MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A state lawmaker from Minot recently pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a drunken driving incident.
State Republican Rep. Roger Brabandt was arrested in December after allegedly hitting a parked vehicle and a tree.
The Minot Daily News reports (https://bit.ly/1Whi9ar ) that Brabandt recently pleaded guilty in municipal court to drunken driving and in state district court to a charge related to hitting the parked vehicle.
Brabandt’s total punishment included 20 hours of community service in lieu of spending two days in jail, $1,200 in fines and fees, and a year of probation. He also must undergo a chemical dependency evaluation.
Brabandt declined comment other than to say “I don’t have any excuse.”
Brabandt has served in the state House since 2011. His current term expires in 2018.
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Information from: Minot Daily News, https://www.minotdailynews.com
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