{"id":38513,"date":"2026-07-20T06:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=38513"},"modified":"2026-07-18T08:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:09:55","slug":"otter-tail-county-man-booked-on-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/otter-tail-county-man-booked-on-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Otter Tail County Man Booked on DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Otter Tail County Man Booked on DWI Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>OTTER TAIL COUNTY<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2014 A 22-year-old man was recently booked into the Otter Tail County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records identify the man as Kolton Bruce Guenther.<\/p>\n<p>The booking was recorded on Saturday, July 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Guenther was listed as being held on three misdemeanor DWI-related allegations.<\/p>\n<h2>Three DWI Allegations Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The first listed count involves fourth-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation falls under Minnesota Statute 169A.27, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>That law covers fourth-degree DWI offenses under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<p>The second allegation involves operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>That count was listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(1).<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Guenther-Kolton-Bruce.jpg\" alt=\"Kolton Bruce Guenther booking photo\" \/><em>Kolton Bruce Guenther booking photo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The third count concerns a reported alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher.<\/p>\n<p>The jail entry cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(5).<\/p>\n<p>That section applies when the concentration is measured within two hours of driving.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Remain Active<\/h2>\n<p>The jail roster listed all three allegations as active misdemeanors.<\/p>\n<p>The available booking information did not provide details about the traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>It also did not identify where the reported incident happened.<\/p>\n<p>No information about a court appearance or release conditions was included.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review Minnesota\u2019s DWI laws through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information about fourth-degree DWI is available under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.27<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The current custody list is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/ottertailcounty.gov\/public-safety-law\/detention\/jail-in-custody-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otter Tail County jail website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking is not proof of guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Guenther is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Additional details may become available through future court records.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole, reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolton Bruce Guenther, 22, was booked into the Otter Tail County Jail on three misdemeanor DWI-related allegations on July 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38514,"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":[17733,959,768,883,151,3958,11819,3959],"class_list":["post-38513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-charges","tag-county","tag-dwi","tag-man","tag-otter","tag-recently","tag-tail","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38513","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=38513"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38515,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38513\/revisions\/38515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}