Dilworth Man Booked on Assault, 911 Charges

DILWORTH, Minn. — (trfnews.i234.me) — Manuel Martinez Jr., 42, was booked into the Clay County Jail on Monday.

The booking occurred at 4:00 p.m. on July 13, 2026.

The Dilworth Police Department was listed as the arresting agency.

Jail records list a domestic assault charge involving alleged great bodily harm or a weapon threat.

The records also list interference with a 911 emergency call.

Charges Listed in Booking Record

The domestic assault entry is listed as a felony in the county lockup report.

The report does not explain what allegedly happened before the arrest.

It also does not identify an alleged victim or describe any reported injuries.

The second charge concerns an alleged effort to impede or interrupt a 911 call.

Minnesota law covers the intentional disruption of an emergency call.

The law also covers preventing another person from placing an emergency call.

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

The supplied booking entry does not include a first court appearance date.

It also does not state whether formal charges were filed after the booking.

Charges can change after review by prosecutors and the court.

A jail booking does not establish guilt.

Martinez is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

The public can check the Clay County inmate roster for updated custody information.

The county states that roster information is public data.

However, the county may change the website for policy or public safety reasons.

Public court information may appear through Minnesota Court Records Online.

Some records may be delayed, restricted, or unavailable online.

The current report is based on the booking information supplied to TRF News.

No police report or criminal complaint was provided with those details.

TRF News will update this story when verified court information becomes available.

I’m Adrian Cole, reporting for TRF News.