{"id":69109,"date":"2026-10-29T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=69109"},"modified":"2026-10-29T12:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:17:32","slug":"crookston-jail-books-aaron-cody-clark-in-dwi-refusal-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crookston-jail-books-aaron-cody-clark-in-dwi-refusal-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Crookston Jail Books Aaron Cody Clark in DWI Refusal Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>POLK COUNTY, Minn.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Aaron Cody Clark, 38, was booked on October 28, 2026, on a DWI-related test-refusal allegation.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry lists a gross misdemeanor allegation of refusing to submit to a chemical test. It cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20, subdivision 2, which addresses refusal of certain required tests.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information identifies Clark by his full name and birth date. It does not identify the location of the reported incident or describe the events leading to his booking.<\/p>\n<h2>What the Test-Refusal Charge Means<\/h2>\n<p>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota law<\/a>, refusing a required chemical test can lead to a criminal charge.<\/p>\n<p>The statute covers certain breath tests and blood or urine tests required by a search warrant.<\/p>\n<p>The brief booking entry does not say which type of test was involved. It also does not report an alcohol level or describe whether any other testing occurred.<\/p>\n<p>State law treats a third-degree DWI test-refusal violation as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the wording in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 169A.26<\/a>. The available entry does not identify a specific DWI degree for Clark.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69110\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CLARK-AARON-CODY.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69110\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CLARK-AARON-CODY.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Cody Clark\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CLARK-AARON-CODY.jpg 240w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CLARK-AARON-CODY-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Cody Clark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Booking Details and Public Records<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitycorrections-tccc.org\/index.asp?SEC=7AA2A95C-63E9-415B-9B67-C9E68D3D1F20&amp;Type=B_BASIC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tri-County Community Corrections inmate roster<\/a> lists people held at the Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston.<\/p>\n<p>The agency says it updates its roster on weekday mornings.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking identifies a person and a recorded allegation. It does not establish that a person committed a crime.<\/p>\n<p>The information supplied for this story does not include a court file number or scheduled hearing. It also gives no bond amount, arresting agency, or details about the original traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>Those details should not be assumed from the booking alone. Future court filings may provide further information about the case.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can use <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a> to learn about available public court records. Access to pending criminal cases may be limited when searching by name.<\/p>\n<p>Clark is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. TRF News will report additional verified details if they become available.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Cody Clark, 38, was booked October 28 at a Crookston jail on a gross misdemeanor DWI test-refusal allegation, according to booking details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69113,"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":[16927,892,883,16553,946],"trf_mt_town":[29428],"trf_mt_county":[29511],"trf_mt_topic":[29493,29584],"trf_mt_series":[],"class_list":["post-69109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-aaron-cody-clark","tag-crookston","tag-dwi","tag-jail-booking","tag-polk-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69109","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=69109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69111,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69109\/revisions\/69111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69109"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_town","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_town?post=69109"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_county","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_county?post=69109"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_topic?post=69109"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_series?post=69109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}