{"id":33122,"date":"2026-06-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=33122"},"modified":"2026-06-15T05:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:02:19","slug":"bismarck-man-booked-in-cass-county-dwi-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bismarck-man-booked-in-cass-county-dwi-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Bismarck Man Booked In Cass County DWI Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bismarck Man Booked In Cass County DWI Case<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CASS COUNTY, MN<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Michael James Turman, 44, of Bismarck, North Dakota, was booked into the Cass County Jail on Sunday, June 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The booking time was listed as 2:15 p.m. Jail records list Turman as a recently booked adult.<\/p>\n<h2>DWI-Related Booking Details<\/h2>\n<p>The booking report lists two DWI-related allegations. One count cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20.2(1). That section involves refusal to submit to a chemical test.<\/p>\n<p>The listed test-refusal language includes breath testing. It also notes test refusal or failure.<\/p>\n<p>A second listed count cites Minnesota Statute 169A.25.1(a). The booking text describes it as second-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>The same entry says the allegation involved two or more aggravating factors. No further case details were provided in the booking notice.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px 0;\">\n<p><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\/Turman-Michael-James.png\" alt=\"Mugshot of Michael James Turman\" \/><em>Michael James Turman&#8217;s booking photo.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Minnesota DWI Law<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota law treats test refusal as a separate crime in certain DWI cases. State law also outlines when second-degree DWI may apply.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the test-refusal statute through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The second-degree DWI statute is also available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record does not describe the traffic stop. It also does not list any crashes or injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not state whether alcohol, drugs, or another substance was involved. It also does not provide court dates.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Status<\/h2>\n<p>DWI cases in Minnesota may involve both criminal and driver\u2019s license issues. Those matters are handled through separate legal steps.<\/p>\n<p>Information about the jail is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casscountymn.gov\/1321\/Detention-Center-Jail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass County Detention Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An arrest is not a conviction. Turman is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>This report is based on booking information available at this time. More details may be released through court records.<\/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>Michael James Turman of Bismarck was booked in Cass County on DWI test refusal and second-degree DWI allegations, jail records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33124,"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":[5076,17733,871,767,768,883,151,11819],"class_list":["post-33122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-bismarck","tag-booked","tag-case","tag-cass","tag-county","tag-dwi","tag-man","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33122","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=33122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33125,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33122\/revisions\/33125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}