{"id":33049,"date":"2026-06-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=33049"},"modified":"2026-06-14T13:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T18:08:12","slug":"euclid-man-charged-in-polk-county-dwi-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/euclid-man-charged-in-polk-county-dwi-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Euclid Man Charged In Polk County DWI Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Euclid Man Charged In Polk County DWI Case<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Polk County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Euclid man is facing a gross misdemeanor DWI charge in Polk County District Court.<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Leroy Sersland, 57, of Euclid, has been charged with second-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>The charge was filed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>. It also references <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.25<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Court records show the alleged offense happened on June 4, 2026. The case is filed as 60-CR-26-771.<\/p>\n<h2>Traffic Stop Reported Near Highway 75<\/h2>\n<p>According to the complaint, a Minnesota State Patrol officer was on patrol around 10:49 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The officer was traveling north on U.S. Highway 75 near Center Street.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint states that a gray 2015 Chevrolet Silverado approached a traffic circle at a slow speed.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle allegedly crossed the solid white fog line. It then moved back into its lane.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says the vehicle continued to swerve within its lane. A traffic stop was then made.<\/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\/06\/SERSLAND-SHANNON-L.jpg\" alt=\"Shannon Leroy Sersland mugshot\" \/><em>Shannon Leroy Sersland<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Complaint Alleges 0.11 BAC<\/h2>\n<p>Sersland was identified by his Minnesota driver\u2019s license, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The officer reported signs of possible alcohol use during the stop.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Sersland first denied using alcohol or drugs before driving.<\/p>\n<p>He later allegedly said he had two beers. He then allegedly said he had four beers.<\/p>\n<p>Field sobriety tests were conducted. The complaint states Sersland did not complete them in a satisfactory way.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary breath test allegedly showed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.11.<\/p>\n<p>Sersland was then arrested on suspicion of DWI. He was taken to the Northwest Regional Corrections Center.<\/p>\n<p>At the jail, a breath test was given at about 12:08 a.m. on June 5.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says that the test also showed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.11.<\/p>\n<h2>Prior Convictions Listed In Complaint<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint lists two prior impaired driving convictions as aggravating factors.<\/p>\n<p>Those include a 2018 DWI conviction in Polk County.<\/p>\n<p>It also lists a 2023 driving under the influence conviction in Grand Forks, North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>Second-degree DWI is a gross misdemeanor in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>The listed maximum sentence is 364 days in jail. It also carries a $3,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n<p>Court records can be reviewed through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A criminal complaint is not a conviction. Sersland 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>Euclid man Shannon Leroy Sersland faces a gross misdemeanor DWI charge in Polk County after court records allege a 0.11 BAC test result.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33050,"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":[871,770,768,772,883,18795,151,895],"class_list":["post-33049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-case","tag-charged","tag-county","tag-crime","tag-dwi","tag-euclid","tag-man","tag-polk","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33049","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=33049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33051,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33049\/revisions\/33051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}