{"id":13525,"date":"2026-01-24T06:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=13525"},"modified":"2026-01-24T06:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:36:30","slug":"bemidji-driver-charged-after-chase-into-red-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-driver-charged-after-chase-into-red-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Driver Charged After Chase Into Red Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji, Beltrami County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Alacio R. Turney<\/strong> of Bemidji is facing new criminal charges after a chase on January 20.<\/p>\n

What court records allege<\/h2>\n

According to court documents, officers tried to stop Turney during a traffic stop in Bemidji.<\/p>\n

Investigators say he took off instead of pulling over.<\/p>\n

The pursuit went north on Minnesota Highway 89.<\/p>\n

Authorities say it continued into the Red Lake Reservation.<\/p>\n

Police on the reservation took over the pursuit, court records state.<\/p>\n

They used spike strips to stop the vehicle, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

Spike strips are a road tool that can flatten tires.<\/p>\n

Court records say Turney was arrested after the stop.<\/p>\n

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Alacio R. Turney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Audio reported during the chase<\/h2>\n

Court documents say a phone was on speaker during the pursuit.<\/p>\n

The sound of a woman screaming could be heard, according to investigators.<\/p>\n

Records say Turney was the only person in the car.<\/p>\n

Investigators did not report another passenger in the vehicle.<\/p>\n

What Turney told officers<\/h2>\n

Turney told officers he fled because he did not know what to do.<\/p>\n

He also said he was having a mental breakdown, the complaint states.<\/p>\n

Those statements are part of the allegations in the charging documents.<\/p>\n

Charges filed<\/h2>\n

Turney is charged with felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n

He is also charged with gross misdemeanor DWI.<\/p>\n

Additional counts include refusal to submit to testing.<\/p>\n

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

Prosecutors say the charges stem from the same January 20 incident.<\/p>\n

What readers should know<\/h2>\n

Criminal charges are allegations.<\/p>\n

A complaint is not a conviction.<\/p>\n

Turney is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

Future hearings and outcomes will be decided in the court process.<\/p>\n

More information<\/h2>\n

Readers can review Minnesota\u2019s fleeing law at Minn. Stat. \u00a7 609.487<\/a>.<\/p>\n

State DWI and test refusal laws are listed under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 169A<\/a>.<\/p>\n

General court access information is available from the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Bemidji, Beltrami County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Alacio R. Turney of Bemidji is facing new criminal charges after a chase on January 20. What court records allege According to court documents, officers tried to stop Turney during a traffic stop in Bemidji. Investigators say he took off instead of pulling over. The pursuit went north on Minnesota… Continue reading Bemidji Driver Charged After Chase Into Red Lake<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13529,"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":[346,10782,1212,1224,4167,770,2055,772,943,2891,883,2889,577,1455,1025,10781,2074,1507,1277,10783,6537,10780],"class_list":["post-13525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-after","tag-alacio-r-turney","tag-beltrami-county","tag-bemidji","tag-bemidji-mn","tag-charged","tag-chase","tag-crime","tag-driver","tag-driving-after-cancellation","tag-dwi","tag-felony-fleeing","tag-into","tag-lake","tag-minnesota-court-records","tag-minnesota-highway-89","tag-police-pursuit","tag-red","tag-red-lake-reservation","tag-spike-strips","tag-test-refusal","tag-unusual-bemidji-to-red-lake-pursuit","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13525","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=13525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13530,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13525\/revisions\/13530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}