Minnesota Rep. Dan Wolgamott arrested for DWI in St. Cloud
St. Cloud police arrested Minnesota state Rep. Dan Wolgamott on Wednesday night on suspicion of driving while impaired. He faces three DWI-related offences, including criminal vehicular operation causing bodily harm.
Minnesota lawmaker held on three DWI-related offences
St. Cloud police arrested Minnesota state Representative Dan Wolgamott on Wednesday night on suspicion of driving while impaired, MPR News reports. Stearns County jail records show officers detained the 36-year-old shortly after 9 p.m.
Wolgamott is being held on suspicion of three DWI-related offences, including criminal vehicular operation resulting in bodily harm. No formal charges had been filed as of Thursday morning, and MPR News said it had contacted the St. Cloud Police Department for further details.
The outlet noted it does not ordinarily name suspects before charges are filed, but editors decided to identify Wolgamott because of his status as an elected lawmaker.
Wolgamott, a DFL member representing St. Cloud, did not seek re-election to the Minnesota House this year. He ran instead for state auditor, losing the DFL nomination to Zack Filipovich.
This is not his first DWI offence. Three years ago, a Minnesota state trooper stopped Wolgamott on a highway in rural Kanabec County after a member of the public reported seeing someone drinking alcohol in a liquor store car park. The trooper noted that Wolgamott's vehicle was weaving, was missing a front licence plate and had expired registration. His blood alcohol content within two hours of that arrest was .09 — above the legal limit of .08. Wolgamott pleaded guilty to one count of DWI and received a stayed 45-day jail sentence along with two years of probation.
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