{"id":13099,"date":"2026-01-23T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=13099"},"modified":"2026-01-23T04:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:28:23","slug":"redby-man-charged-after-0-188-bac-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/redby-man-charged-after-0-188-bac-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Redby Man Charged After 0.188 BAC Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me)<\/a><\/strong> A Redby man faces a second-degree DWI charge after a Jan. 14 traffic stop.<\/p>\n

Benais was arrested during the stop, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

The complaint does not mention a crash or injuries.<\/p>\n

It also does not list any passengers.<\/p>\n

Traffic stop details<\/h2>\n

Deputies stopped a vehicle near Main Avenue and Third Street, according to a criminal complaint.<\/p>\n

The complaint names the driver as Dangelo William Benais, 25, of Redby.<\/p>\n

Deputies reported signs of impairment during the stop.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Benais told deputies he had drunk a few beers earlier.<\/p>\n

The complaint says he last used marijuana around 9 to 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Deputies said Benais failed field sobriety tests.<\/p>\n

A preliminary breath test showed 0.18 blood alcohol content, the complaint says.<\/p>\n

\"Dangelo
Dangelo William Benais<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Breath test results and items found<\/h2>\n

At the Law Enforcement Center, a second breath test showed 0.188 BAC.<\/p>\n

The complaint lists that result as evidence in the case.<\/p>\n

Deputies also reported finding alcohol containers in the vehicle.<\/p>\n

The complaint lists two empty cans of Monaco cocktails.<\/p>\n

It also lists a bottle of DeKuyper Peppermint Schnapps.<\/p>\n

The bottle had a small amount of liquid, the complaint says.<\/p>\n

Charge and prior record<\/h2>\n

Benais is charged with second-degree DWI.<\/p>\n

The complaint alleges two or more aggravating factors.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Benais has two prior DWI convictions in the past 10 years.<\/p>\n

Charges are allegations.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors must prove the allegations in court.<\/p>\n

What happens next<\/h2>\n

Benais is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n

Future hearings will be scheduled in the district court.<\/p>\n

Any plea, verdict, or sentence will be listed in court records.<\/p>\n

Online court records can show the next hearing date.<\/p>\n

They can also show any bail terms and future orders.<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/h2>\n

Readers can find Minnesota\u2019s second-degree DWI statute here:\u00a0Minnesota Statute 169A.25<\/a><\/p>\n

More information on impaired driving laws is available through the Minnesota Department of Public Safety:\u00a0Minnesota DPS: Impaired Driving Laws<\/a><\/p>\n

National safety resources are available through NHTSA:\u00a0NHTSA: Drunk Driving Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) A Redby man faces a second-degree DWI charge after a Jan. 14 traffic stop. Benais was arrested during the stop, according to the complaint. The complaint does not mention a crash or injuries. It also does not list any passengers. Traffic stop details Deputies stopped a vehicle near Main Avenue and… Continue reading Redby Man Charged After 0.188 BAC Stop<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[10700,10643,346,7282,770,772,10640,10646,880,10642,151,10641,10645,10644,10647,6120,5627,1334,1222,4281,1219],"class_list":["post-13099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-0-188","tag-0-188-bac","tag-after","tag-bac","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-dangelo-william-benais","tag-dekuyper-peppermint-schnapps","tag-field-sobriety-tests","tag-main-avenue","tag-man","tag-minnesota-dwi-charge","tag-monaco-cocktails","tag-preliminary-breath-test","tag-prior-dwi-convictions","tag-redby","tag-redby-mn","tag-second-degree-dwi","tag-stop","tag-third-street","tag-traffic-stop","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13102,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13099\/revisions\/13102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}