{"id":35365,"date":"2026-06-30T04:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=35365"},"modified":"2026-06-28T05:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T10:14:15","slug":"detroit-lakes-jail-books-jones-on-dwi-refusal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/detroit-lakes-jail-books-jones-on-dwi-refusal\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lakes Jail Books Jones on DWI Refusal"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Detroit Lakes Jail Books Jones on DWI Refusal<\/h2>\n<p><strong>DETROIT LAKES, Minn.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A 62-year-old man was booked into the Becker County Jail on Saturday, June 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record identifies the man as Thomas Ray Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Jones was listed with two alleged traffic offenses.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations include refusing a chemical test and driving after license revocation.<\/p>\n<p>No estimated release date appeared in the booking information provided.<\/p>\n<h2>Test Refusal Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The first listed offense falls under Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 2.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation involves refusing to submit to a chemical test.<\/p>\n<p>The booking description mentions a breath test refusal or test failure.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law makes certain chemical test refusals a crime.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the law through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><!-- Replace the image URL below with the mugshot URL from WordPress. --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JONES-THOMAS-RAY.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Ray Jones booking photo\" \/><figcaption>Thomas Ray Jones booking photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Driving After Revocation Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The second listed offense involves driving after revocation.<\/p>\n<p>That allegation falls under Minnesota Statute 171.24, subdivision 2.<\/p>\n<p>The law covers driving while a license or driving privilege remains revoked.<\/p>\n<p>The full statute is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information does not explain why Jones\u2019 license was allegedly revoked.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide details about the traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>No vehicle description or arrest location was included.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Details Remain Limited<\/h2>\n<p>The available record does not list a court date or bond amount.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not state whether prosecutors have filed formal charges.<\/p>\n<p>Booking allegations may change after prosecutors review the case.<\/p>\n<p>Court records will provide more details if a criminal case is filed.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.becker.mn.us\/dept\/sheriff\/jail.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Becker County Jail<\/a> is located in Detroit Lakes.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking does not prove that a person committed a crime.<\/p>\n<p>Jones is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Ray Jones, 62, was booked into the Becker County Jail on June 27 on alleged test refusal and driving after revocation offenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35366,"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":[17733,7429,929,883,3505,13505,926,11819,4367],"class_list":["post-35365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-books","tag-detroit","tag-dwi","tag-jail","tag-jones","tag-lakes","tag-recently","tag-refusal","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35365","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=35365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35367,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35365\/revisions\/35367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}