{"id":38004,"date":"2026-07-16T17:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=38004"},"modified":"2026-07-15T06:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:19:06","slug":"fergus-falls-angela-flink-booked-on-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-angela-flink-booked-on-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls: Angela Flink Booked on DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Fergus Falls: Angela Flink Booked on DWI Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fergus Falls<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Angela Elizabeth Flink, 59, was booked into the Otter Tail County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>The booking date was listed as July 13, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists two gross misdemeanor DWI allegations.<\/p>\n<p>It also lists one misdemeanor obstruction allegation.<\/p>\n<p>All three charges were marked active in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The charges remain allegations. Flink is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<h2>Chemical Test Refusal Alleged<\/h2>\n<p>The first charge alleges refusal to submit to chemical testing.<\/p>\n<p>The record references a blood or urine test required through a search warrant.<\/p>\n<p>The charge appears under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry classifies the charge as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The provided information does not describe the traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not state why chemical testing was requested.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Replace the image URL below with the mugshot URL from the WordPress Media Library. --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: 160px; max-width: 500px; height: 107px; margin: 0px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Flink-Angela-Elizabeth.jpg\" alt=\"Angela Elizabeth Flink booking photo\" \/><figcaption style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">Angela Elizabeth Flink booking photo. Source: Otter Tail County Jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Third-Degree DWI Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Flink also faces an alleged third-degree driving while impaired offense.<\/p>\n<p>The record connects that charge with the alleged refusal to submit to chemical testing.<\/p>\n<p>The charge is listed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 169A.26<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The jail entry classifies this count as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>No blood alcohol level was included in the booking information.<\/p>\n<p>The record also did not list any injuries or vehicle damage.<\/p>\n<h2>Obstruction Allegation Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The third charge alleges interference with a peace officer during a legal process.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation appears under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.50<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record classifies that count as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>No officers are named in this report.<\/p>\n<p>The provided information does not explain the alleged conduct behind the obstruction charge.<\/p>\n<h2>Court Status May Change<\/h2>\n<p>The booking record does not show an estimated release date.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not include a court date or bail amount.<\/p>\n<p>Those details may change after a court appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Charges may also be amended, dismissed, or resolved during the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can check the <a href=\"https:\/\/ottertailcounty.gov\/public-safety-law\/detention\/jail-in-custody-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otter Tail County custody list<\/a> for updated jail information.<\/p>\n<p>Public court information is available through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This report is based on booking information provided to TRF News.<\/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>Angela Elizabeth Flink, 59, was booked in Otter Tail County on DWI refusal, third-degree DWI, and obstruction allegations on July 13, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38005,"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":"","_bluesky_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":[20097,17733,959,883,827,1375,21133,11819],"class_list":["post-38004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-angela","tag-booked","tag-charges","tag-dwi","tag-falls","tag-fergus","tag-flink","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38004","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=38004"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38006,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38004\/revisions\/38006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}