{"id":39756,"date":"2026-07-26T06:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=39756"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:56:25","slug":"otter-tail-county-man-booked-on-three-dwi-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/otter-tail-county-man-booked-on-three-dwi-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Otter Tail County Man Booked on Three DWI Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Otter Tail County Man Booked on Three DWI Counts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>OTTER TAIL COUNTY<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A 39-year-old man was recently booked into the Otter Tail County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records identify the man as Saturino Valenzuela.<\/p>\n<p>Valenzuela was booked on Friday, July 24, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster listed him as an active inmate when the booking information was released.<\/p>\n<h2>Three DWI Counts Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The booking record lists three misdemeanor driving while impaired counts.<\/p>\n<p>One count alleges fourth-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>That count was listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.27, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>The statute covers fourth-degree DWI cases without listed aggravating factors.<\/p>\n<p>The full law is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Valenzuela-Saturino.jpg\" alt=\"Saturino Valenzuela booking photo\" \/><em>Saturino Valenzuela booking photo.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A second count alleges Valenzuela operated a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged alcohol level was recorded within two hours of driving.<\/p>\n<p>That count was listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(5).<\/p>\n<p>A third count alleges he operated a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>That count was listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(1).<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review both provisions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official Minnesota statute website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Few Incident Details Released<\/h2>\n<p>The booking information did not describe the traffic stop or alleged driving conduct.<\/p>\n<p>It also did not identify where the reported incident occurred.<\/p>\n<p>No court date, bail amount, or release conditions were included in the provided record.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information may become available after the first court hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The listed offenses are allegations and do not prove guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Valenzuela is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Jail custody information can change after hearings, releases, or other court decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Current custody information may be available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/ottertailcounty.gov\/public-safety-law\/detention\/jail-in-custody-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otter Tail County Jail in-custody list<\/a>.<\/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>Saturino Valenzuela was booked into the Otter Tail County Jail on three misdemeanor DWI counts, including an alleged 0.08 alcohol level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39757,"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":[875,17594,13101,19504,10440,21683],"class_list":["post-39756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-fourth-degree-dwi","tag-impaired-driving-charge","tag-minnesota-dwi-arrest","tag-otter-tail-county-dwi","tag-otter-tail-county-jail","tag-saturino-valenzuela","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39756","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=39756"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39758,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39756\/revisions\/39758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}