The former Mets pitcher was arrested last week on suspicion of driving under the influence, just 24 hours after becoming a trooper with the Nevada State Police.
Chasen Bradford, 34, who spent a year as a relief pitcher in Queens, was still a probation officer with the Henderson Police Department when he was charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence.
The department had just welcomed 14 new police officers from the police academy on March 21, and Bradford was arrested the next day.
“On the night of March 22, 2024, one of our (graduated) police officers chose to drive under the influence of alcohol, resulting in his arrest by the Henderson Police Department,” Henderson Police Chief Sgt. Read by Holly Chadwick.
According to multiple reports citing arrest reports, Bradford “crossed the road and hit a median” and “drove around a curve” during a late night outing.
Police stopped Bradford’s gray Ford pickup truck around 10:23 p.m., where they conducted a series of field sobriety tests. According to KSNV.
The former pitcher told other officers he had only had two Coors Light beers, but eventually confessed to drinking five or six beers throughout the day, the newspaper said. .
Bradford allegedly told officers that the last time he drank was at 10:15 p.m.
On the first field sobriety test, Bradford scored .104, but after arriving at the Henderson Detention Center, he took two more tests, which showed a .094, and a .098 on the second.
The legal BAC limit in Nevada is 0.08.
Bradford, who was hired by the City of Henderson on September 25, 2023, was fired less than a day after his arrest.
“This probation officer has been immediately terminated and is no longer an employee of the Henderson Police Department,” Chadwick added.
The Mets selected the Las Vegas native in the 35th round of the 2011 amateur draft.
The University of Central Florida graduate made his professional debut with: 2017 Mets, He played in 28 games, winning 2 and posting an ERA of 3.74.
The Seattle Mariners picked Bradford off waivers in January 2018, where he played the remaining two seasons, appearing in an additional 58 games.
He finished his MLB career with a perfect record of 7-0, one save, and a 3.89 ERA in 104.0 innings pitched.
Bradford spent the rest of his time between the Mariners and Atlanta Braves before officially retiring from MLB in July 2022.
