{"id":35559,"date":"2026-07-01T06:14:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=35559"},"modified":"2026-06-28T15:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T20:34:47","slug":"bemidji-man-charged-in-ignition-interlock-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-man-charged-in-ignition-interlock-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Man Charged in Ignition Interlock Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji Man Charged in Ignition Interlock Case<\/h2>\n

Bemidji<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Michael Jason Throne faces two driving charges in Beltrami County District Court.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege Throne drove while his license was revoked. They also allege his vehicle lacked a required ignition interlock device.<\/p>\n

Court records identify the case as 04-CR-26-1310. The charges remain allegations. Throne is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n

Two Charges Filed<\/h2>\n

The complaint lists one gross misdemeanor and one misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

Count one accuses Throne of operating a vehicle without a required ignition interlock device.<\/p>\n

The charge carries a maximum sentence of 364 days in jail, a $3,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n

Count two alleges driving after revocation. That charge carries up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota\u2019s license restriction law<\/a> and revoked license law<\/a> online.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Throne held a restricted license tied to alcohol or controlled substance rules.<\/p>\n

Under that restriction, the vehicle needed a certified and working interlock device.<\/p>\n

An interlock device tests a driver\u2019s breath before allowing a vehicle to start.<\/p>\n

Traffic Stop Described<\/h2>\n

According to the complaint, law enforcement received information that Throne was driving a vehicle.<\/p>\n

The vehicle reportedly had dark window tint. It also had a cracked windshield that blocked the driver\u2019s view.<\/p>\n

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Michael Jason Throne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An officer later saw the vehicle near Washington Avenue Southeast and Roosevelt Road Southeast.<\/p>\n

The officer stopped the vehicle because of the window tint, according to the filing.<\/p>\n

Throne was sitting in the driver\u2019s seat. He provided a paper copy of his revoked license.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Throne admitted the vehicle lacked an ignition interlock device.<\/p>\n

He also said he was required to use one. Throne was arrested and taken to the Beltrami County Jail.<\/p>\n

Complaint Lists Different Dates<\/h2>\n

Court documents contain two different dates.<\/p>\n

The charging counts list June 8, 2026, as the alleged offense date.<\/p>\n

The probable cause section describes the traffic stop as occurring on June 5, 2026.<\/p>\n

The complaint does not explain the difference.<\/p>\n

The provided filing does not allege impaired driving during the stop.<\/p>\n

No alcohol or drug test result appears in the complaint excerpt.<\/p>\n

Case information may be available through the Minnesota Court Records Online system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No court outcome was included in the complaint provided for this report.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Bemidji man faces two driving charges after deputies say he drove with a revoked license and without a required ignition interlock device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35560,"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":[12],"tags":[1224,871,770,772,20121,13040,151],"class_list":["post-35559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-bemidji","tag-case","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-ignition","tag-interlock","tag-man","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35559","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=35559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35561,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35559\/revisions\/35561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}