{"id":32912,"date":"2026-06-15T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=32912"},"modified":"2026-06-13T08:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:01:09","slug":"detroit-lakes-booking-dannell-pihlaja-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/detroit-lakes-booking-dannell-pihlaja-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lakes Booking: Dannell Pihlaja Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Detroit Lakes Booking: Dannell Pihlaja Arrested<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Detroit Lakes<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2014 Dannell Lavern Pihlaja, 73, was recently booked into the Becker County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>The booking date listed for Pihlaja was June 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>No estimated release date was listed in the booking information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The listed offense involved a Minnesota driver\u2019s license restriction.<\/p>\n<p>The record cites Minnesota Statute 171.09.1(g).<\/p>\n<p>The listed offense says Pihlaja drove, operated, or controlled a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record lists the case as an arrest of an adult.<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Details<\/h2>\n<p>Pihlaja was identified in the booking record as Dannell Lavern Pihlaja.<\/p>\n<p>The age listed in the record was 73.<\/p>\n<p>The offense was recorded as a driver\u2019s license restriction matter.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not list a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>A booking is not proof of guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Pihlaja is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PIHLAJA-DANNELL-LAVERN.jpg\" alt=\"Mugshot of Dannell Lavern Pihlaja\" \/><em>Mugshot: Becker County Jail booking photo.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Ignition Interlock Law<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota law includes rules for restricted licenses and ignition interlock devices.<\/p>\n<p>An ignition interlock device tests breath alcohol before a vehicle can start.<\/p>\n<p>The device is used when a driver must meet certain license conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Under Minnesota law, some restricted drivers must use a certified device.<\/p>\n<p>The law can apply when a person drives a vehicle without that device.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the statute through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the ignition interlock program is listed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 171.306<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Becker County Jail Information<\/h2>\n<p>The Becker County Jail is located in Detroit Lakes.<\/p>\n<p>Official jail information is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.becker.mn.us\/dept\/sheriff\/jail.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becker County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Future court updates may appear through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This report is based on the booking information provided.<\/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>Dannell Lavern Pihlaja, 73, was booked into Becker County Jail on a listed ignition interlock driving restriction offense in Detroit Lakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32913,"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":[1837,17733,7789,18932,929,926,18933,11819],"class_list":["post-32912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-arrested","tag-booked","tag-booking","tag-dannell","tag-detroit","tag-lakes","tag-pihlaja","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32912","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=32912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33088,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32912\/revisions\/33088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}