{"id":37444,"date":"2026-07-12T15:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T20:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=37444"},"modified":"2026-07-11T10:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T15:29:11","slug":"bemidji-booking-lists-dwi-insurance-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-booking-lists-dwi-insurance-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Booking Lists DWI, Insurance Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bemidji Booking Lists DWI, Insurance Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bemidji<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Emily Johnson was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on July 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied jail record lists two charges under case number 25021778.<\/p>\n<p>One charge alleges drug-related driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>The second alleges failure to carry proof of insurance while driving.<\/p>\n<p>Both charges are assigned to the District Court.<\/p>\n<p>No court date appeared in the supplied record.<\/p>\n<h2>Drug-Related DWI Charge<\/h2>\n<p>The DWI count cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(7)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That law covers driving with certain Schedule I or II substances in the body.<\/p>\n<p>It also covers metabolites from those controlled substances.<\/p>\n<p>The listed provision excludes cannabis, hemp products, and tetrahydrocannabinols.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record classifies this count as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>However, the record does not identify the alleged substance.<\/p>\n<p>It also gives no details about testing or the traffic stop.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px 0;\"><!-- Replace the image source below with the WordPress mugshot URL. --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: 138px; max-width: 500px; height: 140px; margin: 0px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JohnsonEmily1.png\" alt=\"Emily Johnson booking photo\" \/><em>Emily Johnson booking photo. Source: Beltrami County Jail.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Insurance Charge Also Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The second count cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169.791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169.791, subdivision 2(a)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law requires drivers to carry proof of insurance while operating a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers must provide that proof when law enforcement requests it.<\/p>\n<p>A first violation is generally treated as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied record lists Johnson\u2019s insurance count as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not state whether insurance coverage was active.<\/p>\n<p>It only lists the alleged failure to carry proof.<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Information<\/h2>\n<p>The roster lists Johnson at 5 feet tall and 160 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>It lists brown hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The bail or fine field showed $0.00 when the information was provided.<\/p>\n<p>That entry does not necessarily mean Johnson was released without conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Release terms may change after a court review.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied record did not include a detailed incident report.<\/p>\n<p>It also did not identify the alleged incident location.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beltramicountymn.gov\/our-government\/buildings-and-locations\/adult-correction-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beltrami County Adult Correction Center<\/a> is located in Bemidji.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking records a person\u2019s entry into custody.<\/p>\n<p>It does not prove any criminal allegation.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Charges can be changed, dismissed, or resolved as the case moves forward.<\/p>\n<p>Future filings may provide details about the alleged substance, testing, and insurance status.<\/p>\n<p>Public case information may be available through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That service provides access to many public District Court records.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole, reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emily Johnson was booked in Bemidji on alleged drug-related DWI and proof-of-insurance charges, according to Beltrami County Jail records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37445,"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":[1224,17733,7789,959,883,1701,13963,11819],"class_list":["post-37444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-bemidji","tag-booked","tag-booking","tag-charges","tag-dwi","tag-insurance","tag-lists","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37444","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=37444"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37446,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37444\/revisions\/37446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}