Woman Tased Twice During Minnesota DWI Arrest

Police say she resisted arrest for drunk driving.

Wadena police stopped a woman on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Minnesota and ended up tasing her twice to complete an arrest. Marie Buchta, 33, of Detroit Lakes, was stopped around 3:30 am and when asked if she had been drinking, she replied yes but was “all right to drive back (home)”.

Buchta reportedly failed field sobriety tests and refused to submit to a breath test. When officers attempted to take her into custody, she resisted, so the arresting officers tased her twice. Court records show that Buchta had a prior Minnesota drunk driving case from January 2008.

Buchta was charged with second degree Minnesota DWI, third degree DWI, violation of an open bottle law and obstructing the legal process. She will be arraigned February 23.

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