‘The median just hit me out of nowhere’: UTEP basketball player Trey Horton arrested on DWI charge
Update (1:20 PM): New court documents obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Horton's blood alcohol level was allegedly between 0.185 and 0.192 in the hours after his arrest for DWI.
Court documents state that Horton was found standing outside his stalled car near the intersection of Sunland Park Drive and South Mesa Hills Drive in West El Paso in the early morning hours of Sunday, November 2, 2025.
A police officer found Horton standing next to his car. Court documents state that the front driver-side door was open and the airbag had deployed. Horton reportedly told the officer that his tire had hit the median. Court documents state that Horton told the officer: "The median just hit me out of nowhere."
Court documents state that Horton said he had three shots about an hour and a half before the incident. He reportedly told the officer he had just dropped off some friends at their house.
Investigators say that Horton was swaying back and forth, smelled of alcohol, and had glossy, red eyes. Horton at first declined to participate in the Standard Field Sobriety Tests and to provide a breath or blood sample, according to court documents. Police say that Horton later agreed to provide a breath specimen, and it came back above the legal level.
Update (November 5, 2025): El Paso Police have released UTEP basketball player Trey Horton's booking photo. Horton was arrested and charged with DWI on Sunday.
EL PASO, Texas -- UTEP basketball player Trey Horton was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
According to El Paso County jail records, Horton, whose full name is Ronald Brete Horton, was arrested Sunday, November 2.
He was released the following day on a $750 personal recognizance bond.
In a statement to ABC-7, a UTEP spokesperson confirmed Horton's arrest and provided the following statement:
"UTEP men's basketball is aware of the situation involving Trey Horton and is in the process of gathering more information. At this time, Trey is suspended from all UTEP men's basketball activities until further notice."
Horton, a junior guard from Charlotte, North Carolina was about to begin his third season with the Miners.
He was one of only four returners to UTEP's basketball team this season.
Horton was noticeably absent from UTEP's season opener Monday night against UT Permian Basin.
When asked about Horton's whereabouts following the game, UTEP head coach Joe Golding only said that Horton was unavailable.
