{"id":41110,"date":"2026-08-01T08:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=41110"},"modified":"2026-07-31T05:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:02:01","slug":"janella-rude-held-in-thief-river-falls-on-drug-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/janella-rude-held-in-thief-river-falls-on-drug-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Janella Rude Held in Thief River Falls on Drug, DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Janella Rude Held in Thief River Falls on Drug, DWI Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Thief River Falls<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Janella Rude is listed in the Pennington County Jail on three charges.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record shows a custody date of July 29, 2026. It lists no bail or fine amount. The record also does not show a new court date.<\/p>\n<h2>Drug Charge Listed as Felony<\/h2>\n<p>The roster lists one fifth-degree controlled substance charge against Rude. It describes the allegation as sale or possession.<\/p>\n<p>The charge is listed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/152.025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 152.025<\/a>, subdivision 4(b).<\/p>\n<p>For conduct covered by subdivision 4(b), the law allows up to five years in prison. It also allows a fine up to $10,000. Those penalties apply only after a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster lists the drug count as a felony. It does not identify the substance or amount involved. It also does not explain whether the allegation involves sale or possession.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px auto;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RudeJanella.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<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\/RudeJanella.jpg\" alt=\"Janella Rude inmate photograph\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Janella Rude | Pennington County Jail<\/figure>\n<h2>Two Third-Degree DWI Counts<\/h2>\n<p>The record also lists two third-degree DWI charges. Both charges are listed as gross misdemeanors.<\/p>\n<p>One count alleges third-degree DWI with one aggravating factor. The second count alleges refusal to submit to a chemical test.<\/p>\n<p>Both counts are listed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 169A.26<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>State law classifies third-degree DWI as a gross misdemeanor. The statute covers impaired driving with one aggravating factor. It also covers criminal refusal to submit to chemical testing.<\/p>\n<p>The jail entry does not describe the claimed aggravating factor. It also does not state which chemical test was requested.<\/p>\n<h2>Court Information Remains Limited<\/h2>\n<p>The roster lists District Court as the court branch. <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/find-courts\/pennington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pennington County District Court<\/a> is based in Thief River Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can check <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a> for public case updates.<\/p>\n<p>Some pending cases may require a case number search. Online court information can change and may not show every document.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster lists case number 24500219 for all three charges. That number may help readers locate updates. Court records should be checked for the latest filing status.<\/p>\n<p>A jail listing is not a finding of guilt. The charges remain allegations unless proven in court. Rude is presumed innocent unless convicted.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><small>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janella Rude is held in Pennington County on one felony drug charge and two third-degree DWI counts, including chemical test refusal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41111,"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":[2172,10809,22013,12872,14674,12696,873],"class_list":["post-41110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-chemical-test-refusal","tag-fifth-degree-drug-charge","tag-janella-rude","tag-minnesota-dwi-charges","tag-pennington-county-court","tag-pennington-county-jail","tag-thief-river-falls-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41110","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=41110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41112,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41110\/revisions\/41112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}