MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KFGO) – A Mahnomen County Sheriff’s deputy has been charged with DWI and refusing to submit to a chemical test after his arrest Tuesday afternoon near Mahnomen.
Two state troopers were called to assist a Mahnomen County sergeant after determining that a pickup that had gone into the ditch had been driven by off-duty deputy Rick Ohren, who lives in Hawley.
A patrol sergeant noted the odor of alcohol coming from Ohren, who was the backseat of a county sheriff department SUV.
The complaint says Ohren had difficulty completing several field sobriety tests and said he had drank 10 vodkas. A preliminary test showed a blood alcohol content of .284. He refused a second breath test at the Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston.
Sheriff Josh Guenther says Ohren was not working and was driving his personal vehicle. He says Ohren has been placed on administrative leave. The State Patrol is handling the investigation.
Ohren was also arrested for drunken driving in November 2015 in Clay County when he was stopped by a Glyndon Police officer.
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