BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The sheriff of Mercer County in North Dakota was cited for DUI last week in Bismarck, according to court records.
Dean Danzeisen, 55, was stopped by police on 43rd Avenue early Friday, according to a citation on file. A field sobriety test showed Danzeisen’s blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit, The Bismarck Tribune reported. His blood alcohol content was 0.194%, according to the document. The legal limit in North Dakota for driving is 0.08%.
Danzeisen is scheduled to appear in Bismarck Municipal Court on the misdemeanor charge on Feb. 5. He did not immediately respond to messages for comment from The Associated Press on Monday.
Danzeisen has been the county’s sheriff for more than 17 years.
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