{"id":19041,"date":"2026-02-18T14:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=19041"},"modified":"2026-02-15T17:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:31:06","slug":"ogema-rural-mahnomen-man-faces-drug-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/ogema-rural-mahnomen-man-faces-drug-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Ogema: Rural Mahnomen Man Faces Drug, DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ogema, Becker County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) Percy Leonard French Jr.<\/strong>, 31, of rural Mahnomen, faces new charges. The case stems from a traffic stop in Ogema.<\/p>\n

French is charged in Becker County District Court. He faces felony fifth-degree drug possession. He also faces a gross misdemeanor DWI charge. A misdemeanor count alleges he drove after revocation.<\/p>\n

Traffic stop in Ogema<\/h2>\n

According to court records, a Becker County deputy was on patrol after 1 a.m. on Jan. 3. The deputy reported he knew French had a revoked license. The deputy then saw French driving in Ogema.<\/p>\n

The deputy stopped the vehicle and spoke with French. The deputy reported signs of impairment. French was asked to do field sobriety tests. Court records say he did poorly.<\/p>\n

French was arrested on suspicion of DWI, the complaint says. A search followed the arrest, according to the records.<\/p>\n

Items found during the search<\/h2>\n

During the search, the deputy found a cigarette pack, records say. Two small paper bindles were wedged inside. They sat between the pack and its plastic wrap.<\/p>\n

French told the deputy the bindles held his grandmother\u2019s medication, court records say.<\/p>\n

The first bindle held a white, powder-like substance, according to the complaint. The substance field-tested negative for opiates. Court records did not list a final lab result.<\/p>\n

The second bindle held four pills, the deputy reported. The pills were identified as oxycodone hydrochloride using Drugs.com\u2019s pill tool<\/a>. Authorities say oxycodone is a controlled substance.<\/p>\n

A urine sample was collected and sent for testing, court records say. The results were not listed in the complaint.<\/p>\n

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Ogema: Rural Mahnomen Man Faces Drug, DWI Charges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What happens next<\/h2>\n

French\u2019s first court appearance is set for Feb. 5. It is scheduled before District Judge Michelle W. Lawson, court records say. All charges are allegations at this stage. French is presumed innocent in court.<\/p>\n

Readers can review the statutes linked to these charges. See Minnesota\u2019s fifth-degree controlled substance law<\/a>. See Minnesota\u2019s DWI statute<\/a>. See Minnesota\u2019s driving after revocation law<\/a>. Court calendars and case search tools are available through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Ogema, Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) Percy Leonard French Jr., 31, of rural Mahnomen, faces new charges. The case stems from a traffic stop in Ogema. French is charged in Becker County District Court. He faces felony fifth-degree drug possession. He also faces a gross misdemeanor DWI charge. A misdemeanor count alleges he drove after revocation. Traffic… Continue reading Ogema: Rural Mahnomen Man Faces Drug, DWI Charges<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19042,"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":[10912,959,772,1191,883,1217,960,10809,1545,151,3109,2108,7135,13018,12140,8947,2220,13457,786],"class_list":["post-19041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-becker-county-minnesota","tag-charges","tag-crime","tag-drug","tag-dwi","tag-dwi-arrest","tag-faces","tag-fifth-degree-drug-charge","tag-mahnomen","tag-man","tag-minnesota-district-court","tag-ogema","tag-ogema-mn","tag-oxycodone","tag-percy-leonard-french-jr","tag-revoked-license","tag-rural","tag-rural-mahnomen","tag-trf-news","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19041","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=19041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19045,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19041\/revisions\/19045"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}