Napa Valley. The couple met at Georgetown University and married in 1963.
Ms. Pelosi, a Democrat, has not addressed the arrest publicly. On Sunday, she delivered a commencement tackle at Brown University. News of her husband’s arrest was reported by TMZ.
A spokesman for Ms. Pelosi, Drew Hammill, stated she was not along with her husband throughout the incident.
“The speaker will not be commenting on this private matter, which occurred while she was on the East Coast,” Mr. Hammill stated in an e-mail on Sunday.
