{"id":35086,"date":"2026-06-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=35086"},"modified":"2026-06-26T05:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:31:26","slug":"fergus-falls-brian-hauge-serving-dwi-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-brian-hauge-serving-dwi-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls: Brian Hauge Serving DWI Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fergus Falls: Brian Hauge Serving DWI Sentence<\/h2>\n

FERGUS FALLS, OTTER TAIL COUNTY<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Brian Robert Hauge entered the Otter Tail County Jail on June 25, 2026.<\/p>\n

Hauge, 56, is listed as serving a sentence for a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

The jail record identifies the offense as refusing a chemical test in a driving while impaired case.<\/p>\n

The entry cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 2(2).<\/p>\n

The record lists inmate identification number 002600000562.<\/p>\n

Sentenced Status Listed<\/h2>\n

The jail roster marks Hauge\u2019s case status as sentenced.<\/p>\n

That wording differs from an initial arrest or pending-charge listing.<\/p>\n

The available entry does not state the sentence length.<\/p>\n

It also does not provide a projected release date or court file number.<\/p>\n

No police officer names appear in the supplied information.<\/p>\n

The record does not identify where the reported driving incident occurred.<\/p>\n

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Brian Robert Hauge booking photo. Source: Otter Tail County Jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chemical Test Refusal Law<\/h2>\n

Minnesota law makes certain chemical test refusals a crime.<\/p>\n

The cited section covers refusal to provide blood or urine required by a search warrant.<\/p>\n

A judge must authorize that type of warrant based on the legal standard.<\/p>\n

The short jail entry does not describe the warrant or requested sample.<\/p>\n

It also does not provide any reported alcohol concentration.<\/p>\n

The record does not say whether another DWI count was filed.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a> through the state Revisor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Official Custody Information<\/h2>\n

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

The county provides a public in-custody list for current jail information.<\/p>\n

Custody records can change after release, transfer, or another court order.<\/p>\n

The roster may not show every detail from the court case.<\/p>\n

Current records are available through the Otter Tail County in-custody list<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a> may provide public case information.<\/p>\n

Some records may be delayed, restricted, or unavailable online.<\/p>\n

Readers should use official county and court sources for current information.<\/p>\n

This report is based on the supplied Otter Tail County jail entry.<\/p>\n

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

Brian Robert Hauge, 56, entered the Otter Tail County Jail on June 25, 2026, while serving a gross misdemeanor DWI test-refusal sentence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35087,"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":[17733,7298,883,827,1375,19926,11819,3891,7252],"class_list":["post-35086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-brian","tag-dwi","tag-falls","tag-fergus","tag-hauge","tag-recently","tag-sentence","tag-serving","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35086","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=35086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35088,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35086\/revisions\/35088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}