Montana state senator pleads guilty to obstructing officer
Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, listens during debate on a collection of bill amendments during the 67th Montana Legislature. (Austin Amestoy/University of Montana Legislative News Service)
HELENA (AP) — A Montana state senator pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a peace officer after a late-night traffic stop in May during which he threatened to call the attorney general and argued he couldn't be arrested because he was on his way to legislative business.
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