MARYSVILLE — An off-duty officer with the Yuba-Sutter California Highway Patrol was arrested by his own agency on suspicion of drunken driving.

Blas Jurado, 41, was booked into the Yuba County Jail on Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08-percent or more, according to Yuba County Jail records.

Capt. Andres Ornelas, commander of the Yuba-Sutter CHP office, said the arrest shows the CHP’s commitment to maintaining the same public safety standards for everyone.

“We, as officers, must set an example and we take that very, very seriously,” Ornelas told the Appeal-Democrat Monday. “We handled it just like we would anyone else under the same circumstances.”‘

A Yuba County sheriff’s deputy stopped Jurado’s vehicle just after 8 p.m. at Sixth Street and Olivehurst Avenue and the CHP took over the investigation, Ornelas said.

Jurado was eventually released from the Yuba County Jail and ordered to appear Sept. 18 for arraignment in Yuba County Superior Court, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said.

It was not clear how long Jurado has been with the CHP. Phone calls to the CHP headquarters in Sacramento were not returned.

Ornelas could not comment on any potential discipline Jurado may face, including whether he has been placed on administrative leave.

Jurado’s arrest came one day after law enforcement agencies began a statewide anti-DUI campaign that includes additional officers on patrol as well as checkpoints and warrant sweeps.