{"id":17645,"date":"2026-02-09T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=17645"},"modified":"2026-02-09T05:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:43:44","slug":"ogema-mn-dwi-refusal-charge-after-car-in-ditch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/ogema-mn-dwi-refusal-charge-after-car-in-ditch\/","title":{"rendered":"Ogema, MN: DWI Refusal Charge After Car in Ditch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Becker County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Waubun woman faces a DWI refusal charge after a ditch scene near Ogema.<\/p>\n

Court records list one felony count tied to third-degree DWI test refusal. The complaint says a warrant required a blood or urine sample.<\/p>\n

What deputies reported<\/h2>\n

Court records say the incident happened on County Highway 34 near Ogema on January 31, 2026. Deputies report they saw a vehicle in a ditch with taillights on.<\/p>\n

The complaint says the driver got out of the driver\u2019s seat. Deputies identified her as Kandi Kim McGregor<\/strong>, 57, of Waubun. She told them she could not see the road.<\/p>\n

Records say deputies noted glossy eyes and thick, \u201cmushy\u201d speech. They also checked her record and found an active arrest warrant.<\/p>\n

The complaint says McGregor\u2019s driver\u2019s license was cancelled as being inimical to public safety. Another deputy then gave field sobriety tests.<\/p>\n

Deputies report signs of impairment during those tests. The complaint lists eyelid tremors, fidgeting, and teeth grinding.<\/p>\n

McGregor was arrested on suspicion of DWI, records say. She was also held on the warrant.<\/p>\n

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Kandi Kim McGregor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Search warrant and refusal claim<\/h2>\n

After the arrest, a deputy got a warrant for a blood or urine sample. The complaint says McGregor was asked to provide a sample.<\/p>\n

She refused, the complaint says. Records say the deputy warned her that refusal is a crime.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law makes test refusal a crime in some cases. The statute includes the refusal of blood or urine ordered by a warrant. See Minn. Stat. 169A.20<\/a> and Minn. Stat. 169A.26<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Court and release terms<\/h2>\n

McGregor appeared in Becker County District Court. Judge Michelle W. Lawson set bail at $200 cash with conditions, according to court records.<\/p>\n

The record also lists a $12,000 bond option without conditions. It also lists a $2,000 non-cash bond with conditions.<\/p>\n

The case was filed on February 2, 2026. The alleged offense date is January 31, 2026.<\/p>\n

Readers can follow public case updates on Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>. Local court information is also posted by the Becker County District Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For general county law enforcement information, visit the Becker County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Waubun woman faces a DWI refusal charge after a ditch scene near Ogema. Court records list one felony count tied to third-degree DWI test refusal. The complaint says a warrant required a blood or urine sample. What deputies reported Court records say the incident happened on County Highway 34 near… Continue reading Ogema, MN: DWI Refusal Charge After Car in Ditch<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17726,"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":[346,913,1117,257,848,12891,772,2177,883,2890,1194,12890,876,1562,2108,7135,4367,1326,8850],"class_list":["post-17645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-after","tag-becker-county","tag-becker-county-district-court","tag-car","tag-charge","tag-county-highway-34","tag-crime","tag-ditch","tag-dwi","tag-dwi-refusal","tag-felony-charge","tag-kandi-kim-mcgregor","tag-minnesota-dwi-law","tag-mn","tag-ogema","tag-ogema-mn","tag-refusal","tag-third-degree-dwi","tag-waubun","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17645","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=17645"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17728,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17645\/revisions\/17728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}