Timeline: Judge Atwal’s DWI arrest, booking, and sentencing

Timeline: Judge Atwal’s DWI arrest, booking, and sentencing

Gurdip Singh Atwal was booked into the Ramsey County Jail on January 1, 2018.

UPDATE: This post was updated on March 23, 2018, to include responsive data from my request for public date regarding Judge G. Tony Atwal’s arrest on January 1, 2018. The police reports show Judge Atwal told police he was a Ramsey County judge, and also asked police “to let him go and just allow him to walk home…”

UPDATE: This post was updated on January 22, 2018, to include a transcript from Judge Atwal’s court appearance on January 2, 2018. Judge Atwal is scheduled to report for electronic home monitoring on January 23, 2018.

In January 2013, I was involved in a very serious car crash caused by my poor decision to drink and drive. I later pleaded guilty to drinking and driving.

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