{"id":35652,"date":"2026-07-02T04:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=35652"},"modified":"2026-06-29T05:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:13:16","slug":"moorhead-woman-booked-on-second-degree-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/moorhead-woman-booked-on-second-degree-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Moorhead Woman Booked on Second-Degree DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Moorhead Woman Booked on Second-Degree DWI Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Moorhead<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Melanie Beth Aamodt, 63, was booked into the Clay County Jail late Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The booking occurred at 11:48 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Moorhead Police Department was listed as the arresting agency.<\/p>\n<p>Booking records list two alleged second-degree driving while impaired offenses.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Listed in Booking Record<\/h2>\n<p>One count alleges second-degree DWI involving alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The second count alleges second-degree DWI with a test result of 0.08 or higher.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied information did not include a crash, injury, or traffic stop location.<\/p>\n<p>It also did not provide the measured alcohol concentration.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px 0;\"><!-- Replace the placeholder below with the official mugshot image URL. --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AAMODT-MELANIE-BETH.jpg\" alt=\"Mugshot of Melanie Beth Aamodt\" \/><em>Melanie Beth Aamodt<\/em><\/div>\n<h2>Minnesota DWI Law<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169a.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.25<\/a> describes second-degree DWI as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The statute connects that charge with specific aggravating factors.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record did not identify the alleged factors in this case.<\/p>\n<p>More details could appear in a criminal complaint or a later court filing.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Information Remains Limited<\/h2>\n<p>The record did not list a court date, bail amount, or case number.<\/p>\n<p>It also did not show whether Aamodt remained in custody on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can check the <a href=\"https:\/\/claycountymn.gov\/1454\/Inmate-Roster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clay County inmate roster<\/a> for updated custody information.<\/p>\n<p>The county warns that roster information can change or contain errors.<\/p>\n<p>The county also says the information should not support legal action.<\/p>\n<p>Public court filings may later appear through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those records may include hearing dates, charging documents, and case updates.<\/p>\n<h2>Presumption of Innocence<\/h2>\n<p>An arrest is not a finding of guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Aamodt is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Charges may be changed, amended, or dismissed as a case moves forward.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News will update this report if authorities release more information.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper, reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melanie Beth Aamodt, 63, was booked in Clay County after Moorhead police alleged two second-degree impaired-driving offenses Sunday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35653,"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":[17733,959,883,1346,11819,1066,620],"class_list":["post-35652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-charges","tag-dwi","tag-moorhead","tag-recently","tag-seconddegree","tag-woman","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35652","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=35652"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35654,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35652\/revisions\/35654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}