Moorhead: James Kollie Booked on Murder, Assault Charges

MOORHEAD, Minn. (trfnews.i234.me) — James Diawo Kollie, 28, was booked into the Clay County Jail Friday evening.

Clay County records show the booking occurred at 7:16 p.m. on August 14, 2026.

The jail roster lists charges connected with two law enforcement agencies.

Those agencies are the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Moorhead Police Department.

Four Charges Listed in Jail Roster

Two fourth-degree assault charges appear under the Clay County Sheriff’s Office listing.

One charge is listed as fourth-degree assault of a peace officer.

The second assault charge is listed as involving demonstrable bodily harm.

Two murder charges appear under the Moorhead Police Department listing.

One is listed as first-degree premeditated murder.

The other is listed as second-degree intentional murder without premeditation.

All charges described in the jail roster are allegations.

The public roster does not provide a detailed account of the alleged events.

The roster does not explain why charges are listed under two separate agencies.

No individual police officers are named in this report.

Minnesota law defines first-degree premeditated murder as an intentional killing involving premeditation.

Readers can review the first-degree murder statute for the full legal language.

Second-degree intentional murder involves an intentional killing without premeditation under Minnesota law.

The complete law is available through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.

These legal definitions do not establish what happened in Kollie’s case.

Clay County publishes current booking and custody information through its public jail roster.

Readers can check the Clay County inmate roster for updates.

The county warns that jail information can change and may not always be complete.

Clay County also states that an arrest does not establish guilt or a conviction.

A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

The roster does not provide a final outcome for Kollie’s pending charges.

Future court filings may provide additional details about the allegations and case status.

Readers can search public case information through Minnesota Judicial Branch court records.

The Moorhead Police Department also maintains an official public website.

TRF News will update this report when verified public records provide significant new information.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.