{"id":35044,"date":"2026-06-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=35044"},"modified":"2026-06-26T04:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:28:55","slug":"detroit-lakes-michael-buck-booked-on-dwi-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/detroit-lakes-michael-buck-booked-on-dwi-count\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lakes: Michael Buck Booked on DWI Count"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Detroit Lakes: Michael Buck Booked on DWI Count<\/h2>\n<p><strong>DETROIT LAKES, BECKER COUNTY<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Michael James Buck was booked into the Becker County Jail on June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Buck, 32, faces an alleged third-degree driving while impaired charge.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record says one aggravating factor was present during the alleged offense.<\/p>\n<p>The available information does not identify that factor.<\/p>\n<h2>Third-Degree DWI Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The listed offense cites Minnesota Statute 169A.26, subdivision 1(a).<\/p>\n<p>That law applies when an impaired driving offense involves one aggravating factor.<\/p>\n<p>Third-degree DWI is classified as a gross misdemeanor under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry does not describe the events leading to Buck\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>It does not provide a reported alcohol concentration or chemical test result.<\/p>\n<p>The record also does not identify where the alleged offense happened.<\/p>\n<p>No police officer names are included in this report.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"max-width: 600px; margin: 25px auto; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"display: block; width: 156px; max-width: 500px; height: 189px; margin: 0px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BUCK-MICHAEL-JAMES.jpg\" alt=\"Booking photo of Michael James Buck\" \/><figcaption style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">Michael James Buck&#8217;s booking photo. Source: Becker County Jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Booking Information<\/h2>\n<p>The booking record lists June 26 as Buck\u2019s custody date.<\/p>\n<p>No estimated release date appears in the supplied information.<\/p>\n<p>The record also does not provide a bail amount or scheduled court date.<\/p>\n<p>A booking date only shows when jail staff have processed a person.<\/p>\n<p>It does not establish guilt or provide a final court outcome.<\/p>\n<h2>What Minnesota Law Says<\/h2>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 169A.26<\/a> through the state Revisor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The law states that third-degree DWI is a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Possible penalties depend on the case facts and the person\u2019s driving history.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied booking information does not identify any earlier case or conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Official custody information is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.becker.mn.us\/dept\/sheriff\/jail_inmate_info.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Becker County Jail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not prove that a person committed a crime.<\/p>\n<p>Buck is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Charges, court dates, bail terms, and release information may change.<\/p>\n<p>Readers should consult official county and court records for current information.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael James Buck, 32, was booked into the Becker County Jail on June 26, 2026, on an alleged third-degree DWI charge with one aggravating factor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35045,"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":[17733,19875,13170,929,883,926,801,11819],"class_list":["post-35044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-buck","tag-count","tag-detroit","tag-dwi","tag-lakes","tag-michael","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35044","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=35044"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35046,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35044\/revisions\/35046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}