Bemidji Man Charged With 2 Felonies After Shooting
Bemidji (trfnews.i234.me) — A Bemidji man faces two felony charges following a July shooting investigation.
Terrance Lee Jones Jr., 20, is charged in Beltrami County District Court.
He faces second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful firearm possession.
The charges stem from a July 19, 2026, shooting near Kestrel Pines in Bemidji.
Wounded Man Found At Hotel
Police responded around 10:39 p.m. after a wounded man entered a Bemidji hotel.
Officers found Vincent Parkhurst with a gunshot wound near his left shoulder.
A witness was applying pressure to the wound when police arrived.
Parkhurst told police he heard three shots while walking near Kestrel Pines.
He said he did not see who fired the shots.
Parkhurst was taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment.
Police later found three spent shell casings near Kestrel Pines.
Jones Claims He Returned Fire
Police later detained Jones, who lived in a nearby apartment.
Jones gave investigators a statement after receiving a Miranda warning.
Jones said he returned home with his girlfriend and child after buying groceries.
He reported seeing three men wearing black clothing and face coverings approach his home.
Jones identified them as Vincent Parkhurst, Antonio Parkhurst, and Demarquez Lussier.
Jones claimed one man displayed an AK-style pistol and fired first.
Jones said he then fired one or two shots because he feared for his family.
He told investigators he later gave his handgun to Tyrone Richardson.
No firearm was recovered during a search of Jones’ apartment, according to the complaint.
Revolver Recovered From Hotel Roof
Hotel surveillance later showed Vincent Parkhurst running near the building, prosecutors allege.
The complaint says video appeared to show Parkhurst throwing an object onto the hotel roof.
Police later recovered a .22-caliber revolver from that roof.
Investigators reported finding four spent rounds and five unfired rounds inside the revolver.
Two Felony Charges Filed
Prosecutors allege Jones was legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
The complaint cites a 2025 attempted second-degree assault case involving a firearm.
Jones faces up to 15 years for the firearm possession charge.
The complaint also lists a mandatory minimum sentence of five years.
Second-degree assault carries up to seven years and a possible $14,000 fine.
Read Minnesota’s firearm possession law.
Readers can also review Minnesota’s second-degree assault law.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
Jones is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.
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