{"id":47072,"date":"2026-09-10T09:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=47072"},"modified":"2026-09-06T06:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:51:24","slug":"moorhead-cassie-mccreary-booked-on-3rd-degree-dwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/moorhead-cassie-mccreary-booked-on-3rd-degree-dwi\/","title":{"rendered":"Moorhead: Cassie McCreary Booked on 3rd-Degree DWI"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Moorhead: Cassie McCreary Booked on 3rd-Degree DWI<\/h2>\n<p><strong>MOORHEAD, Minn.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Cassie Rachelle McCreary was booked into the Clay County Correctional Facility on Sept. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>McCreary, 47, was booked at 7:11 p.m., according to the Clay County inmate roster.<\/p>\n<p>The Clay County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is listed as the arresting agency.<\/p>\n<p>The current roster lists one third-degree DWI charge.<\/p>\n<h2>Third-Degree DWI Charge Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The jail description lists \u201c3 Deg DWI Test .08 or Over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The available roster does not provide a specific statute number with the charge.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide the reported alcohol concentration.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record does not describe the events leading to the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>No police officer names are included in this report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a> defines several driving while impaired offenses.<\/p>\n<p>One provision applies when an alcohol concentration is 0.08 or higher.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px; width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MCCREARY-CASSIE-RACHELLE.jpg\" alt=\"Cassie Rachelle McCreary booking photo\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Cassie Rachelle McCreary | Clay County Correctional Facility booking photo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The measurement can be taken while driving or within two hours afterward.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.26<\/a> covers third-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>Under that law, third-degree DWI can apply when one aggravating factor accompanies a DWI violation.<\/p>\n<p>It can also apply to certain chemical test refusal cases.<\/p>\n<p>The Clay County roster does not identify an alleged aggravating factor in McCreary&#8217;s case.<\/p>\n<h2>Gross Misdemeanor Classification<\/h2>\n<p>Third-degree DWI is classified as a gross misdemeanor in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>A gross misdemeanor can carry up to 364 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>It can also carry a fine of up to $3,000.<\/p>\n<p>Those are maximum penalties and do not represent a sentence against McCreary.<\/p>\n<p>Any sentence would require a conviction through the court process.<\/p>\n<p>DWI cases can also result in separate driver&#8217;s license consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Those consequences depend on the facts and applicable Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<h2>Booked at Clay County Facility<\/h2>\n<p>The Clay County Correctional Facility is located at 800 9th Street North in Moorhead.<\/p>\n<p>Clay County operates the 220-bed facility.<\/p>\n<p>The jail houses minimum, medium, and maximum custody inmates.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claycountymn.gov\/223\/Correctional-Facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clay County Correctional Facility website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/files.claycountymn.gov\/InmateRoster\/Roster_M.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clay County inmate roster<\/a> provides current custody information.<\/p>\n<h2>Charge Remains an Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The DWI charge against McCreary remains an allegation unless proven through the court process.<\/p>\n<p>The roster does not provide a final court judgment.<\/p>\n<p>Additional court filings may provide more details about the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cassie Rachelle McCreary, 47, was booked in Moorhead on Sept. 1 on a third-degree DWI charge involving a test of .08 or over, jail records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47073,"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":[24536,24535,1145,8617,24537,2170,1314,1835,1326,786],"class_list":["post-47072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-cassie-mccreary","tag-cassie-rachelle-mccreary","tag-clay-county-jail","tag-clay-county-minnesota","tag-dwi-08-or-over","tag-impaired-driving","tag-minnesota-dwi","tag-moorhead-mn","tag-third-degree-dwi","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47072","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=47072"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47075,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47072\/revisions\/47075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}