Former MLB pitcher-turned-cop is fired one day into the job after being busted for 'drunk driving'

A former Major League Baseball pitcher-turned-cop was fired just one day after graduating from the police academy when he was charged with driving under the influence.

Chasen Bradford, 34, was named one of 14 probationary officers with the Henderson Police Department after graduating from the police academy on March 21, nearly six months after he was hired.

However, the title was promptly rescinded when the Las Vegas native was arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge the following night. As of Saturday, Bradford was no longer employed by HPD.

According to an arrest report released Monday, a caller notified dispatchers of a suspected intoxicated driver at 10:23 pm Friday.

According to the caller, a 'gray Ford pickup truck with an American flag sticker on the left side rear window' was 'swerving all over the road' and 'hitting medians' as well as 'driving up on a curb.'

Former MLB pitcher Chasen Bradford, 34, was arrested on a DUI charge Friday, just one day after he graduated from the police academy in Henderson, Nevada

Bradford pitched for the New York Mets in 2017 and the Seattle Mariners in 2018 and 2019

A Henderson police officer stopped a pickup truck matching the description at the intersection between Anthem Parkway and Schaeffer Hills Drive, at which point the driver identified himself as Bradford.

When another officer arrived on scene, the first officer pointed out an 'aroma of an unknown alcoholic beverage coming from within the vehicle,' according to the report.

Bradford was then informed that another driver had called police due to his erratic driving.

He 'satisfactorily completed the Walk and Turn test, but unsatisfactorily completed the One Leg Stand,' the report states.

An officer also noted 'six out of a possible six clues of impairment' after conducting a horizontal gaze nystagmus test.

The test tracks the involuntary jerking of one's eyes when gazing to the side, a movement that is only exaggerated by alcohol.

Bradford was administered a preliminary breath test on the side of the road, which registered his blood alcohol content at .104 percent.

This is several points over Nevada’s legal limit for driving, which is .08 percent.

Bradford said he had drank two beers, one at 9:45 pm and another at 10:15 pm, and insisted that he didn’t feel their effect.

However, that number jumped to 'five or six beers throughout the course of the day' when he spoke to an officer later on.

The former MLB pitcher was taken to the Henderson Detention Center, where he received two more breath tests.

He blew .094 percent on the first test and .098 percent on the second, the report states.

As of Saturday, the 34-year-old was no longer employed by HPD, according to Chief of Police Hollie Chadwick

Police received a report of a gray pickup truck 'swerving all over the road' and 'hitting medians' the night of March 22. They pulled the truck over and Bradford identified himself

He told officers that he drank two beers earlier, but later confessed to drinking five or six. Police noted an 'aroma of an unknown alcoholic beverage' coming from his vehicle

Before opting for a career change, Bradford pitched for the New York Mets in 2017 and the Seattle Mariners in 2018 and 2019.

He appeared in 86 games across his three years in the league and left the MLB with a record of seven wins. Bradford also pitched for the Las Vegas 51s for four seasons.

A letter signed Saturday by Chief of Police Hollie Chadwick confirmed that the 34-year-old was no longer employed by the department.

'Driving Under the Influences poses serious risks to our community and the Henderson Police Department will have zero tolerance for this behavior,' Chadwick wrote.

'Our valley cannot afford to lose further lives due to the actions of our motorists, this includes members of the Henderson Police Department.'

Chadwick vowed to hold the police department to 'the highest standards of conduct.'

Bradford was booked on a misdemeanor DUI charge and released Saturday after shelling out a $2,000 cash bond.

Per the conditions of his release, Bradford cannot consume alcohol, controlled substances, or marijuana. He cannot be arrested again, nor can he receive any criminal citations.

Bradford's arraignment is currently set for April 22.