{"id":45218,"date":"2026-08-27T07:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=45218"},"modified":"2026-08-24T05:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:57:54","slug":"detroit-lakes-dana-eckre-booked-on-3-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/detroit-lakes-dana-eckre-booked-on-3-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lakes: Dana Eckre Booked on 3 DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detroit Lakes: Dana Eckre Booked on 3 DWI Charges<\/h2>\n

Detroit Lakes (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Dana James Eckre, 44, was booked into the Becker County Jail on August 24, 2026.<\/p>\n

The jail record lists three DWI-related charges against Eckre.<\/p>\n

One charge alleges third-degree driving while impaired based on refusal to submit to chemical testing.<\/p>\n

Another charge alleges refusal to submit to a breath test.<\/p>\n

A third charge alleges operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n

No estimated release date was listed in the booking information provided.<\/p>\n

Three DWI-Related Charges Listed<\/h2>\n

The booking record lists Minnesota Statute 169A.26.1(b) for third-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n

It also lists Minnesota Statute 169A.20.2(1) for refusing a chemical breath test.<\/p>\n

The third listed count cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20.1(1).<\/p>\n

That provision covers driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle while under alcohol’s influence.<\/p>\n


\n\"Dana
\n<\/a>Dana James Eckre | Becker County Jail booking photo<\/small><\/div>\n

The booking information does not describe the traffic stop or events leading to Eckre’s arrest.<\/p>\n

It also does not provide an alleged alcohol concentration or other test result.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Law on Test Refusal<\/h2>\n

Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a> makes certain chemical-test refusals a crime.<\/p>\n

The law includes refusal of a breath test requested under Minnesota’s impaired-driving procedures.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Statute 169A.26<\/a> classifies test-refusal DWI as third-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n

Third-degree DWI is classified as a gross misdemeanor under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n

Any sentence depends on the case facts, criminal history, and decisions made in court.<\/p>\n

Booking Does Not Establish Guilt<\/h2>\n

The Becker County Jail<\/a> is located in Detroit Lakes.<\/p>\n

County jail records provide booking information about people held at the facility.<\/p>\n

A booking record reflects allegations at the time of custody.<\/p>\n

It does not establish that a person committed the listed offenses.<\/p>\n

Charges can change as prosecutors review reports and court proceedings move forward.<\/p>\n

Public case information may later appear through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those records may include hearing dates, charging documents, court orders, and case outcomes.<\/p>\n

Eckre is presumed innocent unless proven guilty through the court process.<\/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":"

Dana James Eckre, 44, was booked into the Becker County Jail on Aug. 24, 2026, on three DWI-related charges, including test refusal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45219,"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":[1116,16088,2172,23630,15306,5703,1314,1326],"class_list":["post-45218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-becker-county-jail","tag-becker-county-news","tag-chemical-test-refusal","tag-dana-james-eckre","tag-detroit-lakes-news","tag-dwi-charges","tag-minnesota-dwi","tag-third-degree-dwi","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45218","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=45218"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45220,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45218\/revisions\/45220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}