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The minority leader of the Minnesota House, Rep. Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, was stopped by police in Montana last fall and  handcuffed.

Daudt was in Montana with an unidentified friend in early September to purchase a used truck. A disagreement with the seller of the truck resulted in the friend pulling a handgun owned by Daudt, according to a 

 from KSTP-TV.  A complaint filed in Park County, Montana, said officers later stopped a Minnesota vehicle and placed its occupants under arrest. Daudt told KSTP that only his friend was arrested, and later charged. He did not say why he had not previously disclosed the incident.

Daudt explained his side of the story in a lengthy interview with KSTP, but his spokeswoman said today that he would not be doing anymore interviews on the subject. Instead, Daudt released this statement:

Documents from Park County Montana identify Daudt's friend as Daniel Benjamin Weinzetl of Cambridge. He was charged with three felony counts.

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The minority leader of the Minnesota House, Rep. Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, was stopped by police in Montana last fall and  handcuffed. Daudt was in Montana with an unidentified friend in early September to purchase a used truck. A disagreement with the seller of the truck resulted in the friend pulling a handgun owned by Daudt, 

The minority leader of the Minnesota House, Rep. Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, was stopped by police in Montana last fall and  handcuffed. Daudt was in Montana with an unidentified friend in early September to purchase a used truck. A disagreement with the seller of the truck resulted in the friend pulling a handgun owned by Daudt, Read more →


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