Moorhead Man Booked on Theft Charge
MOORHEAD, Minn. (trfnews.i234.me) — Benjamin Andrew Kleese, 35, was booked into the Clay County Jail on Thursday.
The booking occurred at 11:19 a.m. on July 9, 2026. The Moorhead Police Department was listed as the arresting agency.
The jail record lists one theft charge against Kleese. The charge concerns property reportedly valued between $1 and $500.
The supplied booking entry does not identify the property. It also does not explain where the alleged theft happened.
No victim information appears in the provided record. The entry gives no details about the events leading to the arrest.
Booking Information
The record identifies Kleese by name, age, booking time, agency, and listed charge.
However, the entry does not include an incident report. No criminal complaint was supplied with the booking information.
A criminal complaint may provide more details after prosecutors file the case. Those details could explain the alleged incident.
The booking entry does not list a court date. Bail information and release conditions were also not included.
Charge Remains an Allegation
A jail booking does not prove that a person committed a crime. Kleese is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Prosecutors may review reports and other evidence before filing formal charges. The filed charge may differ from the jail entry.
Court proceedings may provide more facts about the alleged property. Those details were unavailable in the supplied information.
Minnesota theft laws are available through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.
Public case information may appear through Minnesota Court Records Online.
Local agency information is available from the Moorhead Police Department.
No officer names were included in this report. No statements from Kleese or an attorney were available.
Further Information May Follow
This report is based only on the supplied Clay County booking entry. It does not include unverified claims.
TRF News may update this report when verified court records become public. Updates will separate allegations from confirmed findings.
I’m Adrian Cole, reporting for TRF News.