{"id":37144,"date":"2026-07-11T16:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T21:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=37144"},"modified":"2026-07-09T05:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:31:30","slug":"detroit-lakes-ryan-ratsey-booked-on-drug-dwi-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/detroit-lakes-ryan-ratsey-booked-on-drug-dwi-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lakes: Ryan Ratsey Booked on Drug, DWI Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Detroit Lakes: Ryan Ratsey Booked on Drug, DWI Counts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>DETROIT LAKES<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Ryan Vernon Charles Ratsey, 40, was booked into the Becker County Jail on July 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists two alleged offenses.<\/p>\n<p>One involves fifth-degree controlled substance sales.<\/p>\n<p>The other involves fourth-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>No estimated release date appeared in the booking information provided.<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Details<\/h2>\n<p>The drug allegation is listed under Minnesota Statute 152.025, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>That law covers the unlawful sale of a mixture containing a Schedule IV controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the law through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/152.025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The DWI allegation is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.27, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law describes fourth-degree DWI as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The full statute is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Legislature\u2019s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: 140px; max-width: 500px; height: 159px; margin: 0px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RATSEY-RYAN-Vernon-Charles.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Vernon Charles Ratsey booking photo\" \/><figcaption style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">Ryan Vernon Charles Ratsey booking photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The supplied booking details do not identify the substance involved.<\/p>\n<p>They also do not provide the alleged sale amount or location.<\/p>\n<p>The record gives no details about the reported driving conduct.<\/p>\n<p>It does not list any test results or arrest circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied details also provide no court file number.<\/p>\n<p>No bail amount or sentencing information was included.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckercountymn.gov\/dept\/sheriff\/jail.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Becker County Jail<\/a> is located in Detroit Lakes.<\/p>\n<p>The county publishes jail information through its official website.<\/p>\n<h2>What Happens Next<\/h2>\n<p>Ratsey may appear in court after prosecutors review the case.<\/p>\n<p>Any filed charges may differ from the jail booking descriptions.<\/p>\n<p>Court records may later include hearing dates, bail conditions, or other case information.<\/p>\n<p>Those records can be searched through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A judge may review release conditions during a court hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The available booking entry does not show whether that occurred.<\/p>\n<p>A booking record only shows that a person entered a jail.<\/p>\n<p>It does not prove that a crime occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Ratsey is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations remain pending unless resolved through the legal process.<\/p>\n<p>Jail information can change after court hearings or custody decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Release dates may also change without notice.<\/p>\n<p>This report is based on booking information dated July 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>It may be updated when official court records become available.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole, reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Vernon Charles Ratsey, 40, was booked into the Becker County Jail on July 8 on alleged drug sale and fourth-degree DWI offenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37145,"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":[17733,2960,929,1191,883,926,20816,11819,2833],"class_list":["post-37144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-counts","tag-detroit","tag-drug","tag-dwi","tag-lakes","tag-ratsey","tag-recently","tag-ryan","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37144","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=37144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37146,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37144\/revisions\/37146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}