{"id":29522,"date":"2026-05-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=29522"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:02:19","slug":"hibbing-man-charged-in-beltrami-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/hibbing-man-charged-in-beltrami-traffic-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Hibbing Man Charged In Beltrami Traffic Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beltrami County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Hibbing man is facing two gross misdemeanor charges after a traffic stop in Beltrami County.<\/p>\n

Cole Richard Scovill, 27, of Hibbing, was charged in Beltrami County District Court. The case was filed under court file number 04-CR-26-1076.<\/p>\n

The charges stem from a May 8, 2026, traffic stop near Artesian Spring Road NE and Spangrud Court NE.<\/p>\n

Traffic Stop Leads To License Check<\/h2>\n

According to the criminal complaint, a Beltrami County deputy saw a westbound vehicle speeding.<\/p>\n

The complaint says the vehicle was clocked at 65 mph in a 55 mph zone.<\/p>\n

The deputy then stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as Cole Richard Scovill.<\/p>\n

Scovill allegedly admitted he had been speeding, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

Authorities then checked his license status.<\/p>\n

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Cole Richard Scovill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ignition Interlock Allegation<\/h2>\n

The complaint states Scovill\u2019s license was revoked.<\/p>\n

It also says he had a restriction requiring an ignition interlock device.<\/p>\n

Scovill allegedly told the deputy he was driving his girlfriend\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n

The complaint says that the vehicle did not have the required ignition interlock device.<\/p>\n

Scovill is charged with driving without a required ignition interlock device. That charge falls under Minnesota Statute 171.09<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He is also charged with driving after revocation while required to use an ignition interlock. That charge falls under Minnesota Statute 171.24<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Possible Penalties<\/h2>\n

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

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

The complaint lists both charges as gross misdemeanors.<\/p>\n

Court documents also cite prior driving-related convictions in Scovill\u2019s criminal history.<\/p>\n

Those include prior driving after revocation offenses since 2024.<\/p>\n

The complaint also lists earlier convictions for careless driving and misdemeanor DWI.<\/p>\n

A criminal complaint is not a conviction.<\/p>\n

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

For more information on Minnesota ignition interlock rules, visit the Minnesota Department of Public Safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Beltrami County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Hibbing man is facing two gross misdemeanor charges after a traffic stop in Beltrami County. Cole Richard Scovill, 27, of Hibbing, was charged in Beltrami County District Court. The case was filed under court file number 04-CR-26-1076. The charges stem from a May 8, 2026, traffic stop near Artesian Spring… Continue reading Hibbing Man Charged In Beltrami Traffic Stop<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29523,"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":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_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":[1212,17684,1322,11253,6536,14871,786],"class_list":["post-29522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-beltrami-county","tag-cole-richard-scovill","tag-driving-after-revocation","tag-hibbing-mn","tag-ignition-interlock","tag-minnesota-court-news","tag-trf-news","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29522","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=29522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}