Sen. Mike Crapo pleads guilty to DUI charge

Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho looks down as he reads a statement outside Alexandria General District Court in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, after pleading guilty Friday to a misdemeanor first-offense drunken driving charge. / AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence today in an Alexandria, Va., court and was sentenced to 180 days, all of them suspended.

He will also be paid a $250 fine and court fees, will take a DUI course, and will have his driver's license suspended for 12 months. He could apply for a restricted license in the meantime.

Crapo, a Mormon who has said he does not drink alcohol, was arrested on December 23 in Alexandria, Va., a suburb of Washington, D.C. His blood alcohol was recorded at 0.14 after he was brought to jail, well above the national legal limit of 0.08.

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Sen. Mike Crapo speaks after pleading guilty to DUI

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After the verdict was announced, Crapo told CBS News' Tolleah Price that, contrary to earlier reports, he was drinking vodka with tonic water, not straight vodka. He took a drive to "try to wind down," eventually turned around to head home, and was pulled over by police on his way home. He said that he had "on occasion had alcoholic drinks in my apartment" over the last few months, and that he is deeply embarrassed by his "poor choice" and the disappointment it has caused among his family, his constituents, and those who share his Mormon faith.

[RollotheNorman]

Just another drunk RepubliCON Mormon. Didn't the RepubliCONs just try to sneak one of these in at the White House?

[joesapper]

Well Factor one is , Bill he went out and blew some steam off , and had one to many .

[Lindag20]

After having a few drinks, he took a drive to "wind down"? You've got to be kidding!!! What a phony.

[knsn_for_cmn_sense]

A good argument for an alcohol breath interlock device in every car....

[boatdocster]

Of course he's a phony - He's a Republican...

[Montana5]

Ok, Mike, we forgive you. oh, and btw, you're fired.

[idiotforreading]

Luckily they didn't find the hooker in the trunk or the kiddie porn on his computer! Whew....

[knsn_for_cmn_sense]

Lucky for WHO.

[sam_adams_sf]

Mormons do not drink alcohol. Mormons do not lie. He said he did not drink alcohol. But he had a positive BAC. But he took an oath ON A BIBLE not to lie. But now he's pleading guilty and said he did drink. So he lied. But he can't lie, because he's a Mormon. Who doesn't drink. Who did drink.

I'm SOOOOO confused!

Does this mean that Mormons aren't telling the truth - and that they lie?

OMG! DOES THIS MEANS THAT MITTENS LIED, TOO???

OMG-OMG-OMG-OMG-OMG-OMG-OMG!!!!!

[goldhoarder]

I've had the misfortune to live in Idaho Falls for a time when I was younger. I was at a party with Mormons drinking. This young lady I was drinking all of a sudden laid into me about how wrong it was to drink. I pointed out the beer in her hand and the apparent contradiction. She just said it is OK because she is Mormon and she doesn't really drink. I decided Mormons were crazy.

[quantum_analysis]

180 days -- all suspended? What a bunch of crapo!

He's an outright liar and cannot be trusted like all cultists!

[rationall7]

Listen to this guy's thoughts about that night.

After the verdict was announced, Crapo told CBS News' Tolleah Price that, contrary to earlier reports, he was drinking vodka with tonic water, not straight vodka. He took a drive to clear his mind. Mixed or straight what does it matter, then he thought he would take a drive to clear his mind, again another stupid comment, drinking beer clears my mind not driving. I'll bet he got juiced up and was headed for the strip club.

[Doc60]

He wasn't lying, he was playing with an Etch A Sketch. Bored Mormans politicians use them at sermons, ask Mitzy.

[jimhale4]

Senator Crapo should resign.

He cannot be trusted.