Lawyer Mike Richardson pleads guily to lesser charges

Attorney Mike Richardson

Local attorney Mike Richardson on Wednesday pleaded guilty to speeding and misdemeanor reckless driving.

He went through a June trial on those charges plus DUI, but the jury couldn’t reach a verdict.

The prosecutor dropped the DUI charge, which Richardson’s attorney, Bill Speek, challenged throughout the trial.

“We’ve always maintained that [Richardson] was not intoxicated while operating the vehicle,” Speek said after the hearing. “We don’t think the state’s case would have gotten better on retrial.”