{"id":29684,"date":"2026-05-23T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=29684"},"modified":"2026-05-22T05:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:01:30","slug":"michael-rainey-held-in-beltrami-county-dwi-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/michael-rainey-held-in-beltrami-county-dwi-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Rainey Held In Beltrami County DWI Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beltrami County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Michael Rainey is being held in the Beltrami County Jail following DWI-related charges filed in District Court.<\/p>\n

According to booking information, Rainey was taken into custody on May 21, 2026. Jail records list him on a hold with a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n

Rainey is listed as 6 feet, 4 inches tall and 300 pounds. The jail record lists black hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n

Charges Listed In District Court<\/h2>\n

The case number listed is 26-007581. Rainey faces three listed charges tied to traffic and driving laws.<\/p>\n

One charge alleges DWI for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. That charge is listed as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

A second charge alleges first-degree DWI. The booking entry says the charge involves a previous felony DWI conviction. That charge is listed as a felony.<\/p>\n

A third charge alleges a driver\u2019s license restriction violation. The entry says it involves operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device. That charge is listed as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

\"MichaelMichael Rainey booking image.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n

The court branch listed for the charges is the District Court. No court date was listed in the booking details provided.<\/p>\n

Under Minnesota law, DWI cases may involve several charge levels. The level can depend on prior cases and other factors.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota DWI statutes through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>. First-degree DWI law is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.24<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information about Minnesota driver licensing is available through Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The charges are allegations. Rainey 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 Michael Rainey is being held in the Beltrami County Jail following DWI-related charges filed in District Court. According to booking information, Rainey was taken into custody on May 21, 2026. Jail records list him on a hold with a bail or fine amount of $0.00. Rainey is listed as 6 feet,… Continue reading Michael Rainey Held In Beltrami County DWI Case<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29685,"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":[16518],"tags":[1223,11498,5260,17733,871,768,883,8832,3148,6536,801,17737,12872,17789,11819,786],"class_list":["post-29684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami","tag-beltrami-county-dwi","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-booked","tag-case","tag-county","tag-dwi","tag-first-degree-dwi","tag-held","tag-ignition-interlock","tag-michael","tag-michael-rainey","tag-minnesota-dwi-charges","tag-rainey","tag-recently","tag-trf-news","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29684","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=29684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}