A Perris city councilman already facing felony drug charges after an alleged meth party last year had his car impounded this week for allegedly driving on a suspended license. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on March 2, 2015.
A Perris city councilman has fellow councilmembers questioning his authority after a run in with the law Monday.
Julio Rodriguez was caught allegedly driving with a suspended license last week, something he has apparently been doing for months, and his car impounded for at least 30 days.
Witnesses said Rodriguez has been driving his car to council meetings, even though he knows he is not supposed to drive.
NBC4 first confronted Rodriguez about his driving on a suspended license last August, but he declined to comment.
Right after last Tuesday’s council meeting, Rodriguez was pulled over in this car for a faulty brake light, leading to the citation and impound, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s officials.
Some of his fellow city leaders think enough is enough, and the mayor said he’s fed up with Rodriguez’s run-ins with the law.
"Council members and elected officials are held to a high standard, and that's not a higher standard," Mayor Daryl Busch said.
In addition to the drug charges and current license trouble, his driving history is littered with citations going back to 2008. He was cited several times for various vehicle violations including speeding and driving without a license.
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Rodriguez again declined to comment to NBC4 Monday, but Busch said enough is enough, and he wants Rodriguez to step down from the city council.
"I'm not out for blood but I think that it would be beneficial to the city, yes,” he said.
