{"id":38685,"date":"2026-07-22T08:52:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=38685"},"modified":"2026-07-19T10:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:55:57","slug":"mahnomen-man-charged-after-0-16-dwi-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/mahnomen-man-charged-after-0-16-dwi-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahnomen Man Charged After 0.16 DWI Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Mahnomen Man Charged After 0.16 DWI Test<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mahnomen<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Mahnomen man faces three charges after an early morning traffic stop on June 1.<\/p>\n<p>Devin Rain Anderson, 25, is charged in Mahnomen County District Court. The charges include third-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>He also faces fourth-degree DWI and driving after revocation charges.<\/p>\n<p>The third-degree DWI count is a gross misdemeanor. It carries a maximum penalty of 364 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>The charge also carries a possible fine of up to $3,000.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining charges are misdemeanors. Each carries up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.<\/p>\n<h2>Jeep Stopped After Reported Erratic Driving<\/h2>\n<p>A court complaint says a deputy saw a dark Jeep miss a stop sign. The incident happened around 12:02 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Jeep was near West Madison Avenue and First Street Northwest in Mahnomen.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says the vehicle then accelerated and entered the wrong traffic lane. It continued east on McKinley Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy stopped the Jeep on Casino Road.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson was identified as the driver, according to the complaint. Dispatch records showed his driving privileges were revoked.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Anderson appeared slow and sluggish. It also describes watery eyes and slurred speech.<\/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\/ANDERSON-DEVIN-RAIN.jpg\" alt=\"Devin Rain Anderson mugshot\" \/><em>Devin Rain Anderson<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Complaint Describes Sobriety Tests<\/h2>\n<p>Anderson initially stayed inside the vehicle, the complaint says. He later stepped outside after several commands.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy reported smelling alcohol on Anderson\u2019s breath. Anderson denied drinking and blamed the smell on hand sanitizer.<\/p>\n<p>Several field sobriety tests were then conducted.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Anderson showed signs of impairment during an eye movement test.<\/p>\n<p>It also says he missed heel-to-toe steps during a walking test. He stepped off the line and turned incorrectly.<\/p>\n<p>During another test, Anderson used his arms for balance. He also placed his raised foot on the ground.<\/p>\n<h2>Breath Test Reported at 0.16<\/h2>\n<p>Anderson was arrested and taken to the Mahnomen County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>He received Minnesota\u2019s implied consent advisory and spoke with an attorney.<\/p>\n<p>He then agreed to provide breath samples, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>A DataMaster test reported an alcohol concentration of 0.16. That level is twice Minnesota\u2019s standard 0.08 driving limit.<\/p>\n<p>Details about Minnesota DWI laws are available 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 revoked-license offenses is available under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 171.24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations have not been proven in court. Anderson is presumed innocent unless found guilty.<\/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><small>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Mahnomen man faces three charges after a traffic stop led to a reported 0.16 breath test and discovery of a revoked license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38686,"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":[12],"tags":[21325,20611,1322,3854,21324,15726],"class_list":["post-38685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-0-16-breath-test","tag-devin-rain-anderson","tag-driving-after-revocation","tag-mahnomen-county-court","tag-mahnomen-dwi-charges","tag-minnesota-drunk-driving","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38685","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=38685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38687,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38685\/revisions\/38687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}