{"id":57516,"date":"2026-10-06T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=57516"},"modified":"2026-10-05T05:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:17:40","slug":"bemidji-jail-johnson-faces-third-degree-dwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-jail-johnson-faces-third-degree-dwi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Jail: Johnson Faces Third-Degree DWI"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bemidji Jail: Johnson Faces Third-Degree DWI<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bemidji (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Kristina Johnson was taken into custody at the Beltrami County Jail on October 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster lists two gross misdemeanor driving while impaired charges.<\/p>\n<p>One count alleges third-degree DWI involving one aggravating factor.<\/p>\n<p>The second alleges operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<h2>Third-Degree DWI Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Johnson is charged under Minnesota Statute 169A.26.1(a).<\/p>\n<p>That law covers third-degree driving while impaired when one aggravating factor was present.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law classifies third-degree DWI as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The jail information does not identify the alleged aggravating factor.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the law is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/JohnsonKristina.png\" alt=\"Kristina Johnson Beltrami County Jail inmate image\" \/><em>Kristina Johnson \u2014 Beltrami County Jail<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Alcohol DWI Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>Johnson also faces a DWI charge under Minnesota Statute 169A.20.1(1).<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster describes the count as operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The roster lists that charge as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Both charges are listed under case number 26018820.<\/p>\n<p>The information provided does not include an alleged blood alcohol concentration.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not describe the traffic stop or circumstances leading to the arrest.<\/p>\n<h2>Beltrami County Jail Booking<\/h2>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s custody date is listed as October 4.<\/p>\n<p>The roster shows a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>No future court date appears in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The case is listed with District Court.<\/p>\n<p>The roster lists Johnson at five feet, 10 inches tall and 270 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking and criminal charges do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations must be proven through the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m 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>Kristina Johnson was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on two gross misdemeanor DWI charges, including third-degree impaired driving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57517,"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":[1212,5260,1224,2170,26042,1314,1326,786],"class_list":["post-57516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji","tag-impaired-driving","tag-kristina-johnson","tag-minnesota-dwi","tag-third-degree-dwi","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57516","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=57516"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57518,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57516\/revisions\/57518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}