{"id":37892,"date":"2026-07-16T15:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=37892"},"modified":"2026-07-14T05:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:52:38","slug":"becker-county-kier-booked-on-dwi-fleeing-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/becker-county-kier-booked-on-dwi-fleeing-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Becker County: Kier Booked on DWI, Fleeing Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Becker County: Kier Booked on DWI, Fleeing Counts<\/h2>\n

BECKER COUNTY<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Preston Lee Kier, 22, was booked into the Becker County Jail on July 14, 2026.<\/p>\n

The jail entry lists three alleged offenses involving impaired driving and fleeing police.<\/p>\n

No estimated release date appeared in the provided booking information.<\/p>\n

Second-Degree DWI Allegation<\/h2>\n

The first listed count alleges second-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n

The record states that two or more aggravating factors were allegedly present.<\/p>\n

That count cites Minnesota Statute 169A.25<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law lists several possible aggravating factors for DWI cases.<\/p>\n

They can include prior incidents, a high alcohol level, or certain child passengers.<\/p>\n

The booking record does not identify which alleged factors applied in this case.<\/p>\n

Readers can review those definitions under Minnesota Statute 169A.03<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alcohol Concentration Count<\/h2>\n

A second DWI count alleges an alcohol concentration of 0.08 within two hours.<\/p>\n

That allegation cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Preston<\/p>\n

Preston Lee Kier booking photo.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Motor Vehicle Fleeing Count<\/h2>\n

The third count alleges fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n

The booking entry cites Minnesota Statute 609.487<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The provided record does not describe the alleged pursuit.<\/p>\n

It also does not identify the road, city, or time involved.<\/p>\n

No crash, injury, or property damage was listed in the supplied information.<\/p>\n

Case Details Remain Limited<\/h2>\n

The booking information did not include a criminal complaint or probable cause statement.<\/p>\n

Those records could provide more details after they become publicly available.<\/p>\n

No court date or bond amount appeared in the supplied record.<\/p>\n

Readers can check the Becker County Jail website<\/a> for updated custody information.<\/p>\n

Public court information may appear through Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Online records can change as courts and jail staff update their systems.<\/p>\n

Charges Are Allegations<\/h2>\n

A jail booking is an administrative record and does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

Each listed offense remains an allegation unless proven in court.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors may amend, reduce, or decline charges after reviewing the evidence.<\/p>\n

Kier is presumed innocent throughout the court process.<\/p>\n

TRF News will update this report when verified court information becomes available.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole, reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Preston Lee Kier, 22, was booked into the Becker County Jail on July 14 for alleged second-degree DWI and motor vehicle fleeing offenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37893,"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":[927,17733,2960,768,883,2054,21131,11819],"class_list":["post-37892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-becker","tag-booked","tag-counts","tag-county","tag-dwi","tag-fleeing","tag-kier","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37892","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=37892"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37894,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37892\/revisions\/37894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}