Detroit Lakes: Ricardo Singleton Booked on 911 Charge

Detroit Lakes (trfnews.i234.me) — Ricardo Marcus Singleton, 27, was booked into Becker County Jail on August 10, 2026.

The booking record lists one charge involving an emergency call when no emergency allegedly existed.

The charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.78, subdivision 1, clause 4.

No estimated release date was included in the booking information provided for this report.

Emergency Call Charge Listed

According to the booking record, Singleton faces an allegation involving emergency police, fire, medical, or ambulance services.

The listed charge alleges a call was made when no qualifying emergency existed.

Minnesota law addresses this conduct under its emergency telephone calls and communications statute.

Readers can review the law through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.

The statute classifies the listed offense as a misdemeanor.

Singleton was listed as recently booked into the Becker County Jail.

The county jail is located in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

More jail information is available from the Becker County Jail website.

The booking date listed for Singleton was August 10, 2026.

The record identified him as 27 years old at the time of booking.

No estimated release date appeared in the information supplied to TRF News.

The provided record also did not state where the alleged call occurred.

No details about the circumstances surrounding the alleged call were provided.

The record did not identify which emergency service allegedly received the call.

A jail booking does not mean a person has been convicted of a crime.

The charge against Singleton remains an allegation unless proven in court.

Singleton is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds him guilty.

Additional court records could later provide more information about the case.

Those records may include hearing dates, court filings, and details about the alleged incident.

TRF News will continue to report verified public information as it becomes available.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.