St. Cloud police arrested Minnesota state Rep. Dan Wolgamott Wednesday night on suspicion of driving while impaired.
According to a news release, officers responded to a report of a stalled vehicle blocking traffic on a north St. Cloud street.
Investigators determined that Wolgamott’s vehicle struck another legally parked vehicle with one person inside. The person, a 37-year-old St. Cloud man, was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered to be life threatening.
Wolgamott is being held in the Stearns County Jail on suspicion of DWI-related offenses. He has not yet been formally charged.
The St. Cloud DFLer pleaded guilty to a DWI three years ago. He did not seek reelection to the Minnesota House this year.
Stearns County jail records show police arrested the 36-year-old Wolgamott shortly after 9 p.m. He is being held on suspicion of three DWI-related offenses, including criminal vehicular operation resulting in bodily harm.
MPR News generally does not name suspects until they are charged with a crime. Editors chose to name Wolgamott following his arrest given his prominence as an elected lawmaker.
Wolgamott, a DFLer from St. Cloud, pleaded guilty to a DWI three years ago. He did not seek reelection to the Minnesota House this year, instead running for state auditor. He lost the DFL nomination to Zack Filipovich.
In 2023, a Minnesota state trooper stopped Wolgamott on a highway in rural Kanabec County. He reported that Wolgamott’s vehicle was weaving, lacked a front license plate and had expired registration.
The trooper had been on the lookout for a vehicle matching the one Wolgamott was driving, after someone complained about a person drinking alcohol in a liquor store parking lot. Wolgamott’s blood alcohol content within two hours of his arrest was .09, above the legal driving limit of .08, according to the criminal complaint.
Wolgamott pleaded guilty to one count of DWI. He received a stayed 45-day jail sentence and two years of probation.
Collected from Minnesota Public Radio News. View original source here.
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