The Eastern New Mexico News - Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

PORTALES — A Fort Sumner High School football and boys basketball coach was arrested early Saturday morning in Roosevelt County for driving under the influence of liquor.

Brad Holland, 39, of Alto, entered a plea of not guilty Monday afternoon to the petty misdemeanor DWI charge and was released on personal recognizance pending a court date in March, records show. A sheriff’s deputy wrote in a complaint that Holland “performed poorly” on field sobriety tests and “made statements indicating he knew he was driving impaired.”

Attempts to contact Holland and Superintendent Matt Moyer were unsuccessful, and records did not specify his court-appointed public defender.