{"id":51909,"date":"2026-09-19T13:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=51909"},"modified":"2026-09-14T08:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:19:26","slug":"moorhead-telvin-cooper-booked-on-4th-degree-dwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/moorhead-telvin-cooper-booked-on-4th-degree-dwi\/","title":{"rendered":"Moorhead: Telvin Cooper Booked on 4th-Degree DWI"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Moorhead: Telvin Cooper Booked on 4th-Degree DWI<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Moorhead (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Telvin Lamar Cooper, 34, was booked into custody on September 11, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Clay County inmate roster lists his booking time as 7:16 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Moorhead Police Department is listed as the arresting agency.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper faces one fourth-degree driving while impaired charge.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation involves an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher within two hours of driving.<\/p>\n<h2>Fourth-Degree DWI Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota law addresses impaired driving under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The law prohibits operating or controlling a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher.<\/p>\n<p>The alcohol level may be measured while driving or within two hours afterward.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record does not provide Cooper&#8217;s alleged alcohol concentration.<\/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\/COOPER-TELVIN-LAMAR1.jpg\" alt=\"Telvin Lamar Cooper booking photo\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Telvin Lamar Cooper<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It also does not identify the type of chemical test used.<\/p>\n<p>The listed offense is 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 booking information does not describe the traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not state where the alleged driving occurred.<\/p>\n<h2>Booked in Clay County<\/h2>\n<p>Cooper was booked through the Clay County correctional system in Moorhead.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claycountymn.gov\/223\/Correctional-Facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clay County Correctional Facility<\/a> serves the county from Moorhead.<\/p>\n<p>Clay County also provides a public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claycountymn.gov\/1454\/Inmate-Roster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inmate roster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The roster may change as court hearings and custody decisions occur.<\/p>\n<p>No police officer names are included in this report.<\/p>\n<h2>Charge Remains an Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>An arrest and jail booking do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The DWI charge against Telvin Lamar Cooper remains an allegation during the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information may become available through later court filings or updated jail records.<\/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. 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