US EditionMinnesota GOP Rep. Elliott Engen Arrested on Suspicion of DWI
Engen was arrested after a traffic stop for multiple violations and a breath test showed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.13, exceeding Minnesota's legal limit of 0.08.
- On Friday, Minnesota Rep. Elliott Engen was arrested early morning in White Bear Lake on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and booked into the Ramsey County Detention Center.
- White Bear Lake Police Department officers stopped Engen for "observed traffic violations, including speeding, expired registration, and an inoperable headlight," with a breath test showing 0.13 blood alcohol concentration.
- Records indicate the 27-year-old Republican was booked on two misdemeanor counts: 4th-degree DUI and 4th-degree DWI, yet released from custody less than two hours later.
- GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth said she was "extremely disappointed" to learn of the arrest and will gather information to address consequences with Rep. Engen directly.
- Both Engen and auditor candidate Dan Wolgamott serve in the Minnesota House, joining a recent pattern of DWI charges involving state lawmakers including Sen. Tou Xiong.
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A Minnesota Republican lawmaker who once mocked Democrats for being 'drunk at the wheel' on taxpayer fraud is now facing his own drink-driving charge, less than six months after posting that jibe on X. Rep. Elliott Engen, 27, a second-term Republican representing White Bear Township, was arrested in the early hours of Friday, 27 March 2026, on suspicion of driving while impaired, just hours after participating in a six-hour session on the Minnes…
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Minnesota GOP Rep. Elliott Engen arrested on suspicion of drunk driving
Share This StoryRepublican Minnesota Rep. Elliott Engen was arrested overnight on suspicion of drunk driving, White Bear Lake police confirmed in a statement. The police department said officers conducted a traffic stop at 1:51 a.m. Friday near the intersection of 4th Street and Otter Lake Road in White Bear Lake. The stop was initiated because the vehicle had expired registration tabs, an inoperable headlight, and was observed speeding, police …
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