{"id":28318,"date":"2026-05-10T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=28318"},"modified":"2026-05-08T05:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:43:44","slug":"bemidji-woman-charged-in-dwi-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-woman-charged-in-dwi-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Woman Charged In DWI Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) – A Bemidji woman is facing gross misdemeanor DWI charges in Beltrami County District Court.<\/p>\n

Rachel Lynn Northbird, 42, has been charged in Beltrami County Court following a May 1 traffic stop in Bemidji.<\/p>\n

The case was filed in Minnesota\u2019s 9th Judicial District under court file number 04-CR-26-999.<\/p>\n

Charges Filed In Beltrami County<\/h2>\n

According to the criminal complaint, Northbird is charged with two gross misdemeanor counts.<\/p>\n

The first count alleges DWI with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more within two hours.<\/p>\n

The second count alleges driving while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n

Court documents say aggravating factors were listed in the case.<\/p>\n

Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 364 days in jail.<\/p>\n

Each charge also carries a possible fine of up to $3,000.<\/p>\n

More information about Minnesota DWI laws is available through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Traffic Stop Reported In Bemidji<\/h2>\n

The complaint says the stop happened around 12:47 a.m. on May 1.<\/p>\n

A Minnesota State Patrol officer reported seeing a vehicle weaving on Paul Bunyan Drive Southeast.<\/p>\n

The complaint says the vehicle crossed the center line and later drove over the fog line.<\/p>\n

The vehicle was stopped near the 600 block of Washington Avenue.<\/p>\n

Court records say the vehicle stopped near the Lueken\u2019s South parking lot.<\/p>\n

The complaint says the vehicle then moved forward before stopping in the parking lot.<\/p>\n

\"Mugshot<\/p>\n

Rachel Lynn Northbird<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Breath Test Alleged In Complaint<\/h2>\n

The officer reported signs of impairment during contact with Northbird.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Northbird had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech.<\/p>\n

Court records also allege a strong odor of alcohol was noted.<\/p>\n

Northbird allegedly said she was trying to go home.<\/p>\n

The complaint says her home was north of the stop location.<\/p>\n

However, the vehicle had been traveling south, according to court records.<\/p>\n

Northbird was asked to take field sobriety tests.<\/p>\n

The complaint says she did not perform those tests satisfactorily.<\/p>\n

A preliminary breath test allegedly showed a result of 0.179.<\/p>\n

Northbird was then arrested and taken to the Beltrami County Jail.<\/p>\n

Authorities later conducted a breath test after the required process.<\/p>\n

The complaint says the DMT breath test showed a 0.16 result at 2:12 a.m.<\/p>\n

Court records also cite a prior third-degree DWI conviction from April 3, 2019.<\/p>\n

Case details may be searched through the Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a> system.<\/p>\n

All charges are allegations. Northbird 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":"

Bemidji (trfnews.i234.me) – A Bemidji woman is facing gross misdemeanor DWI charges in Beltrami County District Court. Rachel Lynn Northbird, 42, has been charged in Beltrami County Court following a May 1 traffic stop in Bemidji. The case was filed in Minnesota\u2019s 9th Judicial District under court file number 04-CR-26-999. Charges Filed In Beltrami County… Continue reading Bemidji Woman Charged In DWI Case<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28320,"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":[1633,10084,14766,10915,10641,17341],"class_list":["post-28318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-beltrami-county-court","tag-bemidji-dwi","tag-bemidji-news","tag-gross-misdemeanor-dwi","tag-minnesota-dwi-charge","tag-rachel-lynn-northbird","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28318","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=28318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}