{"id":40876,"date":"2026-07-31T16:13:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=40876"},"modified":"2026-07-30T05:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:14:07","slug":"bemidji-jail-books-damian-strong-on-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-jail-books-damian-strong-on-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Jail Books Damian Strong on DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Bemidji Jail Books Damian Strong on DWI Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BEMIDJI<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Damian Strong was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on July 29, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists two traffic-related charges under case number 26321160.<\/p>\n<p>Both charges were assigned to District Court. No court date appeared in the information provided.<\/p>\n<h2>Second-Degree DWI Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The most serious listed charge is second-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>The jail classifies the allegation as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The charge is listed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 169A.25, subdivision 1(a)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The booking description says two or more aggravating factors were allegedly present.<\/p>\n<p>The available record does not identify those alleged factors.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"max-width: 500px; margin: 25px auto; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: 202px; height: 206px; margin: 0px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/STRONGDAMIAN.png\" alt=\"Damian Strong Beltrami County Jail booking image\" \/><figcaption style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">Damian Strong | Beltrami County Jail booking image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The record does not provide an alcohol concentration result. No drug test information was included.<\/p>\n<p>It does not describe a traffic stop or crash. It also does not identify any passengers or witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>No information about the location of the alleged driving was provided.<\/p>\n<h2>Driving After Revocation Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Strong also faces a misdemeanor driving-after-revocation allegation.<\/p>\n<p>That charge is listed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 171.24, subdivision 2(a)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record does not explain when Strong\u2019s license was revoked.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not state why the revocation occurred. No information about a vehicle was included.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not describe any alleged driving conduct beyond the listed charges.<\/p>\n<h2>Custody and Court Information<\/h2>\n<p>Strong entered custody on July 29, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record showed $0.00 in the bail or fine field.<\/p>\n<p>That figure does not explain any release conditions. It also does not confirm Strong\u2019s current custody status.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can check the <a href=\"https:\/\/inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beltrami County inmate locator<\/a> for updated custody information.<\/p>\n<p>Jail information can change after court hearings or release decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Public case information may also appear through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some court documents may not be available through remote access.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Remain Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The charges against Strong remain allegations unless proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>Strong is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff\u2019s office warns that online jail information may contain errors.<\/p>\n<p>Readers should not rely on the booking record alone for legal action.<\/p>\n<p>This report is based only on the available jail record.<\/p>\n<p>It does not include a police report, criminal complaint, or court testimony.<\/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>Damian Strong was booked into the Beltrami County Jail in Bemidji on alleged second-degree DWI and driving-after-revocation charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40877,"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":[5260,17347,16958,21988,1322,10641,1334],"class_list":["post-40876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-dwi-arrest","tag-bemidji-jail-booking","tag-damian-strong","tag-driving-after-revocation","tag-minnesota-dwi-charge","tag-second-degree-dwi","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40876","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=40876"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40879,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40876\/revisions\/40879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}