{"id":21553,"date":"2026-03-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=21553"},"modified":"2026-03-06T05:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:39:20","slug":"thief-river-falls-woman-charged-after-assault-dwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-woman-charged-after-assault-dwi\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls Woman Charged After Assault, DWI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pennington County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) <strong>Zoey Gail Fish<\/strong>, of Thief River Falls, faces charges. The case stems from a reported assault and impaired driving incident on March 4.<\/p>\n<p>According to a criminal complaint, prosecutors charged the 21-year-old with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">domestic assault by strangulation<\/a>. She also faces two misdemeanor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">domestic assault<\/a> counts and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">third-degree DWI<\/a> count.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, the incident began around 9:51 p.m. after a report of a possible domestic assault in Pennington County. The complaint says A.N. went to visit her mother and found Fish intoxicated.<\/p>\n<p>A.N. told authorities she confronted Fish about drinking alcohol. The complaint says Fish was not supposed to be drinking because of mental health struggles.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21554\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21554\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FishZoey-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Zoey Gail Fish\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FishZoey-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FishZoey.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zoey Gail Fish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Assault Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>According to the complaint, the argument turned physical. A.N. told authorities Fish took her to the ground and got on top of her.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Fish then put her hands around A.N.\u2019s neck and squeezed. A.N. said Fish also pushed on her chest, making it hard to breathe.<\/p>\n<p>Court records say A.N. later suffered red marks on her neck, a bite mark on her wrist, and bumps on her head. The complaint says A.N. was also struck with a metal dog bowl.<\/p>\n<p>A.N. was able to get away and run into a nearby home, according to the complaint. She then called law enforcement for help.<\/p>\n<h2>DWI Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint says Fish left the scene in a vehicle. A.N. reported that Fish was very intoxicated when she drove away.<\/p>\n<p>Court records say the vehicle went into a ditch and got stuck. Authorities later made contact with Fish and noticed signs of alcohol use, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Fish refused a preliminary breath test. After her arrest, she later gave a breath sample at the jail.<\/p>\n<p>That test result was 0.18, according to the complaint. Records say the sample was taken within two hours of driving.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents also say Fish admitted she had been arguing with her boyfriend. She also admitted driving to try to find him, the complaint says.<\/p>\n<p>The case is now filed in <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/find-courts\/pennington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pennington County District Court<\/a>. The charges remain allegations unless proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the related statutes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">domestic assault by strangulation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">domestic assault<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">third-degree DWI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennington County (trfnews.i234.me) Zoey Gail Fish, of Thief River Falls, faces charges. The case stems from a reported assault and impaired driving incident on March 4. According to a criminal complaint, prosecutors charged the 21-year-old with domestic assault by strangulation. She also faces two misdemeanor domestic assault counts and a third-degree DWI count. 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