{"id":41170,"date":"2026-08-01T16:51:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T21:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=41170"},"modified":"2026-07-31T05:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:43:10","slug":"bemidji-james-dukek-faces-fleeing-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-james-dukek-faces-fleeing-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: James Dukek Faces Fleeing, DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Bemidji: James Dukek Faces Fleeing, DWI Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BEMIDJI<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 James Dukek was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on Thursday, July 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists four alleged offenses under case number 2026012130.<\/p>\n<p>The charges include felony fleeing and controlled-substance DWI. Two other driving and fleeing allegations were also listed.<\/p>\n<p>No court date appeared in the information provided. The record lists District Court as the court branch.<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Information<\/h2>\n<p>Dukek is listed as 5 feet, 7 inches tall. His listed weight is 220 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record lists gray hair and green eyes. It shows a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>That amount does not confirm Dukek\u2019s release status. The record does not list any release conditions.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony Fleeing Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The most serious listed count alleges fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record classifies that allegation as a felony. It is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.487, subdivision 3.<\/p>\n<p>The law covers alleged attempts to flee an officer using a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota fleeing statute<\/a> through the state Revisor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DukekJames1.png\" alt=\"Beltrami County Jail booking photo of James Dukek\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Dukek booking photo. Source: Beltrami County Jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>DWI and License Charges<\/h2>\n<p>A second count alleges driving while under the influence of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record classifies that charge as a misdemeanor. It cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(2).<\/p>\n<p>The record does not identify the alleged substance. It also provides no test results or police report.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota impaired-driving law<\/a> is available online.<\/p>\n<p>A third count alleges driving after license cancellation. The record describes the cancellation as inimical to public safety.<\/p>\n<p>That count is classified as a gross misdemeanor. It is listed under Minnesota Statute 171.24, subdivision 5.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">driving-after-cancellation statute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Fleeing Count<\/h2>\n<p>The fourth count alleges fleeing an officer without using a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry classifies that allegation as a misdemeanor. It cites Minnesota Statute 609.487, subdivision 6.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not explain how the alleged fleeing occurred. It also does not provide an incident location.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n<p>Readers can check the <a href=\"https:\/\/inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beltrami County inmate locator<\/a> for custody updates.<\/p>\n<p>Public filings may later appear through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt. Criminal charges remain allegations until resolved in court.<\/p>\n<p>Dukek is presumed innocent unless proven guilty through the legal process.<\/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<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Dukek was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on four alleged offenses, including felony fleeing, controlled-substance DWI, and license violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41171,"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":[5260,14774,10796,2891,15363,21424,1314],"class_list":["post-41170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-arrest","tag-controlled-substance-dwi","tag-driving-after-cancellation","tag-felony-fleeing-charge","tag-james-dukek","tag-minnesota-dwi","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41170","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=41170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41174,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41170\/revisions\/41174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}