{"id":59162,"date":"2026-10-22T04:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=59162"},"modified":"2026-10-20T05:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:48:43","slug":"christopher-steiner-listed-on-felony-dwi-charges-in-beltrami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/christopher-steiner-listed-on-felony-dwi-charges-in-beltrami\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Steiner Listed on Felony DWI Charges in Beltrami"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Christopher Steiner Listed on Felony DWI Charges in Beltrami<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BELTRAMI COUNTY, MN (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2013 Christopher Steiner appears in Beltrami County Jail records with two felony-classified driving while impaired entries, including an allegation of refusing a chemical breath test.<\/p>\n<p>According to the jail roster, Steiner&#8217;s custody date was October 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The listed offenses involve operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and refusing to submit to chemical testing.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony DWI Test Refusal Entry<\/h2>\n<p>One entry involves an allegation of refusing to submit to a chemical breath test.<\/p>\n<p>The offense references <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>, subdivision 2(1).<\/p>\n<p>The jail record identifies this entry as a felony and associates it with case reference number 25009460.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law prohibits refusing qualifying chemical tests during impaired-driving investigations.<\/p>\n<p>However, the booking record does not explain the circumstances of the alleged refusal.<\/p>\n<h2>Separate DWI Alcohol Allegation Listed<\/h2>\n<p>A second entry alleges operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>That allegation references Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 1(1).<\/p>\n<p>The jail classifies this entry as a felony under case reference number 25001838.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied information does not include alcohol concentration results or details about the traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not establish whether the two entries involve separate incidents or why they are classified as felonies.<\/p>\n<h2>Christopher Steiner Booking Photograph<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59163\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SteinerChristopher1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59163\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SteinerChristopher1.png\" alt=\"Christopher Steiner\" width=\"207\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SteinerChristopher1.png 207w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SteinerChristopher1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Steiner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Beltrami County Jail Booking Details<\/h2>\n<p>The roster lists Steiner as five feet, nine inches tall and weighing approximately 173 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The booking also identifies brown hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n<p>A bail or fine amount of $0.00 appears in the supplied record.<\/p>\n<p>That figure does not independently establish whether Steiner qualifies for release without bail.<\/p>\n<h2>Understanding Felony DWI in Minnesota<\/h2>\n<p>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 169A.24<\/a>, certain qualifying impaired-driving offenses are classified as first-degree DWI felonies.<\/p>\n<p>That classification can depend on previous qualifying impaired-driving incidents or certain felony convictions.<\/p>\n<p>However, the jail roster does not provide Steiner&#8217;s prior conviction history or identify the specific grounds for the felony classifications.<\/p>\n<p>Those details would require confirmation from court records.<\/p>\n<h2>Court Proceedings and Case Status<\/h2>\n<p>The jail roster identifies District Court as the branch associated with both entries.<\/p>\n<p>No upcoming hearing date or final case outcome was included in the supplied information.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers 25009460 and 25001838 are jail case references and have not been verified as official District Court file numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can search public records through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The listed allegations do not establish criminal guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Steiner 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>Christopher Steiner was listed in Beltrami County Jail records on October 19, 2026, with two felony-classified DWI entries involving alcohol and test refusal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59163,"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":[27790,27789,17463,5260,5276,14780,27785,27787,27786,27709,4232,10076,8842,27788,786],"class_list":["post-59162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-27790","tag-27789","tag-beltrami-county-arrests","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-beltrami-county-sheriff","tag-bemidji-crime-news","tag-christopher-steiner","tag-christopher-steiner-beltrami-county","tag-christopher-steiner-dwi","tag-driving-under-influence-of-alcohol","tag-dwi-test-refusal","tag-felony-dwi-minnesota","tag-minnesota-statute-169a-20","tag-october-19-2026-jail-booking","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59162","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=59162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59164,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59162\/revisions\/59164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}