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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Rhode Island's House Minority Leader, who's charged with drug possession and driving under the influence , said Monday that he will fight the charges against him. 
  
 House Minority Leader Robert Watson (R-East Greenwich-West Greenwich) was arrested Friday after being stopped at a sobriety checkpoint in East Haven, Conn. According to a police report released Monday, Watson was charged with operation while under the influence; possession of drug paraphernalia, a wood marijuana pipe; and possession of a controlled substance, less than four ounces of marijuana. 
  
 The arresting officer said he smelled alcohol and marijuana emanating from Watson's body and that Watson was slurring his words. The officer also said Watson failed field sobriety tests. 
  
 After placing Watson under arrest, the officer said he found a small plastic bag containing a "green leafy plant-like substance" and a small wooden marijuana smoking pipe. 
  
 In a statement, Watson said he travelled to Connecticut to help a friend move. He said he was on his way back home to Rhode Island when he came upon the sobriety checkpoint. 
  
 "While confident I was a safe and sober operator, trace evidence of marijuana was discovered and I was charged with operating under the influence, a charge I vehemently deny," Watson said in his statement. 
  
 The minority leader said a breathalyzer test showed his blood alcohol level was below the legal limit of .08. 
  
 According to the police report, Watson's BAC was .05. Police said he also submitted to a urine test, and the results are still pending. Police said Watson admitted to having one or two drinks, but told officers he was ok to drive. 
  
 The representative was at the center of two different controversies so far in 2011. Providence's Guatemalan community became angry in February over comments he made in a speech to the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce -- questioning the priorities of the General Assembly. 
  
 Then, earlier this month, he got into a shouting match on the House floor with House Speaker Gordon Fox over the debate of same sex marriage vs. civil unions. ||||| Drug-bashing RI Republican charged with drug use 
  
 By Kase Wickman 
  
 Monday, April 25, 2011 11:12 EDT 
  
 Robert Watson, a high-ranking Republican state legislator in Rhode Island, is in hot water after being charged with driving under the influence of marijuana and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Drug charges alone would be bad enough for a public official, but Watson, Rhode Island’s House minority leader, is still remembered for his controversial anti-drug, anti-gay and anti-immigrant remarks. 
  
 In February, Watson said the Rhode Island legislature had their priorities right “if you are a Guatemalan gay man who likes to gamble and smokes marijuana.” 
  
 Watson was a guest on a radio show soon after the luncheon where he made the misstep, and in response to the outcry over his comments said, “I reject the suggestion that it’s insulting.” He went on to say that lawmakers were “preoccupied with a number of issues, primarily social issues,” when Watson thought they should focus on the economy. 
  
 “I apologize when appropriate and/or necessary,” Watson told the Providence Journal in February. “I identify this situation as representing neither circumstance.” 
  
 Watson was pulled over at a police checkpoint Friday, East Haven police told the Associated Press. Police noted a “strong odor of marijuana” coming from Watson’s car, and charged him with possession and driving under the influence. The lawmaker was released after he promised to appear in court, and has not yet issued a statement. 
  
 Photo courtesy of Rhode Island Legislature. |||||
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A Rhode Island Republican lawmaker who made a splash with some anti-drug comments a few months ago has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia, Raw Story reports. House Minority Leader Robert Watson drew gasps in February for saying that the state legislature had its priorities straight “if you are a Guatemalan gay man who likes to gamble and smoke marijuana.” Watson’s office confirmed yesterday that he’d been arrested in Connecticut (where he was reportedly helping a friend move), but today he issued a statement saying he intends to fight the charges. “While confident I was a safe and sober operator, trace evidence of marijuana was discovered, and I was charged with operating under the influence, a charge I vehemently deny,” Watson said, according to WPRI. The arresting officer reported smelling alcohol and marijuana when he pulled Watson over, but Watson’s breathalyzer test had him below the legal alcohol limit.