{"id":27940,"date":"2026-05-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=27940"},"modified":"2026-05-03T14:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T19:51:46","slug":"red-lake-man-charged-in-beltrami-county-dwi-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/red-lake-man-charged-in-beltrami-county-dwi-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Lake Man Charged In Beltrami County DWI Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beltrami County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Red Lake man is facing a gross misdemeanor DWI charge after a traffic stop in Beltrami County.<\/p>\n

Cole Irvine Cobenais, of Red Lake, is charged in Beltrami County District Court with third-degree DWI. The charge is tied to an alleged alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more within two hours of driving.<\/p>\n

The case was filed under court file number 04-CR-26-888. The offense date listed in the complaint is April 18, 2026.<\/p>\n

Traffic Stop Reported Near Irvine Avenue<\/h2>\n

According to the criminal complaint, a deputy was parked along Irvine Avenue NW at about 9:21 p.m. The deputy saw a dark Chrysler sedan traveling south.<\/p>\n

The vehicle approached Irvine Avenue and Lumberjack Road NW. The complaint says the center brake light was not working.<\/p>\n

A traffic stop was then made for the alleged equipment violation. The driver was identified as Cole Irvine Cobenais.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Cobenais had glassy and red eyes. Two rear-seat passengers were also in the vehicle.<\/p>\n

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Cole Irvine Cobenais<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Breath Tests Listed In Complaint<\/h2>\n

Authorities later learned Cobenais had a revoked driver\u2019s license, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

The deputy conducted field sobriety testing. The complaint says Cobenais showed signs of impairment during the tests.<\/p>\n

A preliminary breath test showed a result of .117, according to the complaint. Cobenais was then arrested on suspicion of DWI.<\/p>\n

He was taken to the Beltrami County Jail. The complaint says he later gave a breath test result of .09.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law lists third-degree DWI under Minnesota Statute 169A.26<\/a>. The DWI driving offense is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Passenger Also Arrested<\/h2>\n

The complaint says one rear-seat passenger first gave a false name. She was later identified as Edyn Ann Drouillard.<\/p>\n

Authorities found she had multiple arrest warrants, according to the complaint. A purse she carried was searched.<\/p>\n

The complaint says a small baggie was found inside. The substance field-tested positive for methamphetamine.<\/p>\n

A second passenger was identified as Stanley Charles Donnell. The complaint says the rear-seat passengers were not wearing seat belts.<\/p>\n

Prior Convictions Cited<\/h2>\n

The complaint lists a January 2026 conviction for driving after revocation in Wright County.<\/p>\n

It also lists an April 2018 conviction for third-degree DWI in Beltrami County.<\/p>\n

The current charge carries a maximum sentence of 364 days in jail, a $3,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n

Beltrami County District Court is part of Minnesota\u2019s Ninth Judicial District. Court information is available through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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

Beltrami County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Red Lake man is facing a gross misdemeanor DWI charge after a traffic stop in Beltrami County. Cole Irvine Cobenais, of Red Lake, is charged in Beltrami County District Court with third-degree DWI. The charge is tied to an alleged alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more within two hours of… Continue reading Red Lake Man Charged In Beltrami County DWI Case<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27941,"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":[11498,16591,10915,1286,17187,786],"class_list":["post-27940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-beltrami-county-dwi","tag-cole-cobenais","tag-gross-misdemeanor-dwi","tag-minnesota-court","tag-red-lake-dwi","tag-trf-news","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27940","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=27940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27942,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27940\/revisions\/27942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}