Detroit Lakes: Preston Kier Booked on DWI Charge

DETROIT LAKES (trfnews.i234.me) — Preston Lee Kier, 22, was booked into the Becker County Jail on October 5, 2026.

The jail roster lists one driving while impaired charge against Kier.

The charge involves an alleged alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.

The record cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(5).

No estimated release date was listed in the booking information provided.

DWI Charge Listed

The booking entry says Kier allegedly operated a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of at least 0.08.

The statute also covers a qualifying alcohol level measured within two hours of driving.

The brief jail record does not state the reported alcohol concentration.

It also does not describe the traffic stop or events leading to the arrest.

No crash or reported injuries are listed in the booking information.

The entry also does not identify where the alleged driving occurred.

Minnesota Statute 169A.20 defines several forms of driving while impaired.

Subdivision 1(5) addresses alcohol concentration while driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle.

The law sets the listed alcohol concentration threshold at 0.08.

A measurement taken within two hours of driving can also fall under the provision.

The specific degree of a DWI charge can depend on additional case facts.

Those facts may include prior impaired-driving incidents or other aggravating factors.

The booking information provided does not list those additional details.

The Becker County Jail is located in Detroit Lakes.

The facility houses both sentenced and pretrial inmates.

More case information may later become available through court filings.

Readers can search public Minnesota court records through Minnesota Court Records Online.

A jail booking and criminal charge do not establish guilt.

Kier is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

TRF News will report additional verified information when it becomes publicly available.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.