North Dakota Lawmaker Unleashes Homophobic, Racial Slurs During DUI Arrest

The video above is just a tiny snippet of Rios's ranting and raving about being arrested for drunk driving. The full-length video of his arrest and subsequent booking is nearly 75 minutes long, and be viewed here. Rios did not seem to grasp the concept of "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law" as he kept on digging a bigger hole for himself. And since he's a Republican of course he also serves on a panel that handles law enforcement legislation on the House Judiciary Committee.

When asked for his license and registration, Rios tried to give the officers his business card. At one point he told officers, “You guys are going to regret picking on me because you don't know who (profanity) I am."

He also was cited for having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle.

Rios worked for Ted Cruz for a couple of years in Washington before moving to North Dakota. He's a first-term state rep, and assumed office in Dec. 2022.

Source: New York Post

A North Dakota politician told police they’d “regret picking on him” and threatened to call the state’s attorney general during his racist and homophobic rant as he was arrested for drunk driving after a Christmas party last Friday.

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