Polk County (trfnews.i234.me) — Ronald Lee Thunder was recently booked into the Polk County Jail.
The booking information lists the booking date as May 15, 2026.
Thunder, whose date of birth is listed as September 3, 1983, was booked on a failure-to-appear entry.
The entry lists the case level as charged or convicted gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor.
The booking entry cites Minnesota statute 609.49.2.
Booking Details
The jail entry identifies the offense as failure to appear.
Failure to appear can happen when a person misses a required court date.
It may also involve missing another required court hearing.
The booking line did not list the original case details.
It also did not list a court date, bail amount, or release status.
Readers can review the cited statute through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.
Ronald Lee Thunder booking photo
Case Status
A jail booking is not a conviction.
It only shows that a person was booked into custody.
Thunder is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Additional case details may become available through public court records.
Those records can be searched through the Minnesota Judicial Branch.
Local custody information may also appear through Tri-County Community Corrections.
That agency serves Polk, Norman, and Red Lake counties.
This report is based on the booking information provided.
Updates may be added if more verified public information becomes available.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.