A Burleigh County Sheriff's captain, accused in December of driving while under the influence, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving.

Lisa Wicks, 38, entered the guilty plea in accordance with a plea agreement between Mandan City Attorney Stanley Boehm and her defense attorney, Jodi Colling, according to court documents. The agreement changed the charge from driving under the influence to reckless driving.

South Central District Judge David Reich approved the plea agreement Monday.

The plea agreement calls for Wicks to pay $500 in fines and fees, get an alcohol evaluation within 60 days and be on unsupervised probation for one year.

Wicks was pulled over for speeding around 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 17 in Mandan. She was arrested for driving under the influence after a patrol officer performed a field sobriety test. She was released on a $300 cash bond, which now will go toward paying her fines and fees.

Wicks was placed on paid administrative leave by former Sheriff Steve Berg following her arrest.

Burleigh County Sheriff Pat Heinert, who took over the office on Jan. 2, said he suspended Wicks for 30 days at the end of January following an administrative hearing where her driver's license was revoked for that period of time.

Wicks now has a work permit to drive and is back at work, Heinert said.

Wicks' primary assignment in the sheriff's department is to run the Burleigh County Detention Center.

(Reach reporter Jenny Michael at 250-8225 or jenny.michael@;bismarcktribune.com.)