{"id":42998,"date":"2026-08-14T14:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=42998"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:49:03","slug":"bemidji-lassman-faces-felony-dwi-fleeing-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-lassman-faces-felony-dwi-fleeing-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Lassman Faces Felony DWI, Fleeing Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bemidji: Lassman Faces Felony DWI, Fleeing Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BELTRAMI COUNTY (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Tyler Lassman was booked into Beltrami County Jail on August 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records list four charges against Lassman under case number 2026012838.<\/p>\n<p>The listed charges include two felonies, one gross misdemeanor, and one misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<h2>First-Degree DWI Charge Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The most serious listed DWI charge is first-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>The charge appears under Minnesota Statute 169A.24, subdivision 1(3)(i).<\/p>\n<p>The booking description references a prior substance-related criminal vehicular homicide or injury felony conviction.<\/p>\n<p>The current first-degree DWI charge is listed as a felony.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.24<\/a> on the state Revisor website.<\/p>\n<p>Lassman also faces a separate gross misdemeanor DWI count.<\/p>\n<p>That allegation claims he operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(1).<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LassmanTyler.png\" alt=\"Tyler Lassman booking photo\" \/><em>Tyler Lassman \u2014 Beltrami County Jail booking photo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Felony Fleeing Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Jail records also list a felony charge of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The count is filed under Minnesota Statute 609.487, subdivision 3.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information does not describe the alleged pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>It does not list the vehicle, speeds, distance, or location involved.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.487<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Driving After Revocation<\/h2>\n<p>A fourth charge alleges Lassman drove after his driver&#8217;s license had been revoked.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record classifies that count as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>It is listed under Minnesota Statute 171.24, subdivision 2(a).<\/p>\n<p>The law is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Custody and Court Information<\/h2>\n<p>The jail record lists Lassman at 6 feet, 1 inch tall and 220 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>His hair is listed as black, and his eyes are listed as brown.<\/p>\n<p>The record shows a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>No court date was included in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>District Court is listed for each charge.<\/p>\n<p>Current custody information may be available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beltrami County inmate locator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Remain Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The charges against Lassman remain allegations unless proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>Future court filings may provide more details about the case and scheduled hearings.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Lassman was booked into Beltrami County Jail on Aug. 10 and faces felony DWI and fleeing charges, plus a driving-after-revocation count.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42999,"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":[5260,14774,17175,1322,5246,2171,1314,7548],"class_list":["post-42998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-arrest","tag-bemidji-crime","tag-driving-after-revocation","tag-felony-dwi","tag-fleeing-police","tag-minnesota-dwi","tag-tyler-lassman","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42998","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=42998"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43810,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42998\/revisions\/43810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}