{"id":36583,"date":"2026-07-07T14:49:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=36583"},"modified":"2026-07-05T08:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:12:58","slug":"otter-tail-county-man-booked-on-two-dwi-counts-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/otter-tail-county-man-booked-on-two-dwi-counts-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Otter Tail County Man Booked on Two DWI Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Otter Tail County Man Booked on Two DWI Counts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Otter Tail County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Michael Kurt Anderson, 38, was booked into the county jail on July 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record lists two active gross misdemeanor driving while impaired charges. Both charges were pending when the record was released.<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Details<\/h2>\n<p>One charge cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(5)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The charge alleges Anderson operated a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher.<\/p>\n<p>The law covers alcohol measurements taken while driving or within two hours afterward.<\/p>\n<p>The second charge cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.25, subdivision 1(a)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That charge alleges second-degree impaired driving with two or more aggravating factors.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry does not identify the alleged aggravating factors. It also provides no details about the reported traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Replace the placeholder below with the approved mugshot image URL. --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 500px; width: 193px; height: 129px; margin: 0px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Anderson-Michael-Kurt.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Kurt Anderson booking photo\" \/><figcaption style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">Michael Kurt Anderson booking photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Record Lists Active Charges<\/h2>\n<p>The record identifies Anderson by his full name and age. It lists booking number 002600000603.<\/p>\n<p>No vehicle description or reported alcohol test result appeared in the supplied booking information.<\/p>\n<p>The record also did not provide a court date. Future filings may provide more information about the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Second-degree DWI is classified as a gross misdemeanor under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the <a href=\"https:\/\/ottertailcounty.gov\/public-safety-law\/detention\/jail-in-custody-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Otter Tail County custody list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The county states that its online custody information updates every two hours.<\/p>\n<p>Custody records can change following release, transfer, or a court order.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Remain Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt. Anderson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Pending case information may be available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online system<\/a>.<\/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<p><small>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Kurt Anderson, 38, was booked in Otter Tail County jail on two active DWI charges, including second-degree impaired driving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36584,"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":[17733,2960,768,883,151,3958,11819,3959,2005],"class_list":["post-36583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-counts","tag-county","tag-dwi","tag-man","tag-otter","tag-recently","tag-tail","tag-two","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36583","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=36583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36585,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36583\/revisions\/36585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}