{"id":49587,"date":"2026-09-07T14:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=49587"},"modified":"2026-09-07T14:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:49:32","slug":"thief-river-falls-woman-booked-on-dwi-license-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-woman-booked-on-dwi-license-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls Woman Booked on DWI, License Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thief River Falls Woman Booked on DWI, License Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Thief River Falls<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Brittany Marie Pierson was booked into the Pennington County Jail on September 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Pierson, 31, is listed under the Pennington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office inmate category.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster lists two misdemeanor charges connected with the current booking.<\/p>\n<p>One charge alleges fourth-degree driving while impaired under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<p>The second charge involves allegedly displaying a canceled, revoked, or suspended driver&#8217;s license as valid.<\/p>\n<h2>Two Misdemeanor Charges Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The DWI charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.27, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth-degree DWI applies to violations of Minnesota&#8217;s basic impaired-driving law.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law classifies fourth-degree driving while impaired as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The public jail entry does not state what allegedly caused the impairment.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide an alcohol concentration or chemical test result.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.27<\/a> for the state&#8217;s fourth-degree DWI law.<\/p>\n<p><!-- The official roster currently has no inmate photo. Replace MUGSHOT_URL_HERE only with a verified mugshot URL. --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 500px; width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pierson-Brittany-Marie.png\" alt=\"Brittany Marie Pierson mugshot\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Brittany Marie Pierson<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Driver&#8217;s License Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Pierson also faces a charge under Minnesota Statute 171.22, subdivision 1, clause 9.<\/p>\n<p>The law prohibits displaying certain canceled, revoked, or suspended licenses as valid driver&#8217;s licenses.<\/p>\n<p>A person with withdrawn driving privileges may still display the license for identification purposes.<\/p>\n<p>State law classifies this alleged violation as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The full statute is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Information<\/h2>\n<p>Jail records list Pierson at five feet, three inches tall and 120 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information lists blond hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The public roster does not provide details about the traffic stop or alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not list additional facts supporting either charge.<\/p>\n<p>No police officers are named in this report.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can check the <a href=\"https:\/\/incustodysearch.penningtonsheriff.org\/ResponsiveInCustody.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennington County in-custody roster<\/a> for updated custody information.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not mean a person has been convicted of a crime.<\/p>\n<p>The charges against Pierson remain allegations unless proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>Pierson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty through the legal process.<\/p>\n<p>Future court records may provide hearing dates, bail information, or additional case details.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News will continue reviewing public records for updates in the case.<\/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>Brittany Marie Pierson was booked in Thief River Falls on misdemeanor DWI and driver&#8217;s license charges, according to Pennington County records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49588,"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":[24654,24655,875,13101,16774,24653,12696,16727,11690,786],"class_list":["post-49587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-brittany-marie-pierson","tag-drivers-license-charge","tag-fourth-degree-dwi","tag-minnesota-dwi-arrest","tag-minnesota-jail-roster","tag-pcso","tag-pennington-county-jail","tag-thief-river-falls-crime","tag-thief-river-falls-dwi","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49587","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=49587"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49589,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49587\/revisions\/49589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}