Minnesota Rep. Dan Wolgamott Charged With DWI and Criminal Vehicular Operation

November 13, 2026

Minnesota state Rep. Dan Wolgamott, who represents House District 14B and lives in St. Cloud, was formally charged Nov. 13, 2026, in Stearns County District Court with two gross misdemeanors: criminal vehicular operation causing bodily harm while under the influence of alcohol, and third-degree driving while impaired, according to news accounts of the criminal complaint. Status: Charged and Arrested. The Stearns County Jail roster listed an arrest date and time of Nov. 11, 2026, at 9:09 p.m. The charges are allegations. Wolgamott is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

According to those accounts of the complaint, St. Cloud police were sent to a crash on 13th Street North in St. Cloud around 7:49 p.m. Nov. 11. Officers reported finding a white Lincoln Nautilus stopped in the street with its hazard lights on, along with debris, skid marks, and damage to the Lincoln and a red Ford pickup. The pickup’s owner told police he had just gotten into his parked truck when it was struck. He later reported neck stiffness, blurred vision, headaches, and dizziness, and was treated at Little Falls Hospital for what was believed to be a mild concussion, the complaint states, according to those reports.

An officer reported seeing a man near the pickup, later identified as Wolgamott, who began walking away, according to the same accounts of the complaint. The officer reported smelling alcohol, slurred speech, and slow or missing answers to questions. When asked about the crash, Wolgamott repeatedly said he “wanted to go home,” the complaint states, according to those reports. He showed further signs of impairment during field sobriety testing and declined a preliminary breath test, the accounts say. Police arrested him and took him to St. Cloud Hospital, where they obtained a blood sample under a search warrant. Those results were still pending when the complaint was filed, the reports say.

The Stearns County Jail roster listed the defendant as Daniel Kirk Wolgamott, 36, booked Nov. 11, 2026, by the St. Cloud Police Department. It listed three booking charges, all graded as gross misdemeanors: criminal vehicular operation causing bodily harm while under the influence of alcohol, under Minn. Stat. § 609.2113, subd. 3(2)(i); third-degree driving while impaired with one aggravating factor, under Minn. Stat. § 169A.26, subd. 1(a); and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, under Minn. Stat. § 169A.20, subd. 1(1). The roster’s court docket number fields were blank. News accounts of the formal complaint describe two gross misdemeanor counts. As of a 2 p.m. CT Nov. 13 roster update, Wolgamott was no longer listed among current inmates, consistent with reports that a judge ordered his release Friday.

Under Minnesota law, criminal vehicular operation resulting in bodily harm while under the influence of alcohol is punishable by imprisonment for up to 364 days, a fine of up to $3,000, or both. Third-degree driving while impaired is a gross misdemeanor. The maximum fine that may be imposed for a gross misdemeanor is $3,000.

At a first appearance Friday, Judge Matthew Engelking set bail at $12,000 with no conditions, or release without bail if Wolgamott follows conditions that include not using alcohol, according to news accounts of the court record. Patch, citing court records, also reported that the conditions include alcohol monitoring and pretrial supervision. Those accounts say the next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 8, 2027.

Wolgamott has served in the Minnesota House since 2019 and is in his fourth term representing District 14B. The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library lists his current term of office as ending Jan. 3, 2027, and records that he announced a 2026 campaign for state auditor but did not file. He gave a retirement speech at the close of the 2026 legislative session and is not seeking another House term.

According to news accounts of the complaint, the third-degree DWI count is based on an aggravating factor: a Sept. 6, 2023, DWI conviction in Kanabec County. Those accounts, citing court records, say the 2023 case followed a July 2023 traffic stop near Mora, that Wolgamott pleaded guilty to fourth-degree (misdemeanor) DWI, and that a 45-day jail sentence was stayed for two years of probation. FOX 9, citing court records, reported that his alcohol concentration in that case was 0.09 and that he was discharged from probation in September 2025.

No Stearns County court file number for the new case has been published, and a defendant-name search in Minnesota Court Records Online does not return pending criminal cases.

Sources: Stearns County Jail roster booking for Daniel Kirk Wolgamott (primary; inmate-detail entry indexed from the official roster, booking No. 264995, JCA 26J1416; the current-inmate detail URL later redirected after his release); Minnesota House member profile, Rep. Dan Wolgamott (District 14B) (primary); Minnesota Legislative Reference Library legislator record (primary); Minnesota House Session Daily, May 18, 2026 (primary); Minn. Stat. § 609.2113, § 169A.26, and § 609.02 (primary); MPR News, Nov. 13, 2026 (news account of the complaint and court record); Patch, Nov. 13, 2026 (news account of the complaint and court record); FOX 9, Nov. 13, 2026 (news account of the complaint and of the 2023 court record); KARE 11, Nov. 13, 2026 (news account of the complaint).