Detroit Lakes: Shai Baity Held on Registration Charge

Detroit Lakes (trfnews.i234.me) — Shai Charles Baity, 29, was booked into the Becker County Jail on August 27, 2026.

The booking record lists one felony charge involving Minnesota’s predatory offender registration law.

The charge alleges Baity knowingly committed an act or failed to fulfill a required registration duty.

The listed offense cites Minnesota Statute 243.166, subdivision 5(a)(1).

Felony Registration Charge Listed

Minnesota Statute 243.166 sets registration requirements for people covered by the law.

Subdivision 5 establishes criminal penalties for certain violations of those requirements.

The cited provision applies when a required registrant knowingly violates a requirement of the statute.

The person must also have received notice or know about the duty to register.

The law also applies when someone reasonably should know about the registration duty.

A violation under subdivision 5(a) is classified as a felony.

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 243.166 through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.

Shai Charles Baity. Becker County Jail booking image.

The Becker County booking record does not state which registration requirement Baity allegedly failed to meet.

It does not describe the alleged act that led to the current charge.

The record also does not identify the underlying case that created any registration requirement.

TRF News is not assuming or reporting an underlying offense without supporting court records.

No criminal complaint or probable cause statement was included with the booking information.

Those records may provide more details about the state’s allegation.

The Becker County Jail is located at 1428 Stony Road in Detroit Lakes.

The county operates an official Becker County Jail page with facility information.

The supplied record does not list an estimated release date.

No bail amount, court date, or court case number was provided.

Custody status and court information can change after an initial booking.

Additional public case information may become available as the matter moves forward.

A jail booking and criminal charge do not establish guilt.

Baity is presumed innocent on the current allegation unless proven guilty in court.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.

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