{"id":42153,"date":"2026-08-08T05:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=42153"},"modified":"2026-08-06T04:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T09:35:52","slug":"thief-river-falls-booking-lists-second-degree-dwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-booking-lists-second-degree-dwi\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls Booking Lists Second-Degree DWI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thief River Falls Booking Lists Second-Degree DWI<\/h2>\n

Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Blaize Zimmerman was booked into the Pennington County Jail on Aug. 5, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jail records list one gross misdemeanor charge of second-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n

The listed offense cites Minnesota Statute 169A.25, subdivision 1(a)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That law applies when a DWI case includes two or more alleged aggravating factors.<\/p>\n

What the Charge Means<\/h2>\n

Under Minnesota law, aggravating factors can include a recent prior impaired-driving incident.<\/p>\n

They can also include an alcohol concentration of 0.16 or higher.<\/p>\n

A child passenger can qualify under certain age rules.<\/p>\n

The booking record does not identify the alleged factors in this case.<\/p>\n

More information about aggravating factors appears in Minnesota Statute 169A.03<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\n\"Blaize
\n<\/a>Blaize Zimmerman booking image.<\/figure>\n

Booking Details<\/h2>\n

The record lists Zimmerman as 5 feet 7 inches tall and 150 pounds.<\/p>\n

It lists brown hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n

The jail entry showed no bail or fine amount.<\/p>\n

A court date was not listed.<\/p>\n

District Court was identified as the court branch.<\/p>\n

The Pennington County District Court<\/a> is located in Thief River Falls.<\/p>\n

Court staff maintain the official case file.<\/p>\n

Public case information may later appear through Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The online system provides access to many public district court records.<\/p>\n

However, online search results are not the official court record.<\/p>\n

Case details may also be limited or delayed.<\/p>\n

What Happens Next<\/h2>\n

A future court filing may provide more details about the charge.<\/p>\n

It may also identify hearing dates and release conditions.<\/p>\n

Those details were not included in the supplied booking record.<\/p>\n

Second-degree DWI is a serious impaired-driving charge under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n

The court process will determine how the case moves forward.<\/p>\n

No conviction was reported in the booking information.<\/p>\n

A jail booking does not prove guilt.<\/p>\n

The charge remains an allegation unless proven in court.<\/p>\n

Zimmerman is presumed innocent unless found guilty.<\/p>\n

Booking details can change as jail and court systems update their records.<\/p>\n

Readers should use official county and court sources for the latest public information.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blaize Zimmerman was booked into the Pennington County Jail on a gross misdemeanor second-degree DWI charge involving aggravating factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42154,"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":[22365,10641,9684,12696,1334,11690],"class_list":["post-42153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-blaize-zimmerman","tag-minnesota-dwi-charge","tag-pennington-county-arrest","tag-pennington-county-jail","tag-second-degree-dwi","tag-thief-river-falls-dwi","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42153","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=42153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42155,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42153\/revisions\/42155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}