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Coachella Mayor Steven Andrew Hernandez was arrested Tuesday morning on felony charges of conflict of interest and perjury, according to jail records and a city spokesperson.

Hernandez, 42, was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on Oct. 28, 2025, at 10:35 a.m. Riverside County jail records show he was arrested on five counts of conflict of interest, one of which was a felony, and five felony counts of perjury. His bail was set at $112,500, and he was released later Tuesday.

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