{"id":31143,"date":"2026-06-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=31143"},"modified":"2026-05-31T10:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:03:25","slug":"detroit-lakes-man-charged-after-traffic-stop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/detroit-lakes-man-charged-after-traffic-stop-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lakes Man Charged After Traffic Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detroit Lakes Man Charged After Traffic Stop<\/h2>\n

Detroit Lakes<\/a> (trfnews.i234.me)<\/strong> \u2014 A Detroit Lakes man is facing two charges after a traffic stop in Becker County.<\/p>\n

According to a criminal complaint filed in Becker County District Court, Tyler Ray Kertscher is charged with failure to provide insurance information and driving after revocation.<\/p>\n

The case is filed in Minnesota\u2019s Seventh Judicial District. Court records list the case number as 03-CR-26-686.<\/p>\n

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

Kertscher is charged with a gross misdemeanor for failure to provide insurance information.<\/p>\n

That charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n

He is also charged with misdemeanor driving after revocation.<\/p>\n

That charge carries a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.<\/p>\n

The complaint cites Minnesota Statute 169.791<\/a> for the insurance charge.<\/p>\n

It also cites Minnesota Statute 171.24<\/a> for the revoked-license charge.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Ray Kertscher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Traffic Stop Details<\/h2>\n

The complaint says the stop happened on Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes.<\/p>\n

A law enforcement officer reported seeing a northbound vehicle with one working headlight.<\/p>\n

The vehicle was stopped at about 1:09 a.m.<\/p>\n

The driver was identified as Tyler Ray Kertscher, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

Court documents say Kertscher\u2019s driving privileges were revoked at the time.<\/p>\n

The complaint also says he could not provide proof that the vehicle was insured.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege Kertscher knew, or had reason to know, his license was revoked.<\/p>\n

They also allege he failed to provide the required insurance information.<\/p>\n

Prior Convictions Listed<\/h2>\n

The complaint says Kertscher had prior insurance-related convictions.<\/p>\n

Those convictions are listed from incidents in 2022 and 2024.<\/p>\n

The complaint also states he has four convictions for driving without a license.<\/p>\n

It also lists a history of failing to appear or pay fines.<\/p>\n

Court records list the offense date as March 24, 2026.<\/p>\n

The probable cause section lists March 24, 2024.<\/p>\n

No conviction has been entered in this case.<\/p>\n

A criminal complaint is an allegation.<\/p>\n

Kertscher 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":"

A Detroit Lakes man faces insurance and revoked-license charges after a Becker County traffic stop, according to a court complaint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31146,"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":[346,770,772,929,926,151,1222,1644],"class_list":["post-31143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-after","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-detroit","tag-lakes","tag-man","tag-stop","tag-traffic","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31143","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=31143"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31147,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31143\/revisions\/31147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}