{"id":72426,"date":"2026-11-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=72426"},"modified":"2026-11-08T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T22:20:51","slug":"bagley-woman-charged-after-17-dwi-breath-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bagley-woman-charged-after-17-dwi-breath-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagley Woman Charged After .17 DWI Breath Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

BECKER COUNTY, Minn.<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2013 A Bagley woman faces two gross misdemeanor DWI charges after police allegedly observed her pickup repeatedly crossing the centerline.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, an official breath test later showed an alcohol concentration of 0.17, more than twice Minnesota’s legal limit.<\/p>\n

Ginelle Rae Mesaris, 57, of Bagley, is charged with two counts of driving while impaired in Becker County District Court.<\/p>\n

Officer Spots Truck Crossing Centerline<\/h3>\n

According to the criminal complaint, the incident occurred around 11:36 a.m. on October 24, 2026.<\/p>\n

A White Earth police officer was transporting two individuals to the Becker County Jail.<\/p>\n

While traveling southbound on County Highway 37, the officer noticed a white pickup repeatedly crossing the centerline.<\/p>\n

The officer reported seeing the truck cross the centerline four times between County Road 126 and State Highway 34.<\/p>\n

The pickup then allegedly made a wide turn into the oncoming lane before returning to its proper lane.<\/p>\n

According to the complaint, the truck later turned onto Lyman Lakes Road and crossed the fog line.<\/p>\n

The officer initiated a traffic stop and requested backup.<\/p>\n

Driver Claims She Recently Purchased Truck<\/h3>\n

During the stop, the officer identified the driver as Mesaris using her Minnesota driver’s license.<\/p>\n

Mesaris reportedly told the officer she had recently purchased the pickup and could not drive it properly.<\/p>\n

While speaking with her, the officer noticed bloodshot, watery eyes.<\/p>\n

The officer also reported smelling an alcoholic beverage coming from Mesaris.<\/p>\n

When asked whether she had recently consumed alcohol, Mesaris reportedly denied drinking.<\/p>\n

The officer requested that Mesaris exit the vehicle for further investigation.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, Mesaris initially failed to cooperate with the officer’s instructions.<\/p>\n

After receiving a firmer instruction, she exited the pickup.<\/p>\n

\"Ginelle<\/a>
Ginelle Rae Mesaris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Preliminary Breath Test Shows .106<\/h3>\n

The officer administered field sobriety tests to determine whether Mesaris was impaired.<\/p>\n

According to the complaint, she was not fully cooperative during the testing.<\/p>\n

The officer documented several indicators of possible alcohol impairment.<\/p>\n

Mesaris eventually agreed to provide a preliminary breath test.<\/p>\n

That test reportedly produced an alcohol concentration reading of 0.106.<\/p>\n

Based on the investigation, the officer arrested Mesaris on suspicion of DWI.<\/p>\n

Official Breath Test Shows .17<\/h3>\n

A Becker County deputy arrived and assumed responsibility for the two individuals already in the officer’s squad vehicle.<\/p>\n

The arresting officer then transported Mesaris to the Becker County Jail.<\/p>\n

At the jail, Mesaris received Minnesota’s breath test advisory.<\/p>\n

According to the complaint, she agreed to complete an evidentiary breath test.<\/p>\n

The official test produced an alcohol concentration of 0.17.<\/p>\n

That reading is more than twice Minnesota’s standard legal driving limit of 0.08.<\/p>\n

Two Gross Misdemeanor DWI Charges Filed<\/h3>\n

Mesaris faces two gross misdemeanor charges under Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Count 1:<\/strong> Driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher within two hours of operating a vehicle.<\/p>\n

Count 2:<\/strong> Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n

Both charges allege one aggravating factor.<\/p>\n

Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 364 days in jail, a $3,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n

The case is filed in Becker County District Court under number 03-CR-26-2089.<\/p>\n

The charges remain allegations. Mesaris is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bagley woman Ginelle Rae Mesaris faces two DWI charges after police say her truck repeatedly crossed the centerline in Becker County. Her breath test showed .17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72427,"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":[12],"tags":[3894,913,883,28609],"trf_mt_town":[29454],"trf_mt_county":[29534,29524],"trf_mt_topic":[29493],"trf_mt_series":[],"class_list":["post-72426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-bagley","tag-becker-county","tag-dwi","tag-ginelle-rae-mesaris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72426","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=72426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72428,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72426\/revisions\/72428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72426"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_town","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_town?post=72426"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_county","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_county?post=72426"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_topic?post=72426"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_series?post=72426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}