North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police in DUI stop gets unsupervised probation and $1,000 fine

A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to serve nearly a year of unsupervised probation and to pay $1,000. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, received the sentence on Jan. 8, when he pleaded guilty to drunken driving, court records show. Text and email messages were sent to Rios seeking comment Thursday.