Portsmouth Police Chief's Executive Assistant Charged With DUI

🔴 Jackie Burnett, 35, was involved in a crash on Peverly Hill Road in Portsmouth early Saturday morning

🔴 Burnett, executive assistant to Portsmouth Police Chief Mark Newport, was charged by NH State Police with DUI

🔴 Her employment status with the city is not known

The executive assistant to Portsmouth Police Chief Mark Newport was charged with driving under the influence following a crash early Saturday morning.

New Hampshire State Police said Jackie Burnett, 35, of Hampton was involved in a crash on Peverly Hill Road in Portsmouth just before 2 a.m. that brought down wires. Portsmouth Police asked State Police to cover the crash, when officers learned a city employee was involved.

Burnett has a court date in Portsmouth on the charge March 29 at 8:39 a.m.

Her employment status with the department is not clear. She responded to an email from Seacoast Current on another subject Saturday morning.

A State Police spokeswoman did not know if Burnett took a breathalyzer test.

Burnett was previously the department's Accreditation Manager before taking on her current position upon the retirement of longtime assistant Kathleen Levesque.

InDepthNH.org was first to report on Burnett's arrest.

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNH