Melinda Sue Ingalls, 40, is charged in Polk County District Court. The case includes two gross misdemeanor DWI counts and one misdemeanor cannabis count.<\/p>\n
The complaint lists June 24, 2026, as the offense date. The probable cause section describes the police contact on June 25.<\/p>\n
Parking Lot Report Led to Search<\/h2>\n
Police were sent to the Dollar General parking lot around 5:39 p.m. A caller reported two people inside a Chevrolet Tahoe.<\/p>\n
The caller said they appeared to be smoking something from tinfoil. Officers contacted Ingalls and a male passenger at the scene.<\/p>\n
Ingalls denied smoking from tinfoil, according to the complaint. She told officers she had driven the Tahoe.<\/p>\n
Police reported seeing tinfoil and a lighter inside the center console. A later search found tinfoil with burned residue.<\/p>\n
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Melinda Sue Ingalls<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe store video showed the Tahoe entering the parking lot, the complaint states. An employee also told police that Ingalls often drove it.<\/p>\n
After checking her driving record, the police arrested Ingalls. Her Minnesota driving privileges had been revoked after a prior DWI case.<\/p>\n
Officers also found suspected marijuana inside a sandwich bag. The complaint says the bag weighed about nine grams.<\/p>\n
Drug Test and Filed Charges<\/h2>\n
Ingalls was taken to the Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston. She later provided a urine sample there.<\/p>\n
The sample tested positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl, according to the complaint. Prosecutors said no listed medication explained those results.<\/p>\n
Ingalls faces one DWI count involving methamphetamine. She faces another DWI count involving fentanyl.<\/p>\n
Each gross misdemeanor count carries up to 364 days in jail. Each also carries a possible $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n
The cannabis charge alleges an open package inside a motor vehicle. That misdemeanor carries up to 90 days in jail.<\/p>\n
It also carries a possible $1,000 fine. The complaint cites two earlier impaired driving convictions as aggravating factors.<\/p>\n
The allegations have not been proven in court. Ingalls is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n
Readers can review Minnesota DWI laws through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>. Public case information is available through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n