{"id":40581,"date":"2026-07-30T14:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=40581"},"modified":"2026-07-28T06:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T11:19:24","slug":"bemidji-charles-hammack-booked-on-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-charles-hammack-booked-on-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Charles Hammack Booked on DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Bemidji: Charles Hammack Booked on DWI Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BEMIDJI, Minn.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Charles Hammack was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on Monday, July 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists two felony-level driving while impaired allegations.<\/p>\n<p>One allegation involves operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The second allegation involves refusing or failing to complete a requested chemical test.<\/p>\n<p>Both allegations appear under Beltrami County case number 2026013850.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record does not explain what led to Hammack\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not identify the location of the alleged driving incident.<\/p>\n<h2>Beltrami County Booking Details<\/h2>\n<p>The jail record lists Hammack at 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 160 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>His eye color is listed as blue. No hair color appears in the supplied record.<\/p>\n<p>The listed bail or fine amount is $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>However, that amount may not show current release conditions.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><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\/HammackCharles.png\" alt=\"Charles Hammack booking photo\" \/><figcaption style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">Charles Hammack booking photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No court date appears in the supplied jail information.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists the case for handling in Minnesota District Court.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information does not include a plea, conviction, or court ruling.<\/p>\n<h2>Listed DWI Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>The first count cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>That law covers operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or another substance.<\/p>\n<p>The second count cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 2.<\/p>\n<p>That section addresses refusal to submit to certain chemical tests.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the statute through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Public court information may become available through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jail and visitor information is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beltramicountymn.gov\/services\/public-safety-law-enforcement\/adult-corrections-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beltrami County Adult Corrections Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking records a person\u2019s entry into custody.<\/p>\n<p>It does not prove that the person committed the alleged offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Hammack is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations may be changed, reduced, or dismissed during the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Future court filings may provide more details about the case.<\/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>Charles Hammack was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on felony DWI and chemical test refusal allegations, according to jail records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40582,"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":"","_mastodon_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":[5260,14780,17347,21955,2172,5246,12872],"class_list":["post-40581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-crime-news","tag-bemidji-dwi-arrest","tag-charles-hammack","tag-chemical-test-refusal","tag-felony-dwi","tag-minnesota-dwi-charges","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40581","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=40581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40583,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40581\/revisions\/40583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}