Breaking! Craig Pleads Guilty in Airport Incident

I’ll leave this one at the top of Huckleberries Online b/c it’s the original post re: Sen. Craig’s guilty plea. You’ll find newer material below — DFO.

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men’s public restroom, according to an arrest report obtained by Roll Call Monday afternoon. Craig’s arrest occurred just after noon on June 11 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. On Aug. 8, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct in the Hennepin County District Court. He paid more than $500 in fines and fees, and a 10-day jail sentence was stayed. He also was given one year of probation with the court that began on Aug. 8. A spokesman for Craig described the incident as a “he said/he said misunderstanding,” and said the office would release a fuller statement later Monday afternoon — Roll Call .

Full Roll Call story here

Related: Senator arrested for lewd conduct: GOP’s Craig pleaded guilty to incident at men’s restroom /WorldNetDaily; Craig pleads guilty following incident in airport restroom /Drudge; Republican senator arrested for disorderly conduct /CNN Political Ticker.