Polk County Man Booked In Assault Case

Cory Gene Burnette Jr.
Cory Gene Burnette Jr.

Polk County Man Booked In Assault Case

Polk County (trfnews.i234.me) — Cory Gene Burnette Jr. was recently booked into the Polk County Jail.Burnette was listed in custody records on June 8, 2026.

The booking entry lists his date of birth as Feb. 20, 2004.

The listed charge is second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.

The charge is listed as a felony in the jail booking information.

Booking Information

The booking entry lists the offense under Minnesota Statute 609.222.1.

That statute covers assault with a dangerous weapon in Minnesota.

State law classifies second-degree assault as a serious offense.

The listed charge does not mean Burnette has been convicted.

A criminal charge is an accusation.

Burnette is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Mugshot of Cory Gene Burnette Jr.
Cory Gene Burnette Jr.’s booking photo.

Case Details

No court outcome was included in the booking information provided.

The entry also did not list a sentence or conviction.

No further case details were included in the short booking record.

Additional public information may become available through court or jail records.

Readers can review Minnesota assault laws through the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes.

Custody details may also be checked through the Tri-County Community Corrections inmate roster.

Public records may also be requested through the Polk County Records Department.

Public Record Notice

This report is based on booking information available at the time of writing.

Booking records can change as a case moves through court.

TRF News will update this story if more verified details become available.

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.

12 comments

  1. It wasn’t assault he was invited in and than assault and he was defending himself until that one decided to grab a gun knowing that gun would kill my homie teejay! My niggas shoes even off all his shit was still there like who brings their things in and takes their shoes off if they was gunna fight like come tf on man! I was told first hand by the other one there that he started with Teejay! That they were chilling and Cory started shit with Teejay! Also there’s been many previous threats from Cory to Teejay! Everyone in that apartment was friends with Teejay only one that always seemed to have a problem with Teejay was Cory! I’ve heard myself many times Cory threaten Teejay or trying to start with my homie but he was always the bigger person and walked away he didn’t want drama in his life he was truly so far in turning his life around! He told me that himself! This shit was MURDER! Nothing else! My homie Teejay Alvarez was a good caring big hearted person and doesnt deserve not to have justice!

  2. I was born in Fosston 68 years ago and it is a town that has not grown or kept up with times. The whole area is so racist against Natives as far as I have experienced…it doesn’t surprise me that the District Attorney or whoever does the charging is .minimizing this because we just don’t matter there

  3. Sorry to say but TeeJay will never get justice because the prosecution has already decided that his life wasn’t worth anything. The assault charge is a slap in the face to everyone who knew and loved TeeJay!!!!! If taking a gun and shooting another human being is reduced to assault there will be many more deaths on our reservation because nobody in power cares if we go around killing each other. Open your eyes people. If we want justice we have to change their minds about the value of our people.

  4. I would like to have full disclosure on the events that led up to this
    I don’t know either of them but it still affects the community I choose to live in
    Those charges was before TJ died, I’ve read more charges are pending
    Plz be patient

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