Otter Tail County, MN (trfnews.i234.me)—On December 20, 2024, law enforcement officials in Otter Tail County arrested 32-year-old Brandon Alan Jones. He was charged under Minnesota Statute 609.53, which pertains to receiving stolen property. This statute criminalizes the act of receiving, possessing, transferring, buying, or concealing any stolen property, knowing or having reason to know that the property was stolen or obtained by robbery.
Following his arrest, Jones was processed at the Otter Tail County Jail, a facility with a capacity of 111 inmates that houses both sentenced and unsentenced prisoners from within the county and other jurisdictions.
Minnesota Statute 609.53 allows for civil action against individuals who violate its provisions, enabling injured parties to seek three times the amount of actual damages sustained or $1,500, whichever is greater, along with the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney’s fees.
As of January 6, 2025, Jones’s name does not appear on the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office Active Warrant Listing, indicating that there are no outstanding warrants against him.
For more information on current inmates, the Otter Tail County Jail provides an updated In Custody List, which is refreshed every two hours.
I’m Chris Harper, reporting for trfnews.i234.me