Cass Lake Man Booked on Second-Degree DWI

Cass Lake (trfnews.i234.me) — A Cass Lake man was booked into the Cass County Jail early Wednesday morning.

Jeffrey Thomas Brown, 41, was booked at 3:29 a.m. on July 1, 2026.

The jail entry lists one count of second-degree driving while impaired.

The listed charge involves two or more aggravating factors.

Second-Degree DWI Charge

The entry cites Minnesota Statute 169A.25, subdivision 1(a).

That law covers second-degree DWI cases involving two or more aggravating factors.

Minnesota law classifies second-degree DWI as a gross misdemeanor.

The booking information does not identify the alleged aggravating factors.

The record also does not describe the reported traffic stop.

It does not list a road, vehicle, alcohol reading, or reported crash.

No injuries were listed in the information provided for this report.

Brown was identified as an adult arrestee in the jail entry.

A jail booking documents an arrest and custody entry.

It does not establish guilt or prove the allegation.

The charge remains pending unless Brown enters a plea or is convicted in court.

A judge may later address bail, release terms, and future hearings.

The information supplied did not include a court file number.

It also did not include a first court appearance date.

Court filings may provide more facts after the case is formally entered.

Those records may include a criminal complaint and a hearing schedule.

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 169A.25 through the state Revisor of Statutes.

The law explains the elements and penalty level for second-degree DWI.

Cass County provides jail and in-custody information on its official website.

Public court updates may appear on Minnesota Court Records Online.

The court service warns that online records are not certified court records.

It also warns that pending cases may not appear during a name search.

The jail entry does not explain which aggravating factors were alleged.

It also does not provide information about Brown’s prior record.

Aggravating factors are legal elements that can affect the level of a DWI charge.

Those allegations must still be addressed through the court process.

I’m Chris Harper, reporting for TRF News.