{"id":44917,"date":"2026-08-25T15:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=44917"},"modified":"2026-08-21T04:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:58:52","slug":"thief-river-falls-billie-jo-holstein-faces-2-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-billie-jo-holstein-faces-2-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls: Billie Jo Holstein Faces 2 Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thief River Falls<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Billie Jo Holstein was listed in custody at the Pennington County Jail on August 17, 2026.<\/p>\n

The jail record lists two felony charges against Holstein.<\/p>\n

Both charges appear under case number 26010877.<\/p>\n

The first charge involves fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n

The second charge involves an alleged drug-related driving while impaired offense.<\/p>\n

Drug possession charge listed<\/h2>\n

Holstein is charged under Minnesota Statute 152.025, subdivision 2(1).<\/p>\n

The custody record describes the allegation as fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n

The listed statute covers certain Schedule I, II, III, or IV controlled substances.<\/p>\n

Some cannabis and hemp products are excluded from that section.<\/p>\n

The official statute is available through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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\n<\/a>Billie Jo Holstein booking image. Pennington County Jail.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The jail record lists the possession charge as a felony.<\/p>\n

The supplied information does not identify the substance allegedly involved.<\/p>\n

It also does not state an alleged quantity.<\/p>\n

DWI-related charge also filed<\/h2>\n

The second charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(7).<\/p>\n

The allegation involves operating a motor vehicle with certain controlled substances present in the body.<\/p>\n

The provision covers Schedule I or II controlled substances or their metabolites.<\/p>\n

Several cannabis and hemp-related substances are excluded from that specific provision.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a> for the full law.<\/p>\n

The Pennington County custody record lists the DWI-related charge as a felony.<\/p>\n

The supplied record does not provide details about the alleged traffic stop.<\/p>\n

It also does not identify which substance was allegedly detected.<\/p>\n

Case remains in District Court<\/h2>\n

District Court is listed as the court branch for both charges.<\/p>\n

No court date appeared in the information provided.<\/p>\n

The jail record showed a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n

That figure reflects the custody listing and may change through court action.<\/p>\n

Pennington County Corrections is located at 102 1st Street West in Thief River Falls.<\/p>\n

More jail information is available from the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charges are allegations and do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

Holstein is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/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":"

Billie Jo Holstein was booked into the Pennington County Jail on Aug. 17, 2026, on two felony charges involving drug possession and DWI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44918,"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":[23073,15112,13808,957,955,14674,12696,778],"class_list":["post-44917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-billie-jo-holstein","tag-drug-possession-charge","tag-dwi-charge","tag-felony-charges","tag-minnesota-crime-news","tag-pennington-county-court","tag-pennington-county-jail","tag-thief-river-falls","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44917","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=44917"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44919,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44917\/revisions\/44919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}