St. Cloud DFL representative arrested on drunken-driving allegation

A DFL state representative was arrested by St. Cloud police on suspicion of drunken driving, according to jail records. Daniel Wolgamott was booked in Stearns County shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday on allegations of criminal vehicular operation, bodily harm and driving while under the influence of alcohol, the jail log shows. Charges against Wolgamott, 36, who remains held Thursday without bail, could be filed as soon as Thursday. His arrest comes about three years after his conviction for drunken driving in east-central Minnesota. The Minnesota Star Tribune has reached out to police for details about the incident and to the St. Cloud representative’s staff for their reaction to the arrest. Advertisement Wolgamott chose not to seek a fifth term in the state House this year and ran for state auditor but lost his bid for the DFL nomination to Zack Filipovich, who won in the general election on Nov. 3. Wolgamott was convicted in Kanabec County District Court in September 2023 for misdemeanor drunken driving and put on probation for two years. His blood alcohol content soon after his arrest in that case was 0.09%, slightly above the legal limit. He was arrested July 7, 2023, by a state trooper who observed his vehicle swerving. According to the incident report, the trooper was looking for the vehicle after a report of a person drinking in a Mora, Minn., liquor store parking lot. The legislator was also driving with an expired registration and lacked a front plate on his car, according to the incident report.