Minnesota Democratic state Rep. Dan Wolgamott was arrested again on suspicion of drunken driving after police say he struck an occupied parked car, sending a man to the hospital. The November 11th crash comes three years after his earlier DWI conviction. The outgoing lawmaker, whose current House term ends in January, was taken into custody in St. Cloud on allegations that include criminal vehicular operation involving bodily harm.
Officers responded that evening to a report of a stalled vehicle blocking traffic on 13th Street North. Investigators determined that Wolgamott had been driving east when his vehicle hit a legally parked car. A 37-year-old St. Cloud man was inside that vehicle and was taken to the hospital with injuries authorities described as non-life-threatening. Police said alcohol was a factor in the collision.
Wolgamott, 36, was arrested by the St. Cloud Police Department at 9:09 p.m., according to the county’s booking information. He was taken to the Stearns County Jail, where authorities listed three suspected offenses associated with the incident. Those entries included criminal vehicular operation involving bodily harm while under the influence of alcohol, third-degree driving while impaired with one aggravating factor, and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
FOX 9 reported that formal charges hadn’t been filed as of Thursday morning. The jail roster recorded his arrest and the three allegations. The Star Tribune reported that a search warrant affidavit described Wolgamott as “walking away once the officer arrived on the scene.”
His previous case began with a traffic stop in rural Kanabec County in July 2023. As MPR News reported, a state trooper had been looking for a vehicle after a complaint about someone drinking alcohol in a liquor store parking lot. The trooper observed Wolgamott’s vehicle weaving within its lane and noted an expired registration and missing front license plate. His blood alcohol concentration measured 0.09%, above the legal limit of 0.08%.
Wolgamott subsequently pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor DWI count, and another charge was dismissed. His sentence included 45 days in jail, which were stayed, and two years of probation. KNSI reported that he was also ordered to pay a $400 fine. Court records cited by FOX 9 show that his probation ended in September 2025, more than a year before the latest crash.
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Following the earlier arrest, Wolgamott said he had undergone professional testing and received “an assessment that I do not have an alcohol-use disorder,” the Minnesota Reformer reported. He also said he attended an eight-hour alcohol education class and a Mothers Against Drunk Driving victim panel. Security footage from the liquor store parking lot showed him appearing to drink from a bottle before putting it in his trunk and driving away.
Wolgamott has represented House District 14B since 2019, but he did not seek another House term in the 2026 election. He instead pursued the state auditor’s office and failed to secure the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s endorsement. He withdrew before the August primary and later endorsed Zack Filipovich, who won the auditor’s race. Wolgamott’s departure from the Legislature is scheduled for January, when his current term expires.
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