{"id":13373,"date":"2026-01-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=13373"},"modified":"2026-01-24T08:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T14:01:22","slug":"mahnomen-man-charged-after-dwi-test-refusal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/mahnomen-man-charged-after-dwi-test-refusal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahnomen: Man Charged After DWI Test Refusal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mahnomen County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) A Mahnomen man faces two new traffic charges.<\/p>\n

Thomas Gene Warren Jr., 43, of Mahnomen, was charged on January 21, 2026.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege he refused a court-ordered chemical test.<\/p>\n

They also allege he drove while his license was revoked.<\/p>\n

Charges Filed<\/h2>\n

Warren is charged with one gross misdemeanor count of DWI test refusal.<\/p>\n

The charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He is also charged with driving after revocation.<\/p>\n

That count is listed under Minnesota Statute 171.24<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Traffic Stop Details<\/h2>\n

According to the complaint, a deputy stopped Warren on January 20, 2026.<\/p>\n

The stop happened around 8:58 p.m.<\/p>\n

It happened near Workforce Center Road and County Road 4.<\/p>\n

The deputy reported an obstructed rear license plate.<\/p>\n

The deputy also reported plate lights did not work.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Warren told the deputy he had no valid license.<\/p>\n

Records checked during the stop showed a revoked status.<\/p>\n

The deputy reported slurred speech.<\/p>\n

The deputy also noted facial tremors.<\/p>\n

The deputy reported pupils who did not react to light.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Gene Warren Jr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Field Tests and Warrant<\/h2>\n

Investigators gave Warren field sobriety tests, the complaint says.<\/p>\n

The complaint says he failed the eye test.<\/p>\n

The complaint also says he failed the one-leg stand test.<\/p>\n

Warren was arrested and taken to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Investigators then sought a search warrant for blood or urine.<\/p>\n

The complaint says a judge signed the warrant.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Warren refused to provide a sample.<\/p>\n

Refusal can be charged as a crime in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

State law also covers chemical testing rules under Minnesota Statute 169A.51<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prior Convictions Listed<\/h2>\n

Court records listed in the complaint show three prior DWI convictions for Warren.<\/p>\n

The complaint lists one conviction from 2005.<\/p>\n

It also lists two more convictions in 2025.<\/p>\n

Those are dated March 2025 and October 2025.<\/p>\n

Court and Bail<\/h2>\n

Bail was set at $1,200 with conditions, according to the court order.<\/p>\n

An option without conditions was set at $12,000.<\/p>\n

Release terms include following the law.<\/p>\n

They also include appearing for future court dates.<\/p>\n

How to Follow the Case<\/h2>\n

Public case entries may be available on Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The arrest was handled by the Mahnomen County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is a criminal case.<\/p>\n

The allegations have not been proven in court.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mahnomen County (trfnews.i234.me) A Mahnomen man faces two new traffic charges. Thomas Gene Warren Jr., 43, of Mahnomen, was charged on January 21, 2026. Prosecutors allege he refused a court-ordered chemical test. They also allege he drove while his license was revoked. Charges Filed Warren is charged with one gross misdemeanor count of DWI test… Continue reading Mahnomen: Man Charged After DWI Test Refusal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13577,"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":[346,770,2172,772,1322,883,2890,4235,1545,3116,151,3245,8842,10790,4367,3098,4366,10832,1219],"class_list":["post-13373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-after","tag-charged","tag-chemical-test-refusal","tag-crime","tag-driving-after-revocation","tag-dwi","tag-dwi-refusal","tag-field-sobriety-test","tag-mahnomen","tag-mahnomen-county","tag-man","tag-mcro","tag-minnesota-statute-169a-20","tag-minnesota-statute-171-24","tag-refusal","tag-search-warrant","tag-test","tag-thomas-gene-warren-jr","tag-traffic-stop","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13373","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=13373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13579,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13373\/revisions\/13579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}