{"id":51809,"date":"2026-09-18T16:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T21:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=51809"},"modified":"2026-09-14T06:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:57:22","slug":"bemidji-heidi-horton-faces-felony-vehicular-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-heidi-horton-faces-felony-vehicular-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Heidi Horton Faces Felony Vehicular Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bemidji: Heidi Horton Faces Felony Vehicular Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bemidji (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Heidi Horton was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on September 11, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists two charges against Horton under one District Court case.<\/p>\n<p>One charge is listed as a felony criminal vehicular operation offense.<\/p>\n<p>The second charge is listed as a gross misdemeanor involving an ignition interlock restriction.<\/p>\n<p>The jail page shows a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony Vehicular Operation Charge<\/h2>\n<p>The felony charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.2113, subdivision 1(3).<\/p>\n<p>The allegation involves criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>The listed charge alleges an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.2113<\/a> covers criminal vehicular operation involving bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>Subdivision 1 applies when another person suffers great bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>Clause three applies when the driver&#8217;s alcohol concentration is 0.08 or higher.<\/p>\n<p>The offense can carry up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\">\n<p><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\/HortonHeidi1.png\" alt=\"Heidi Horton booking photo\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Heidi Horton<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It can also carry a fine of up to $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record does not describe the crash or other events behind the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not identify the person who allegedly suffered great bodily harm.<\/p>\n<h2>Ignition Interlock Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Horton also faces a charge under Minnesota Statute 171.09, subdivision 1(g).<\/p>\n<p>The allegation involves driving without a required functioning ignition interlock device.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 171.09<\/a> addresses driving restrictions and violations.<\/p>\n<p>The law applies to drivers holding certain restricted licenses under Minnesota&#8217;s ignition interlock program.<\/p>\n<p>Driving without the required certified device is classified as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The public jail record does not provide further details about that allegation.<\/p>\n<h2>Booked in Bemidji<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beltramicountymn.gov\/services\/public-safety-law-enforcement\/adult-corrections-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beltrami County Adult Correction Center<\/a> is located in Bemidji.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists Horton at 5 feet 4 inches tall.<\/p>\n<p>Her weight is listed as 120 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists red hair and hazel eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Both charges are listed for District Court.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt on either charge.<\/p>\n<p>The charges against Horton remain allegations unless proven through the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Horton is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can search public cases through the <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heidi Horton was booked Sept. 11 in Bemidji on felony criminal vehicular operation and gross misdemeanor ignition interlock charges, records show<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51810,"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":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16518],"tags":[25041,25040,5260,18997,1213,7410,22348,6536,12872],"class_list":["post-51809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-171-09","tag-609-2113","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-jail-roster","tag-bemidji-minnesota","tag-criminal-vehicular-operation","tag-heidi-horton","tag-ignition-interlock","tag-minnesota-dwi-charges","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51809","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=51809"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51812,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51809\/revisions\/51812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}