On July 24, 2025, at approximately 3:20 a.m., Police Officer Nicholas Protopapadakis was flagged down by a bystander on the 50 block of Hudson Street to tell him a person was sleeping in a vehicle with the engine running. The officer attempted to wake up the individual, later identified as a 20-year-old male of Jersey City, by knocking on the window and observed him hunched over at the wheel. When he woke up, Samuels looked dazed and confused. Additionally, his speech was slurred, his eyes bloodshot, and there was vomit on his clothing. Sgt. Daniel Grossi arrived on the scene to conduct a standardized field sobriety test, after which he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Police Officers Ahmed Makshat and Michael Aviles arrived on the scene. He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters, where he refused to provide breath samples. A search of his car located two open alcoholic containers. He was issued summonses for driving under the influence, failure to exhibit a driver's license, refusal to submit to a breathalyzer, failure to consent to breath samples, reckless driving, improper parking, and underage driving under the influence. As per John’s Law, he was released into the custody of a responsible party. These charges are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. An arrest is not a finding of guilt: that’s something for a court to decide.

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