Minnesota lawmaker pleads guilty to drunk driving
A state legislator from northern Minnesota has agreed to plead guilty to a driving while intoxicated charge related to a February stop near his home.
Fourth-term Republican Rep. Matt Grossell filed a petition in late June with a district court in Clearbrook County seeking a stay of any jail sentence, an agreement to be on probation for two years and a fine of $400.
Grossel said he has also undergone treatment and would attend a victim impact panel.
Grossell, a former police chief, was stopped near Gonvick, Minn., for speeding by the Minnesota State Patrol. A blood-alcohol content test found him to be at almost twice the legal limit.
In his plea petition, he admitted to impairment. The Clearwater County Attorney's Office has agreed to the plea.
A judge will have the final say in his sentence.
Grossell initially faced three counts related to the stop. The next hearing in the case is in about three weeks.
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