Thief River Falls Man Arrested After DWI Stop

Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) — A Thief River Falls man was arrested after an early morning traffic stop on May 17.

The stop happened at about 1:37 a.m.

Police performed the stop near the intersection of First Street and Main Avenue.

Kevin Lemuel Garcia Gomez, 31, of Thief River Falls, has been cited for DWI.

According to the citation, Garcia Gomez was arrested after the traffic stop.

Early Morning Stop Downtown

The citation did not list the reason for the traffic stop.

It also did not state whether a crash occurred.

The stop happened in a central area of Thief River Falls.

Authorities listed the offense as DWI.

The citation indicated that a blood alcohol content level was unavailable.

A DWI citation is not a conviction.

Garcia Gomez is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

The case may move through the local court system.

Further details could become available through public court records.

Public case information may be searched through the Minnesota Judicial Branch case records system.

General information about Minnesota criminal court steps is available from the Minnesota Courts criminal help page.

Minnesota law includes several offenses related to impaired driving.

State DWI laws can be reviewed through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.

Drivers may face court hearings, license issues, and other penalties.

Those penalties depend on the facts of each case.

No additional details were included in the initial citation.

This story will be updated if more information becomes available.

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.