Moorhead Man Booked on DWI Test Refusal Charge

MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA (trfnews.i234.me) — Joseph Ronald Kelly, 65, was booked into the Clay County Jail Wednesday evening.

The booking was recorded at 7:16 p.m. on July 15, 2026.

The Moorhead Police Department was listed as the arresting agency.

The jail record lists a DWI charge involving refusal to submit to a chemical test.

The public booking entry provides no details about the reported traffic stop.

It does not identify a location or describe events before Kelly’s arrest.

No officer names are included in this report.

The entry also does not list a court date, bail amount, or release conditions.

Booking Recorded in Clay County

Kelly was listed as recently booked at the Clay County Correctional Facility.

The facility is located in Moorhead and serves communities across Clay County.

The county maintains an online roster containing public booking and custody information.

Readers can check the Clay County inmate roster for updated information.

The roster may change as cases move through the court system.

Charges can also be amended or dismissed after prosecutors review the evidence.

The booking record does not include a criminal complaint or supporting police report.

Those documents may provide more information after a formal case is filed.

Minnesota law includes criminal provisions involving refusal to submit to certain chemical tests.

Readers can review the relevant law through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.

Public court information may later appear through Minnesota Court Records Online.

The Moorhead Police Department also provides public contact and records information.

A jail booking does not prove that a person committed a crime.

Kelly is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

The listed charge remains an allegation until resolved through the legal process.

This report is based only on public booking information available at publication.

Further details may become available through court filings or official agency records.

I’m Adrian Cole, reporting for TRF News.

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