{"id":31118,"date":"2026-06-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=31118"},"modified":"2026-05-31T08:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:53:46","slug":"detroit-lakes-driver-charged-in-interlock-case-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/detroit-lakes-driver-charged-in-interlock-case-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lakes Driver Charged In Interlock Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Detroit Lakes Driver Charged In Interlock Case<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Detroit Lakes<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) &#8211; Phoenix Karyn-Evonne Badboy is facing a gross misdemeanor charge in Becker County District Court.<\/p>\n<p>The case stems from an April 16, 2026, traffic stop in Detroit Lakes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the criminal complaint, Badboy is charged with violating an ignition interlock restriction.<\/p>\n<p>The charge was filed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 171.09<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The case is listed as Becker County Court File No. 03-CR-26-776.<\/p>\n<h2>Traffic Stop On Highway 59<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint says the stop happened at about 4:42 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>A black 2004 Chevrolet Classic was traveling on U.S. Highway 59.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle was north of Minnesota Highway 34 in Detroit Lakes.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said two large signs were taped to the rear window.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says the signs limited the driver\u2019s rear view.<\/p>\n<p>Badboy was identified as the driver during the stop.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, Badboy\u2019s driving privileges carried an ignition interlock restriction.<\/p>\n<h2>Ignition Interlock Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota law requires some restricted drivers to use a certified ignition interlock device.<\/p>\n<p>State law describes the ignition interlock program under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 171.306<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint alleges the Chevrolet Classic did not have a working ignition interlock device installed.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phoenix-Karyn-Evonne-Badboy.jpg\" alt=\"Mugshot of Phoenix Karyn-Evonne Badboy\" \/><em>Phoenix Karyn-Evonne Badboy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Badboy is charged with being in physical control of a vehicle without the required device.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint lists the offense date as April 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The offense level is a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum sentence listed in the complaint is 364 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>The charge also carries a possible $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Continues In Becker County<\/h2>\n<p>The case was filed in Becker County District Court.<\/p>\n<p>That court is part of Minnesota\u2019s Seventh Judicial District.<\/p>\n<p>Public court information may be searched through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A charge is not a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Badboy is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phoenix Badboy faces a gross misdemeanor charge in Detroit Lakes after a traffic stop found no ignition interlock device, court records say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31120,"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":[871,770,772,929,943,13040,926],"class_list":["post-31118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-case","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-detroit","tag-driver","tag-interlock","tag-lakes","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31118","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=31118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31121,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31118\/revisions\/31121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}