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Stearns County jail records show police arrested the 36-year-old Wolgamott shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday. He is being held on suspicion of three DWI-related offenses, including criminal vehicular operation resulting in bodily harm.
Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud
Stearns County Jail
St. Cloud police arrested Minnesota state Rep. Dan Wolgamott Wednesday night on suspicion of driving while impaired.
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.
No formal charges have been filed, and no other details about his arrest were available Thursday morning. MPR News has contacted the St. Cloud Police Department for more information.
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.
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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.
