Pennington County: Woman Held In Fleeing Case

Pennington County (trfnews.i234.me) — Jennifer Vanlith is being held in the Pennington County Jail after a custody entry dated June 2, 2026.

Jail information lists Vanlith in connection with a District Court case involving a fleeing charge.

The case number listed is 26000161. The charge is Minnesota Statute 609.487.6.

The listed charge is fleeing a peace officer by a means other than a motor vehicle.

The jail record lists the charge severity as a petty misdemeanor.

Case Listed In District Court

According to the booking information, Vanlith was taken into custody on June 2, 2026.

The listed court branch is the District Court.

No court date was listed in the information provided.

The bail or fine amount was listed as $0.00.

Authorities did not list officer names in the information provided for this report.

Under Minnesota Statute 609.487, subdivision 6 covers fleeing by means other than a motor vehicle.

The law includes running, hiding, or other means of trying to evade an officer.

Jennifer Vanlith booking image

The jail listing describes Vanlith as 5 feet 3 inches tall and 155 pounds.

The listing also shows brown hair and brown eyes.

The information comes from the Pennington County Jail custody entry.

A custody listing is not a finding of guilt.

All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

More Minnesota court and legal information is available through the Minnesota Judicial Branch.

Additional state law details are available through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.

This report will be updated if more court details become available.

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.

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