Bayfield police chief pleads guilty to drunken driving

BAYFIELD (AP) — A police chief in northern Wisconsin has had his driver's license revoked for six months after he pleaded guilty to a drunken-driving charge.

Online court records say Bayfield police Chief Ellis Casper was also fined nearly $700.

He pleaded guilty Dec. 30 to first-offense driving under the influence.

A message left for Casper at the police station Thursday morning was not immediately returned.

WSAW reports Casper was pulled over near Tomahawk in September after he was seen driving on the wrong side of the highway.

Investigators say his blood-alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit.

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Information from: WSAW-TV, http://www.wsaw.com

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