{"id":59039,"date":"2026-10-21T04:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T09:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=59039"},"modified":"2026-10-19T05:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:18:06","slug":"beltrami-county-kristen-cox-booked-on-dwi-test-refusal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/beltrami-county-kristen-cox-booked-on-dwi-test-refusal\/","title":{"rendered":"Beltrami County: Kristen Cox Booked on DWI Test Refusal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Beltrami County: Kristen Cox Booked on DWI Test Refusal<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BELTRAMI COUNTY, MN (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2013 Kristen Cox appears in Beltrami County Jail records with a gross misdemeanor DWI test refusal allegation.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists October 18, 2026, as Cox&#8217;s custody date.<\/p>\n<p>According to the booking information, the allegation involves refusing to submit to a chemical breath test.<\/p>\n<p>The offense is listed under Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 2(1).<\/p>\n<h2>Gross Misdemeanor DWI Allegation Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The booking identifies one DWI-related charge entry associated with Kristen Cox.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities classified the listed offense as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The record describes the allegation as refusing a chemical test involving breath testing.<\/p>\n<p>The entry appears under case reference number 26016909.<\/p>\n<p>However, the supplied information does not include a detailed criminal complaint explaining the alleged refusal.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not identify the traffic stop location or the law enforcement agency involved in the investigation.<\/p>\n<h2>Beltrami County Jail Booking Information<\/h2>\n<p>Beltrami County Jail records identify Cox as an individual with a custody date of October 18.<\/p>\n<p>The booking lists Cox as five feet, seven inches tall and weighing approximately 230 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The record also identifies brown eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The displayed bail or fine amount is $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>That amount does not necessarily mean release was authorized without bail.<\/p>\n<p>The booking identifies District Court as the court branch associated with the allegation.<\/p>\n<h2>Kristen Cox Booking Photograph<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59040\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CoxKristen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59040\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CoxKristen.png\" alt=\"Kristen Cox\" width=\"209\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen Cox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Understanding DWI Test Refusal in Minnesota<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota law makes refusing certain legally required chemical tests a criminal offense.<\/p>\n<p>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>, subdivision 2, refusing a qualifying breath test can result in criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p>The law also addresses blood or urine test refusal under qualifying search warrants.<\/p>\n<p>A test refusal allegation is separate from proving that someone was driving while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>Each charge must be supported by evidence meeting the applicable legal requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The available booking record does not describe the circumstances surrounding Cox&#8217;s alleged test refusal.<\/p>\n<h2>Details About the Incident Remain Limited<\/h2>\n<p>The supplied jail information does not state why officers requested a chemical test.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not identify whether a traffic crash or another incident preceded the booking.<\/p>\n<p>No field sobriety test results or alcohol concentration measurements were provided.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not identify any additional criminal offenses associated with this booking.<\/p>\n<p>Further information would require an official police report or court complaint.<\/p>\n<h2>Court Proceedings and Case Status<\/h2>\n<p>The jail entry identifies District Court but does not provide a scheduled hearing date.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not confirm whether a separate criminal complaint has been filed.<\/p>\n<p>No final court outcome or release date appears in the supplied record.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can search public case information through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional booking information is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beltrami County Jail inmate system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish criminal guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Cox is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristen Cox was listed in Beltrami County Jail records on October 18, 2026, with a gross misdemeanor DWI breath test refusal allegation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59040,"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":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_google_business_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":[27716,5260,5276,14780,27715,23327,10915,27712,27713,27714,8842,24428,26241,786],"class_list":["post-59039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-27716","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-beltrami-county-sheriff","tag-bemidji-crime-news","tag-breath-test-refusal-charge","tag-dwi-test-refusal-minnesota","tag-gross-misdemeanor-dwi","tag-kristen-cox","tag-kristen-cox-beltrami-county","tag-kristen-cox-dwi","tag-minnesota-statute-169a-20","tag-northwest-minnesota-crime-news","tag-october-2026-jail-bookings","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59039","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=59039"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59041,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59039\/revisions\/59041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}