{"id":54679,"date":"2026-09-20T15:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=54679"},"modified":"2026-09-20T15:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:43:05","slug":"bemidji-richard-johnson-faces-gross-misdemeanor-dwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-richard-johnson-faces-gross-misdemeanor-dwi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Richard Johnson Faces Gross Misdemeanor DWI"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bemidji: Richard Johnson Faces Gross Misdemeanor DWI<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bemidji, Minnesota (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Richard Johnson was booked into Beltrami County Jail on September 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster lists one gross misdemeanor DWI charge against Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>The charge involves operating a motor vehicle with a Schedule I or II controlled substance present.<\/p>\n<p>The charge can also involve a metabolite of a listed controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record lists case number 2026010733.<\/p>\n<h2>Gross Misdemeanor DWI Charge<\/h2>\n<p>The jail record cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(7).<\/p>\n<p>The law covers driving or being in physical control of a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>It applies when a person&#8217;s body contains certain Schedule I or II controlled substances.<\/p>\n<p>The statute also covers metabolites of those controlled substances.<\/p>\n<p>Listed cannabis and hemp-related substances are excluded from this specific provision.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the full law through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster classifies Johnson&#8217;s charge as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JohnsonRichard2.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JohnsonRichard2.png\" alt=\"Richard Johnson Beltrami County Jail inmate image\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><em>Richard Johnson \u2014 Beltrami County Jail inmate image<\/em><\/div>\n<p>Minnesota DWI penalties depend on the degree of the offense and other factors.<\/p>\n<p>Those factors can include prior impaired-driving incidents and other aggravating circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied booking record does not list those details.<\/p>\n<h2>Beltrami County Jail Booking<\/h2>\n<p>The roster lists Johnson as five feet, five inches tall.<\/p>\n<p>His listed weight is 145 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists black hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster displays a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>No court date appears in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The court branch is listed as District Court.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record does not identify the controlled substance allegedly involved.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide the circumstances surrounding the traffic stop or arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged offense location is not included in the supplied record.<\/p>\n<h2>More Court Information May Follow<\/h2>\n<p>Additional details may appear in a criminal complaint or later court filing.<\/p>\n<p>Those records could identify the substance and circumstances behind the charge.<\/p>\n<p>They could also provide upcoming hearing dates.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Charges may also be amended or dismissed as a case moves through court.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can check custody information through the <a href=\"https:\/\/inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beltrami County Inmate Locator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Facility information is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beltramicountymn.gov\/services\/public-safety-law-enforcement\/adult-corrections-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beltrami County Adult Corrections Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News will report significant developments when additional public records become available.<\/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>Richard Johnson was booked into Beltrami County Jail on Sept. 18 on a gross misdemeanor DWI charge involving a Schedule I or II drug or metabolite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54680,"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":[25415,5260,1213,13808,10915,1314,20065,20089,20090],"class_list":["post-54679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-inmates","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-minnesota","tag-dwi-charge","tag-gross-misdemeanor-dwi","tag-minnesota-dwi","tag-richard-johnson","tag-schedule-i-drug","tag-schedule-ii-drug","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54679","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=54679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54681,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54679\/revisions\/54681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}