{"id":57642,"date":"2026-10-08T05:23:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=57642"},"modified":"2026-10-07T06:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:54:36","slug":"thief-river-falls-adam-willaert-booked-on-3-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-adam-willaert-booked-on-3-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls: Adam Willaert Booked on 3 Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thief River Falls: Adam Willaert Booked on 3 Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2014 Adam Joseph Willaert, 45, was recently booked into the Pennington County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>Booking information lists three charges against Willaert. They include domestic assault, third-degree DWI, and reckless driving.<\/p>\n<h2>Domestic Assault Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Willaert faces misdemeanor domestic assault under Minnesota Statute 609.2242, subdivision 1(1). The charge alleges an act intended to cause fear of immediate bodily harm or death.<\/p>\n<p>The law applies to alleged conduct involving a family or household member. The booking information does not provide details about the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the statute through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px 0;\">\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\/10\/Willaert-Adam-Joseph.png\" alt=\"Adam Joseph Willaert booking photo\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Adam Joseph Willaert booking photo.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>DWI and Reckless Driving Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>Willaert also faces third-degree DWI under Minnesota Statute 169A.26, subdivision 1(a). The booking record lists one aggravating factor.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law classifies third-degree DWI as a gross misdemeanor. The booking information does not identify the listed aggravating factor.<\/p>\n<p>The DWI statute is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A third charge alleges reckless driving under Minnesota Statute 169.13, subdivision 1(a). The booking entry classifies that count as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The law addresses driving that consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk. The booking information does not describe the driving conduct alleged.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the reckless driving law through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169.13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Information Remains Limited<\/h2>\n<p>The booking entry does not provide a detailed incident report. It also does not list a court outcome or conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Charges listed during booking are allegations and do not establish guilt. Willaert is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Current custody information can be checked through the <a href=\"https:\/\/incustodysearch.penningtonsheriff.org\/ResponsiveInCustody.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office in-custody search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Public court records may also be available through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/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><small>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Willaert, 45, was booked into the Pennington County Jail on domestic assault, third-degree DWI and reckless driving allegations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57643,"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":[26117,26118,22493,1314,9684,26120,12696,26119,2993,1326,786],"class_list":["post-57642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-adam-joseph-willaert","tag-adam-willaert","tag-domestic-assault-minnesota","tag-minnesota-dwi","tag-pennington-county-arrest","tag-pennington-county-bookings","tag-pennington-county-jail","tag-reckless-driving-minnesota","tag-thief-river-falls-mn","tag-third-degree-dwi","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57642","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=57642"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57646,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57642\/revisions\/57646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}