Breman Man Arrested by County Police After Drving into the Water at Lake of the Woods

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 9:09 AM

On Monday, March 13 (2023) at approximately 10:25 in the evening, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received a call in reference to a truck that had driven into water in the area of Lake of The Woods.

Deputy Anthony Bragg with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Dept. responded and located the vehicle on 3A Road east of Lake of the Woods.

During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the driver of the vehicle at the time of the collision, 24-year-old Juan Guillermo Estrada Ruiz of West Water Street in Bremen was intoxicated. Ruiz was arrested and lodged in the Marshall County Jail for Operating While Intoxicated – BAC above 0.08% and Operating While Intoxicated – Endangering. He was held on a $1,500 cash bond

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