Providence state Rep. Enrique Sanchez has been arrested and charged with drunk driving in Cranston, and police cited him for refusing a sobriety test, according to Col. Michael Winquist. The second-term Democrat pleaded not guilty and was released after his arraignment Monday morning.

Cranston police say Rep. Enrique Sanchez of Providence was arrested for driving under the influence early Monday morning. According to Colonel Michael Winquist, Sanchez refused to take a breathalyzer test at the scene.

A state representative from Providence is facing a drunken driving charge after he was arrested in Cranston in the early hours of Monday morning. Cranston police say Enrique Sanchez was stopped at a green light on Reservoir Avenue at 3 a.m. when an officer pulled up next to him to see what was happening.