{"id":39172,"date":"2026-07-21T13:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=39172"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:45:30","slug":"clayton-man-booked-on-dwi-property-damage-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/clayton-man-booked-on-dwi-property-damage-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Clayton Man Booked on DWI, Property Damage Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Clayton Man Booked on DWI, Property Damage Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cass County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Clayton, Wisconsin man was recently booked into the Cass County Jail following an adult arrest involving multiple criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p>Timothy Oscar Swanson, 36, of Clayton, Wisconsin, was booked on July 20, 2026, at 12:14 a.m., according to jail booking information.<\/p>\n<p>The listed charges include impaired driving, refusal to submit to chemical testing, obstruction of legal process, and property damage.<\/p>\n<h2>Multiple Charges Listed<\/h2>\n<p>Swanson faces a charge of refusing to submit to a chemical test during a DWI investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The charge applies to refusing a breath or other approved chemical test after an impaired driving stop.<\/p>\n<p>He is also charged with fourth-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>Another listed charge involves obstructing legal process by interfering with a peace officer.<\/p>\n<p>Swanson also faces a first-degree property damage charge.<\/p>\n<p>The property damage charge involves a reported loss value reduced over $1,000.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Mugshot Placement --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Swanson-Timothy-Oscar.png\" alt=\"Timothy Oscar Swanson mugshot\" \/><em>Booking photo of Timothy Oscar Swanson.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Jail Booking Information<\/h2>\n<p>Swanson was listed as recently booked into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.cass.mn.us\/government\/sheriff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass County Jail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Booking records show the charges connected to the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The records do not provide details about the events leading to the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>No additional information about the case was available in the booking entry.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Do Not Determine Guilt<\/h2>\n<p>Criminal charges are allegations made by authorities.<\/p>\n<p>They do not mean a person has been convicted.<\/p>\n<p>All defendants are considered innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>DWI cases in Minnesota may involve serious penalties if a person is convicted.<\/p>\n<p>More information may become available through court records as the case continues.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Safety Information<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dps.mn.gov\/divisions\/ots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Department of Public Safety<\/a> provides information about impaired driving laws and traffic safety.<\/p>\n<p>Officials encourage drivers to avoid operating vehicles while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers should also follow testing requirements during lawful investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clayton Wisconsin man Timothy Oscar Swanson was booked into Cass County Jail on DWI, test refusal, obstruction, and property damage charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39173,"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":[764,21499,1217,2170,974,17887,21500],"class_list":["post-39172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-cass-county-jail","tag-clayton-wisconsin-news","tag-dwi-arrest","tag-impaired-driving","tag-local-crime-news","tag-property-damage-charge","tag-timothy-oscar-swanson","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39172","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=39172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39174,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39172\/revisions\/39174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}