{"id":40406,"date":"2026-07-26T15:09:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=40406"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:09:35","slug":"crow-wing-county-man-faces-dwi-drug-charges-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crow-wing-county-man-faces-dwi-drug-charges-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Crow Wing County Man Faces DWI, Drug Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Crow Wing County Man Faces DWI, Drug Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Crow Wing County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Wallace James Smith, 56, was booked into the Crow Wing County Jail on June 19, 2026, according to public jail records.<\/p>\n<p>The booking was recorded at approximately 12:30 p.m. Smith was assigned booking number 68381. The jail roster lists multiple traffic and drug-related allegations.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Listed in Booking Record<\/h2>\n<p>According to the public jail listing, Smith was booked on the following allegations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operating a motor vehicle with any amount of alcohol under Minnesota Statute 169A.20.1(7).<\/li>\n<li>Operating a motor vehicle under the influence under Minnesota Statute 169A.20.1(2).<\/li>\n<li>Fifth-degree drug offense involving procuring, possessing, or controlling a controlled substance under Minnesota Statute 152.025.2(a)(2)(i).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The record shows bond or bail was set on the DWI-related charges.<\/p>\n<p>The drug-related charge is listed with a hold placed.<\/p>\n<p>The public booking record does not include details about the traffic stop, the substance involved, or the circumstances leading to the arrest.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 350px; width: 169px; height: 211px;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Smith-Wallace-James.jpg\" alt=\"Wallace James Smith booking photo\" \/><em>Booking photo.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Court Process<\/h2>\n<p>The listed charges are allegations handled through the Minnesota court system.<\/p>\n<p>DWI charges may involve penalties based on the facts of the case and a person\u2019s driving history.<\/p>\n<p>Drug-related charges may also be reviewed during court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Bond conditions and future hearings are decided by the court.<\/p>\n<p>The case will continue through the legal process unless resolved earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information reflects allegations and custody status only.<\/p>\n<p>It does not determine guilt or innocence.<\/p>\n<p>Every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Resources<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota criminal statutes are available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Public court records may be searched through the <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Information System<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Current custody information is maintained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowwing.gov\/1532\/In-Custody-List\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crow Wing County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/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<\/article>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wallace James Smith, 56, was booked into Crow Wing County Jail on DWI charges and a fifth-degree drug possession allegation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40408,"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":[4876,13718,11029,5288,16553,1314,21907],"class_list":["post-40406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-crow-wing-county","tag-crow-wing-county-jail","tag-drug-charges","tag-fifth-degree-drug-possession","tag-jail-booking","tag-minnesota-dwi","tag-wallace-james-smith","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40406","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=40406"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40409,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40406\/revisions\/40409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}