{"id":46544,"date":"2026-09-05T12:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=46544"},"modified":"2026-09-02T05:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:47:51","slug":"fergus-falls-kailee-kawlewski-faces-dwi-open-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-kailee-kawlewski-faces-dwi-open-bottle\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls: Kailee Kawlewski Faces DWI, Open Bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Fergus Falls: Kailee Kawlewski Faces DWI, Open Bottle<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fergus Falls (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Kailee Agatha Kawlewski was booked into Otter Tail County custody on August 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists Kawlewski as 28 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Her booking number is listed as 002600000783.<\/p>\n<p>The record shows an active second-degree driving-while-impaired allegation.<\/p>\n<p>An active open-bottle possession entry is also listed.<\/p>\n<h2>Second-Degree DWI Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The active DWI allegation is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.25, subdivision 1(a).<\/p>\n<p>That law applies when two or more aggravating factors are allegedly present.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota classifies second-degree DWI under this provision as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record does not identify the alleged aggravating factors.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kawlewski-Kailee-Agatha-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kawlewski-Kailee-Agatha-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kailee Agatha Kawlewski booking photo\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><em>Kailee Agatha Kawlewski booking photo \u2014 Otter Tail County Jail<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It also does not provide an alleged alcohol concentration.<\/p>\n<p>No details were provided about where the alleged driving occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The same second-degree DWI entry appears twice in the supplied booking record.<\/p>\n<p>Both entries carry the same statute number and active status.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.25<\/a> for the current law.<\/p>\n<h2>Other DWI Entries Marked Dismissed<\/h2>\n<p>The roster also includes two DWI-related entries marked \u201cRPR\/Chg Dismiss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One alleged operation of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The other involved an alleged alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.<\/p>\n<p>Those entries are not listed as active in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>They should not be reported as pending charges based on this roster.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota&#8217;s general DWI law is available under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statute 169A.20<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Open-Bottle Entry<\/h2>\n<p>Kawlewski also has an active entry under Minnesota Statute 169A.35, subdivision 3.<\/p>\n<p>The law prohibits certain opened alcohol containers inside private vehicles on public roads.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record labels this entry as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>However, current Minnesota law states a violation of subdivision 3 is a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Court records should determine the formal charge classification in this case.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.35<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Booked in Fergus Falls<\/h2>\n<p>The Otter Tail County Jail is located in Fergus Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Kawlewski&#8217;s booking status is listed as active.<\/p>\n<p>No court date or bail amount was included in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/ottertailcounty.gov\/public-safety-law\/detention\/county-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otter Tail County Jail<\/a> website for facility information.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The active allegations remain pending unless resolved through the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Kawlewski is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kailee Agatha Kawlewski was booked in Otter Tail County on Aug. 31 on second-degree DWI and open-bottle allegations, jail records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46545,"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":[22421,22280,1314,15380,24203,10440,1334,786],"class_list":["post-46544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-fergus-falls-mn","tag-kailee-agatha-kawlewski","tag-minnesota-dwi","tag-open-bottle-charge","tag-otter-tail-county-bookings","tag-otter-tail-county-jail","tag-second-degree-dwi","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46544","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=46544"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46546,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46544\/revisions\/46546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}