{"id":32721,"date":"2026-06-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=32721"},"modified":"2026-06-11T06:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:01:15","slug":"east-grand-forks-dwi-case-0-17-breath-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/east-grand-forks-dwi-case-0-17-breath-test\/","title":{"rendered":"East Grand Forks DWI Case: 0.17 Breath Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

East Grand Forks DWI Case: 0.17 Breath Test<\/h2>\n
East Grand Forks<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Jaxon Wendell Sands is facing two gross misdemeanor DWI charges in Polk County District Court.<\/p>\n

The case was filed on May 26, 2026, in Minnesota\u2019s Ninth Judicial District. The court file number is 60-CR-26-702.<\/p>\n

Sands, of Alvarado, is charged with third-degree driving while impaired. One count alleges driving under the influence of alcohol. A second count alleges driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.<\/p>\n

Both charges are listed as gross misdemeanors. Minnesota law says third-degree DWI applies when one aggravating factor is present. More information is available through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Traffic Stop In East Grand Forks<\/h2>\n

According to the criminal complaint, the stop happened early May 24, 2026.<\/p>\n

Police said a gray 2021 Ford F-150 was seen driving north on Demers Avenue. The complaint says the vehicle crossed the center line several times.<\/p>\n

Authorities also said the vehicle weaved within its lane. Police reported that it nearly struck a highway median after overcorrecting.<\/p>\n

The complaint says officers activated emergency lights. The vehicle allegedly took about 50 seconds to stop.<\/p>\n

Sands was identified through a Minnesota driver\u2019s license. Police said they noticed slurred speech while speaking with him.<\/p>\n

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Jaxon Wendell Sands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Breath Test Allegations<\/h2>\n

The complaint says Sands denied drinking alcohol that night. Police then asked him to perform field sobriety tests.<\/p>\n

Authorities reported several signs of impairment during those tests. They included balance issues, bloodshot eyes, and watery eyes.<\/p>\n

Police said a preliminary breath test showed a result of 0.183 BrAC. Sands was then arrested on suspicion of DWI.<\/p>\n

At the East Grand Forks Police Department, Sands agreed to provide a breath sample. The complaint says a DMT-G breath test showed 0.17 BrAC.<\/p>\n

The complaint also says multiple open cans of Busch Light Apple were later found in the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Court Case Continues<\/h2>\n

Court records say Sands was cited for third-degree driving while impaired. A review of his driving record showed no prior alcohol-related convictions.<\/p>\n

The charges remain allegations at this stage. Sands is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

Public case information can be searched through Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>. Polk County District Court information is available through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jaxon Wendell Sands faces two gross misdemeanor DWI counts in East Grand Forks after a traffic stop and 0.17 breath test, court records say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32722,"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":[18306,10430,871,772,883,819,820,457,4366],"class_list":["post-32721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-18306","tag-breath","tag-case","tag-crime","tag-dwi","tag-east","tag-forks","tag-grand","tag-test","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32721","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=32721"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32723,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32721\/revisions\/32723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}