{"id":1969603,"date":"2023-07-11T12:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T16:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-minnesota-dem-arrested-for-dwi-after-seen-drinking-alone-in-liquor-store-parking-lot\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T12:52:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T16:52:44","slug":"top-minnesota-dem-arrested-for-dwi-after-seen-drinking-alone-in-liquor-store-parking-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-minnesota-dem-arrested-for-dwi-after-seen-drinking-alone-in-liquor-store-parking-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent Minnesota Democrat arrested for DWI after drinking alone in liquor store parking lot."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-minnesota-dem-arrested-for-dwi-after-seen-drinking-alone-in-liquor-store-parking-lot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1969603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Top Minnesota Dem Arrested for DWI After Seen Drinking Alone in Liquor Store Parking Lot\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/texas-rolls-out-giant-nets-to-stop-migrants-crossing-rio-grande\" data-post-url id=\"print-1765191\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<h2>Minnesota state rep Dan Wolgamott (D.) mugshot<\/h2>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Minnesota House&#8217;s number-two Democrat, Rep. Dan Wolgamott, was arrested Friday night for driving under the influence of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>A Minnesota State Patrol officer pulled over Wolgamott on the highway after an observer reported seeing the Democratic lawmaker drinking vodka alone in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-minnesota-dem-arrested-for-dwi-after-seen-drinking-alone-in-liquor-store-parking-lot\/\" title=\"Prominent Minnesota Democrat arrested for DWI after drinking alone in liquor store parking lot.\">liquor store parking lot<\/a>, MPR News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2023\/07\/10\/state-rep-dan-wolgamott-arrested-for-dwi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-principal-stonewalled-police-after-homeless-man-on-earth-terrorized-school\/\" title=\"Seattle Principal Stonewalled Police After Homeless Man on Earth Terrorized School\">incident report states<\/a> that Wolgamott was swerving, that his vehicle lacked a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-lawmaker-claimed-he-was-cited-for-driving-while-black-so-police-released-bodycam-footage\/\" title=\"Minnesota Lawmaker Claimed He Was Cited For \u2018Driving While Black,\u2019 So Police Released Bodycam Footage\">front license plate<\/a>, and that his registration had expired.<\/p>\n<p>Wolgamott failed the officer&#8217;s field sobriety tests, including a breathalyzer test that logged his blood alcohol level at <strong>0.106 percent<\/strong>, solidly above the legal limit of <strong>0.08 percent<\/strong>. Wolgamott, who was arrested specifically for driving while impaired, was released without needing to post bail.<\/p>\n<p>Wolgamott&#8217;s brush with the law comes soon after the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.mn.gov\/members\/profile\/news\/15499\/37335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">named<\/a> him Legislator of the Year. &#8220;Representative Wolgamott is a true friend and supporter of law enforcement and increased public safety,&#8221; the organization&#8217;s executive director stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat has a history of supporting progressive priorities in the Minnesota House. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepWolgamott\/status\/1620085546331828225?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushed<\/a> legislation to give driver&#8217;s licenses to illegal immigrants, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KNSI\/status\/1618389244644409345?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sponsored<\/a> a bill to allow for permanent absentee voting, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepWolgamott\/status\/1616463843286450177?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> for legislation that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/253505\/minnesota-senate-sends-far-reaching-abortion-bill-to-governor-s-desk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allow<\/a> abortions for any reason at any point in a pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Wolgamott has also rubbed shoulders with a number of prominent national Democrats. He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepWolgamott\/status\/1645771458482675713?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on Twitter that he had partnered with Minnesota&#8217;s U.S. senators, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, and that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepWolgamott\/status\/1634184945978552322?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">honored<\/a> to welcome Vice President Kamala Harris to St. Cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Per his mugshot, Wolgamott appears to be in good spirits.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota state rep Dan Wolgamott (D.) was arrested for DUI. He was seen drinking vodka alone in a liquor store parking lot before being pulled over by a State Patrol officer. Wolgamott, the number-two Democrat in the Minnesota House, now faces legal consequences for his actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":1969604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1969603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1969603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1969604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1969603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1969603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1969603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}