Bemidji Man Charged In Knife Assault Case
Bemidji (trfnews.i234.me) – A Bemidji man is facing two felony assault charges after a reported knife incident on May 11, 2026.
Kyle Brennan Little, 38, is charged in Beltrami County District Court with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
Each charge carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. Each count also carries a possible $14,000 fine.
The charges are filed under Minnesota Statute 609.222.
Police Responded To Camper Fire
According to the court complaint, police first responded to 409 Wood Avenue SE in Bemidji.
The call was for a camper fire with unknown people possibly inside.
Police reported heavy black smoke coming from the camper’s windows and doors.
A reporting party told police that a friend usually stayed in the camper.
That person was not believed to be inside at the time.
After firefighters arrived, police heard a woman identified as A.J. say that a man had pulled a knife on her.
Police then learned that another person, identified as M.W.-J., claimed Little had stabbed him earlier.
Victim Reported Shoulder Wound
The complaint says M.W.-J. had a puncture wound on his upper right shoulder.
The wound was not actively bleeding when police saw it.
However, police requested EMS to check the injury.
A.J. told police that Little confronted her in an alley behind the Wood Avenue SE address.
She said Little showed a knife and later followed her toward Starbucks.
A.J. said she ran across the street to get away from him.
She said Little did not grab her or block her movement.
However, she told police she feared him during the encounter.
Little Denied The Allegations
M.W.-J. later told police he had been with Little earlier that day.
He said Little had been drinking and acting argumentative.
He also said the two had been involved in several disputes that day.
M.W.-J. said Little stabbed him inside the residence.
He described the knife as a folding knife or switchblade.
Police later found Little walking on a bridge on Midway Drive South.
The complaint says officers saw blood on Little’s shirt and the shoulder.
They also reported seeing an empty knife sheath on his right hip.
Police said no knife was found in the arrest area.
Little was taken to the Beltrami County Jail.
During a recorded statement, Little denied stabbing anyone.
He also denied showing a knife to anyone.
Little also denied being at or near 409 Wood Avenue SE.
The complaint says Little is on supervised release until October 4, 2027.
That release is tied to earlier firearm and ammunition possession convictions.
Court records list the case as Beltrami County District Court file number 04-CR-26-1090.
More case information may be available through the Minnesota Judicial Branch case records system.
A criminal charge is not a conviction.
Little is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.