A North Dakota politician put his foot sq. in his mouth after he went on a xenophobic and homophobic rant whereas he was being arrested – and filmed! – for driving drunk.
Republican lawmaker Nico Rios was cruising across the district he represents in Williston the evening of December 15, when police on patrol noticed his automobile swerving and pulled him over.
The officers walked as much as Rios behind the wheel and turned on their bodyworn cameras, resulting in the surprising 21-minute encounter that has now gone viral.
Try the footage … the cops ask a collection of inquiries to Rios who’s slurring his phrases and getting caught in lies, falsely claiming at one level that he does not have an open beer bottle in his automobile.
Rios additionally offers an expired registration to the officers, who order him out of his automobile for a area sobriety examination.
Through the take a look at, Rios turns into agitated and begins hurling threats on the officers, accusing them of “f—king picking on me” and promising they are going to remorse it due to who he’s.
Rios then rejects a request to take a Breathalyzer from one of many officers, who then promptly arrests him, inserting him in handcuffs.
On the journey to the police station, Rios begins antagonizing the British-born officer, poking enjoyable at his accent and claiming his nation is being overrun by “f—king migrants and refugees.”
Within the stationhouse, Rios makes a homophobic comment to the officer, who informs his supervisor concerning the litany of derogatory feedback from the lawmaker.
Rios was charged with DUI and refusing to supply a chemical take a look at. After he was launched from custody, Rios posted an announcement on X, expressing his deep sorrow and remorse to the folks of his district for making a “mistake.” He didn’t subject an apology to the officer he offended.
