{"id":34553,"date":"2026-06-22T05:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=34553"},"modified":"2026-06-22T05:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:50:59","slug":"fergus-falls-booking-ashley-ames-faces-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-booking-ashley-ames-faces-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls Booking: Ashley Ames Faces DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fergus Falls Booking: Ashley Ames Faces DWI Charges<\/h2>\n

FERGUS FALLS, Minn.<\/strong> \u2014 (trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2014 Ashley Erin Ames, 35, was booked into the Otter Tail County Jail.<\/p>\n

The booking was recorded on June 21, 2026. The listed booking number is 002600000549.<\/p>\n

County records list four alcohol-related traffic charges. Three charges are listed as gross misdemeanors.<\/p>\n

The remaining charge is listed as a misdemeanor. All four charges were marked active in the booking record.<\/p>\n

Second-Degree DWI Charge Listed<\/h2>\n

Ames faces a second-degree driving while impaired charge.<\/p>\n

The record cites two or more alleged aggravating factors.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law classifies second-degree DWI as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

The law applies when two or more aggravating factors are alleged.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 169A.25<\/a> for the full legal wording.<\/p>\n

The booking record also lists operating a vehicle while under alcohol’s influence.<\/p>\n

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Ashley Erin Ames booking photo.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alcohol Concentration and Open-Bottle Counts<\/h2>\n

Another charge concerns an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher within two hours.<\/p>\n

That charge appears under Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The statute covers several forms of impaired driving.<\/p>\n

It includes driving under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n

It also covers an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher within two hours.<\/p>\n

Ames also faces a charge under Minnesota’s open-bottle law.<\/p>\n

The cited section addresses drinking or consuming alcohol inside a vehicle.<\/p>\n

The vehicle must be located on a street or highway.<\/p>\n

The public can read Minnesota Statute 169A.35<\/a> for details and exceptions.<\/p>\n

Booking Information and Court Status<\/h2>\n

The Otter Tail County Jail is located in Fergus Falls.<\/p>\n

It holds sentenced and unsentenced prisoners.<\/p>\n

The county’s online custody list<\/a> is updated every two hours.<\/p>\n

Custody information can change after release, transfer, or a court decision.<\/p>\n

A booking record does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

Ames is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

Charges may change as prosecutors review evidence.<\/p>\n

Court records may later show hearings, filings, or case outcomes.<\/p>\n

Readers can check records through the Minnesota Court Records Online portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Ashley Erin Ames, 35, was booked in Fergus Falls on DWI and open-bottle charges, including second-degree DWI, according to county records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34554,"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":[19570,10964,17733,7789,959,883,960,827,1375,11819],"class_list":["post-34553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-ames","tag-ashley","tag-booked","tag-booking","tag-charges","tag-dwi","tag-faces","tag-falls","tag-fergus","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34553","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=34553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34555,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34553\/revisions\/34555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}