{"id":51821,"date":"2026-09-18T17:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T22:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=51821"},"modified":"2026-09-14T07:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:08:30","slug":"bemidji-leroy-richardson-held-on-dwi-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-leroy-richardson-held-on-dwi-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Leroy Richardson Held on DWI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bemidji: Leroy Richardson Held on DWI Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bemidji (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Leroy Richardson was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on September 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists two alcohol-related driving while impaired charges against Richardson.<\/p>\n<p>Both charges are filed under case number 2026017259.<\/p>\n<p>The record also lists Richardson as being held at the jail.<\/p>\n<p>The case is assigned to District Court.<\/p>\n<p>The jail page shows $0.00 in the bail or fine field.<\/p>\n<h2>Alcohol-Related DWI Charge<\/h2>\n<p>One charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(1).<\/p>\n<p>The charge alleges Richardson operated or controlled a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster marks that entry as a gross misdemeanor.<\/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 forms of driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>Subdivision 1(1) specifically applies when a person is allegedly under the influence of alcohol.<\/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\/RichardsonLeroy.png\" alt=\"Leroy Richardson booking photo\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Leroy Richardson<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The statute itself directs sentencing through Minnesota&#8217;s different DWI degree provisions.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information does not explain why this entry carries a gross misdemeanor designation.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide details about Richardson&#8217;s alleged alcohol level.<\/p>\n<h2>Fourth-Degree DWI Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The second charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.27, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>That count is described as fourth-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.27<\/a> classifies fourth-degree DWI as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record does not describe the traffic stop leading to Richardson&#8217;s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>It does not identify where the alleged driving occurred.<\/p>\n<p>No test results or other details were included in the supplied jail information.<\/p>\n<h2>Held at Beltrami County Jail<\/h2>\n<p>Richardson was booked at the Beltrami County Adult Correction Center in Bemidji.<\/p>\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 at 626 Minnesota Avenue NW.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists Richardson at 5 feet 10 inches tall.<\/p>\n<p>His weight is listed as 180 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists brown hair and hazel eyes.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt on any criminal charge.<\/p>\n<p>The charges against Richardson remain allegations during the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can search court information 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>Leroy Richardson was booked Sept. 12 in Bemidji on alcohol-related DWI charges, including a fourth-degree misdemeanor DWI count, jail records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51823,"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":[21608,5260,18997,1213,13808,875,25044,8842,12882],"class_list":["post-51821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-alcohol-dwi","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-jail-roster","tag-bemidji-minnesota","tag-dwi-charge","tag-fourth-degree-dwi","tag-leroy-richardson","tag-minnesota-statute-169a-20","tag-minnesota-statute-169a-27","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51821","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=51821"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51825,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51821\/revisions\/51825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}