{"id":58319,"date":"2026-10-15T05:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=58319"},"modified":"2026-10-14T13:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T18:43:57","slug":"pennington-county-kortnee-wittwer-faces-drug-dwi-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/pennington-county-kortnee-wittwer-faces-drug-dwi-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennington County: Kortnee Wittwer Faces Drug DWI Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pennington County: Kortnee Wittwer Faces Drug DWI Charge<\/h2>\n

PENNINGTON COUNTY, MN (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2013 Kortnee Rae Wittwer, 33, appears in a recent inmate listing with a drug-related driving while impaired charge.<\/p>\n

The listed offense involves allegedly operating a motor vehicle with certain controlled substances or their metabolites in the body.<\/p>\n

The charge falls under Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(7).<\/p>\n

The available listing does not identify the substance allegedly involved or describe the circumstances surrounding the case.<\/p>\n

Drug-Related DWI Allegation Listed<\/h2>\n

According to the supplied inmate record, Wittwer faces one listed driving while impaired charge.<\/p>\n

The offense involves the alleged presence of a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law also covers certain metabolites, which are substances produced when the body processes drugs.<\/p>\n

The applicable provision excludes specified cannabis and hemp products.<\/p>\n

The listing does not identify any specific drug, laboratory result, or alleged level of impairment.<\/p>\n

It also does not explain what prompted authorities to investigate Wittwer.<\/p>\n

\"Kortnee<\/a>
Kortnee Rae Wittwer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What Minnesota Law Says About Drug-Related DWI<\/h2>\n

Minnesota Statute 169A.20 outlines the state’s impaired driving offenses.<\/p>\n

Subdivision 1(7) addresses driving with any amount of certain Schedule I or II substances or their metabolites.<\/p>\n

This provision differs from charges requiring proof that a substance impaired a driver’s ability to operate a vehicle.<\/p>\n

The law includes specific exclusions for cannabis and hemp-related substances.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a> for the complete legal requirements.<\/p>\n

Inmate Listing Information<\/h2>\n

The supplied inmate information identifies Wittwer as 33 years old.<\/p>\n

Her listed height is 5 feet, 5 inches, and her weight is 125 pounds.<\/p>\n

The record lists brown hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n

The inmate-type field contains the code BELTR, but the listing does not explain that designation.<\/p>\n

No booking date, bail amount, court date, or criminal case number was provided.<\/p>\n

The information also does not identify the arresting agency or location of the alleged offense.<\/p>\n

Case Status and Court Proceedings<\/h2>\n

The supplied listing does not establish whether Wittwer has entered a plea or received a court ruling.<\/p>\n

It also does not confirm her current custody or release status.<\/p>\n

More information may become available through official court filings and scheduled hearings.<\/p>\n

Readers can search the Minnesota Court Records Online portal<\/a> for publicly available case information.<\/p>\n

The listed allegation does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

Wittwer is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kortnee Rae Wittwer, 33, appears in a Pennington County inmate listing with a drug-related DWI charge involving certain controlled substances under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58320,"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":[26528,26713,26714,26708,26716,8842,26241,25747,26237,12696,26715,14966,786],"class_list":["post-58319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-drug-related-dwi-minnesota","tag-kortnee-rae-wittwer","tag-kortnee-wittwer-dwi","tag-minnesota-controlled-substance-dwi","tag-minnesota-impaired-driving-law","tag-minnesota-statute-169a-20","tag-october-2026-jail-bookings","tag-pennington-county-arrests","tag-pennington-county-inmate-roster","tag-pennington-county-jail","tag-schedule-i-schedule-ii-drugs","tag-thief-river-falls-crime-news","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58319","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=58319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58321,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58319\/revisions\/58321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}