North Dakota tax commissioner arrested for DUI

BISMARCK -- North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (R) will plead guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol after being arrested late last month in Mandan, he said Friday, Oct. 20.

Rauschenberger, 34, was charged with “driving under the influence of intoxicating liquors,” a Class B misdemeanor, after he was arrested by a Highway Patrol officer just after 10:30 p.m. Sept. 30, a Saturday. He’ll make an initial appearance Oct. 31, according to court records.

Rauschenberger’s blood alcohol content was .206 percent, more than twice the legal limit, according to the results of a breath test included in a report he provided. He said there was no one else in the car with him when he was driving on Highway 810, known as the expressway connecting Bismarck and Mandan.

“I had actually unfortunately made two poor decisions: One was to drink, and the second, of course, was the fact that I drove,” Rauschenberger said.

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