A Minnesota State Capitol security officer accused of posing as an undercover cop while drunk at a Minneapolis bar pleaded guilty to fourth-degree DWI on Monday.

Cristian Orea, 39, will serve less than a month on house arrest and then be on probation for two years, according to court documents. If he completes the terms of his sentencing, a charge of impersonating a peace officer will be dismissed from his record.

Two other charges against Orea, third-degree DWI and carrying a pistol under the influence, were dropped at Monday's hearing.

Charges say Minneapolis police were called to Puerto Veracruzano, a bar and restaurant off East Lake Street, just after midnight on July 14. Security staff reported a man who identified himself as an undercover officer seemed intoxicated and was tr

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