Cass County Woman Charged After DWI Investigation

CASS COUNTY — (trfnews.i234.me) — A Bena woman faces two gross misdemeanor charges after a June traffic investigation.

Shanna Marie Negrette, 43, was charged in Cass County District Court. The charges include refusing a chemical breath test and obstructing the legal process.

The case was filed in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District. The alleged offenses occurred on June 17, 2026.

Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 364 days in jail. Each also carries a possible $3,000 fine.

Witnesses Reported Suspected Impaired Driving

According to the criminal complaint, deputies responded to a disturbance near Midway Circle in Cass County.

A caller reported Negrette had arrived in a black Volvo SUV. The caller claimed she appeared intoxicated.

The complaint alleges a 13-year-old child had been inside the vehicle. The child reportedly said the SUV reached speeds near 80 mph.

A second caller also reported seeing Negrette drive the Volvo. That witness also believed she was intoxicated, the complaint states.

Deputies later found the SUV parked at the end of a dead-end road.

Negrette was found inside the front passenger area, according to the complaint. Deputies reported slurred speech and the smell of alcohol.

Shanna Marie Negrette

Complaint Alleges Resistance During Arrest

Negrette denied driving and gave different accounts about who had operated the SUV.

The complaint says the child later told another officer that Negrette had been driving.

Deputies asked Negrette to complete field sobriety tests. She refused those tests, according to court records.

Deputies then informed her that she was under arrest.

The complaint alleges Negrette refused to leave the SUV. Deputies said she used physical force while resisting removal.

She also resisted entering a patrol vehicle, according to the complaint. Once inside, she allegedly kicked the rear door and screamed.

Breath Test Allegedly Refused

At the Cass County Law Enforcement Center, authorities read Negrette the breath-test advisory.

The complaint states she refused to provide a breath sample.

Prosecutors cited a prior implied-consent action from an April 2022 test-refusal incident.

The charges were filed under Minnesota’s impaired-driving law and its obstruction law.

Public case information may be available through Minnesota Court Records Online.

A criminal charge is an allegation. Negrette is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

I’m Adrian Cole, reporting for TRF News.