Moorhead: Telvin Cooper Booked on 4th-Degree DWI

Moorhead (trfnews.i234.me) — Telvin Lamar Cooper, 34, was booked into custody on September 11, 2026.

The Clay County inmate roster lists his booking time as 7:16 p.m.

The Moorhead Police Department is listed as the arresting agency.

Cooper faces one fourth-degree driving while impaired charge.

The allegation involves an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher within two hours of driving.

Fourth-Degree DWI Charge

Minnesota law addresses impaired driving under Minnesota Statute 169A.20.

The law prohibits operating or controlling a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher.

The alcohol level may be measured while driving or within two hours afterward.

The booking record does not provide Cooper’s alleged alcohol concentration.

Telvin Lamar Cooper

It also does not identify the type of chemical test used.

The listed offense is fourth-degree driving while impaired.

Minnesota Statute 169A.27 classifies fourth-degree DWI as a misdemeanor.

The booking information does not describe the traffic stop.

It also does not state where the alleged driving occurred.

Cooper was booked through the Clay County correctional system in Moorhead.

The Clay County Correctional Facility serves the county from Moorhead.

Clay County also provides a public inmate roster.

The roster may change as court hearings and custody decisions occur.

No police officer names are included in this report.

An arrest and jail booking do not establish guilt.

The DWI charge against Telvin Lamar Cooper remains an allegation during the court process.

Cooper is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Additional information may become available through later court filings or updated jail records.

Readers can search court information through the Minnesota Judicial Branch.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.

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