By Trina A. San Agustin
Variety News Staff

A FIREFIGHTER at the Guam Fire Department was charged in Superior Court on Friday for driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting arrest.
Johnny Reyes Newby, 47, of Talafofo, was arrested early Friday morning after police learned that Newby was operating a Toyota RAV4 under the influence of alcohol.
According to Guam Police Department public affairs officer Allan Guzman, the pullover was only for DUI until the officers spotted a schedule two controlled substance and some drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.
According to court documents, the vehicle Newby was operating failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign in Yona.
When the police officer questioned Newby if he had consumed alcoholic beverages, Newby admitted to drinking “a few beers.”
The firefighter refused to take a field sobriety test so the police officer arrested him for driving under the influence. Newby became “non-cooperative and refused to comply with the officer’s instructions.”
Newby struggled with the arresting officer, and another uniformed GPD officer had to assist in restraining him.
“After he (Newby) was placed in handcuffs, Officer Leon Guerrero saw a cold, partially consumed bottle of beer in the center console of Newby’s vehicle. Officers also found a heat-sealed plastic straw on the ground where Newby had been restrained. Although the straw is commonly associated with possession of a controlled substance, officers did not conduct any testing on the substance to determine what it was,” according to the magistrate complaint.