{"id":22390,"date":"2026-03-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=22390"},"modified":"2026-03-15T09:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:35:29","slug":"bemidji-man-charged-after-21-dwi-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-man-charged-after-21-dwi-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Man Charged After .21 DWI Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) A Bemidji man is facing a gross misdemeanor DWI charge after a late-night traffic stop in Beltrami County, according to a criminal complaint filed in Ninth Judicial District Court.<\/p>\n

The complaint names Cheyenne John Waybenais Jr.<\/strong>, 23, of Bemidji. Court records show the charge stems from a stop early on March 7, 2026. The case is listed in Beltrami County District Court under file number 04-CR-26-588.<\/p>\n

What the complaint says<\/h2>\n

According to the complaint, police spotted a Nissan sedan near Hannah Avenue and 28th Street at about 12:47 a.m. The vehicle had temporary Minnesota registration tags. The complaint says the driver was identified as Waybenais.<\/p>\n

The complaint also says the driver\u2019s license status was revoked. Officers then followed the vehicle and later stopped it after seeing a traffic violation, the filing states.<\/p>\n

After the stop, the complaint says officers noticed a strong smell of alcohol. It also says Waybenais stumbled while getting out of the vehicle. The filing states he admitted he had been drinking the night before.<\/p>\n

Police then used field sobriety tests, according to the complaint. The filing says Waybenais did not perform those tests well. A preliminary breath test allegedly showed an alcohol concentration of .227.<\/p>\n

The complaint says he was taken to the Beltrami County Jail. There, he agreed to a breath test after the Minnesota breath test advisory was read, according to the filing. That test allegedly showed a result of .21.<\/p>\n

Charge filed in Beltrami County<\/h2>\n

Prosecutors charged Waybenais with driving while impaired with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more within two hours. The complaint lists the charge as a gross misdemeanor. It cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20.1(5), with reference to 169A.25.2.<\/p>\n

Charging documents are allegations only. A charge does not mean a person is guilty. The case will move through court unless it is dismissed or resolved earlier.<\/p>\n

Prior cases noted in filing<\/h2>\n

The complaint also references Waybenais\u2019 criminal and driving history. It lists a pending gross misdemeanor property damage case. It also lists probation status in a prior pistol permit case and a prior DWI case.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota court records through the Minnesota Court Records Online system<\/a>. Information about Minnesota DWI law is available through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>. Beltrami County public safety resources are available on the county\u2019s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bemidji (trfnews.i234.me) A Bemidji man is facing a gross misdemeanor DWI charge after a late-night traffic stop in Beltrami County, according to a criminal complaint filed in Ninth Judicial District Court. The complaint names Cheyenne John Waybenais Jr., 23, of Bemidji. Court records show the charge stems from a stop early on March 7, 2026.… Continue reading Bemidji Man Charged After .21 DWI Arrest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22392,"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":[10382,346,884,1633,11498,1224,14774,10084,15113,15114,770,15111,772,883,10915,151,10641,786],"class_list":["post-22390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-10382","tag-after","tag-arrest","tag-beltrami-county-court","tag-beltrami-county-dwi","tag-bemidji","tag-bemidji-arrest","tag-bemidji-dwi","tag-bemidji-police-stop","tag-breath-test-21","tag-charged","tag-cheyenne-john-waybenais-jr","tag-crime","tag-dwi","tag-gross-misdemeanor-dwi","tag-man","tag-minnesota-dwi-charge","tag-trf-news","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22390","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=22390"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22397,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22390\/revisions\/22397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}