{"id":35701,"date":"2026-07-03T09:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=35701"},"modified":"2026-07-03T09:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:12:02","slug":"naytahwaush-crash-ends-in-arrest-of-moorhead-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/naytahwaush-crash-ends-in-arrest-of-moorhead-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Naytahwaush Crash Ends in Arrest of Moorhead Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naytahwaush Crash Ends in Arrest of Moorhead Man<\/h2>\n

NAYTAHWAUSH, Minn.<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2014 A Moorhead man was arrested Saturday after a vehicle struck a building near Naytahwaush, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The crash was reported shortly after 8 p.m. on the 27000 block of County Road 4.<\/p>\n

Deputies and the Naytahwaush ambulance responded after receiving a report of the crash.<\/p>\n

Investigators said the vehicle left the roadway before jumping an approach and landing against a building.<\/p>\n

A resident was inside the building when the vehicle struck it.<\/p>\n

The resident was not injured.<\/p>\n

Driver Found West of Crash Site<\/h2>\n

Authorities identified the accused driver as Charles Ortley, 36, of Moorhead.<\/p>\n

Ortley was found several hundred yards west of the crash scene, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Deputies took him into custody after a short foot pursuit.<\/p>\n

The release did not describe how long deputies searched before finding him.<\/p>\n

\"CharlesCharles Ortley booking photo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Alcohol Bottles and Pills Reported<\/h2>\n

Deputies reported finding open alcohol bottles and pills inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Authorities said Ortley appeared highly intoxicated after he was located.<\/p>\n

He declined to take sobriety tests, according to the sheriff\u2019s office release.<\/p>\n

Witnesses told investigators that Ortley had arrived at a party before the crash.<\/p>\n

Those witnesses said he appeared intoxicated when he arrived, the release stated.<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office did not identify the pills in its public statement.<\/p>\n

The release also did not provide an estimated amount of damage to the building.<\/p>\n

Ortley Transported to Jail<\/h2>\n

Ortley was taken for medical clearance before being transported to jail.<\/p>\n

No formal charges or court date were listed in the release.<\/p>\n

The case could undergo further review before any charges are filed.<\/p>\n

An arrest does not prove that a person committed a crime.<\/p>\n

Ortley is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

Future case information may appear through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Court calendars can change and may not show every matter immediately.<\/p>\n

Impaired-driving resources are available from Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those resources include information about prevention, enforcement, and safe transportation choices.<\/p>\n

Authorities did not release more details about the crash in the statement provided.<\/p>\n

The account is based on the sheriff\u2019s office release and witness statements.<\/p>\n

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

A Moorhead man was arrested after a vehicle left County Road 4, jumped an approach, struck a building, and led to a short pursuit near Naytahwaush.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36189,"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":[884,998,772,905,151,1346,2778],"class_list":["post-35701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-arrest","tag-crash","tag-crime","tag-ends","tag-man","tag-moorhead","tag-naytahwaush","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35701","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=35701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36190,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35701\/revisions\/36190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}