BY SAUL BERRIOS-THOMAS | THE MONITOR
This story has been updated to include Campbell’s release from Hidalgo County jail.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested Edinburg Vela football coach John Campbell on Saturday on a driving while intoxicated charge, according to Hidalgo County jail records.
Campbell’s personal recognizance bond of $2,000 was paid Sunday, and Campbell was released at about 8 p.m.
Campbell spent most of his coaching career in San Antonio before he was hired as the football coach and athletic coordinator at Edinburg Vela on April 19.
Campbell led Vela to a 12-1 season, with the SaberCats going 7-0 in District 31-6A. After the season, Campbell was named The Monitor’s All-Area Coach of the Year.
ECISD athletic director Roy Garza and other ECISD officials could not be reached for comment at the time of publication.