Colorado state Rep. Matt Gray was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Thursday evening in Broomfield.
The Broomfield Police Department said its officers arrested Gray around 5:30 p.m. at 13770 Broadlands Drive — the address of Coyote Ridge Elementary School — before he was booked into the city’s detention center and later released. Gray’s arrest was .
A Broomfield police spokeswoman said Gray was not pulled over, but she did not provide any other information on what led up to his arrest. Police also did not release any information regarding Gray’s level of alleged intoxication.
Friday morning, Gray denied that he was intoxicated in a since-deleted Tweet.
“I was not intoxicated, but my symptoms of anxiety and depression are such that too many people are worried when they’re around me,” Gray wrote. “I’m going to increase my levels of therapy and appreciate all the support.”
A deleted tweet from Rep. Matt Gray, who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of DUI.
— Alex Burness (@alex_burness)
Gray, a Democrat, represents the 33rd District, which covers Boulder and Broomfield counties. He was first elected in 2016 and serves on the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee, the House Finance Committee and the House Local Government Committee in the Colorado General Assembly.
House Speaker Alec Garnett, D-Denver, issued a statement about Gray’s arrest, expressing his sadness and disappointment.
“I don’t have all the facts at the moment, but itap my belief that he has been struggling with alcoholism for some time now,” Garnett said. “I’m very thankful no one appears to have been hurt, and I strongly believe he needs to take time — beginning right now — to get the help he needs.”
Gray is a former deputy district attorney for Broomfield and Adams counties, according to his campaign website.
Gray could not be reached Friday and his office did not immediately respond to a message.
