Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) A Mahnomen man faces new charges after a traffic stop near Richwood. Court records say the case began on April 1. Michael Anthony Bush, 40, is charged in Becker County District Court. The charges include felony threats of violence. He also faces a misdemeanor count of fleeing on foot. Charges Filed The… Continue reading Richwood Pursuit Leads to Threats Charge
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Detroit Lakes Man Charged After Plate Mismatch
Detroit Lakes (trfnews.i234.me) A Becker County criminal complaint charges Gage Michael Halverson, 20, after a January traffic stop in Detroit Lakes. Charges Filed According to the complaint, Halverson faces one gross misdemeanor count of intent to escape taxation. He also faces one misdemeanor count for failing to provide proof of insurance. The case was filed… Continue reading Detroit Lakes Man Charged After Plate Mismatch
Detroit Lakes Man Charged After Struggle
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (trfnews.i234.me) A Detroit Lakes man faces four charges after an April 2 arrest. The charges include one felony and three gross misdemeanors, according to a complaint filed in Becker County District Court. Caleb Nicholas Fellini is charged with obstructing legal process and fourth-degree assault of a peace officer. The felony count alleges… Continue reading Detroit Lakes Man Charged After Struggle
Detroit Lakes Man Charged in Insurance Case
Detroit Lakes (trfnews.i234.me) — A Perham man faces a gross misdemeanor charge in Becker County after a court complaint said he did not have valid proof of insurance during a traffic stop in Detroit Lakes. According to the complaint, Jeffry Wayne Lehman, 58, was stopped on November 16, 2025, after a report of a vehicle… Continue reading Detroit Lakes Man Charged in Insurance Case
Detroit Lakes Driver Charged in Interlock Case
Detroit Lakes, Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) Casey Stevan Crompton of Ada has been charged in Becker County District Court after a traffic-related case in Detroit Lakes. According to the criminal complaint, Crompton faces two charges. The first is a gross misdemeanor. It alleges a violation of an ignition interlock restriction. The second is a misdemeanor. It… Continue reading Detroit Lakes Driver Charged in Interlock Case
Becker County Men Charged in $18K Check Scam
Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) — Two Becker County men now face felony charges after investigators linked them to an alleged forged check scheme worth about $18,000. Dustin James Differding, 37, of rural Detroit Lakes, and Brandin Wassather, 46, of Frazee, were each charged in Becker County District Court. Each man faces one count of felony theft… Continue reading Becker County Men Charged in $18K Check Scam
Callaway Man Charged After Detroit Lakes Chase
Callaway (trfnews.i234.me) Lucas John Peterson, 36, of Callaway, has been charged in Becker County District Court after a police chase and DWI investigation in Detroit Lakes. Peterson faces a felony count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. He also faces a gross misdemeanor charge of third-degree DWI, according to the criminal complaint.… Continue reading Callaway Man Charged After Detroit Lakes Chase
Holmesville Township Dad, Son Found Dead
Holmesville Township (trfnews.i234.me) — Authorities have released the names of a man and a young boy found dead at a home in Becker County. The case is being investigated as an apparent murder-suicide. Victims Identified The Becker County Sheriff’s Office said the dead were Gene Russell Bartnes, 45, and his son, Koltyn Wayne Bartnes, 3.… Continue reading Holmesville Township Dad, Son Found Dead
Detroit Lakes Walmart Swindle Charge Filed
Detroit Lakes, Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) — A 21-year-old man has been charged in Becker County after prosecutors said he used a fake Walmart Spark order to leave a Detroit Lakes store with Apple products worth more than $2,000. According to a criminal complaint, Maurice Drewaun Jordan, of Detroit, Michigan, faces one felony count of theft… Continue reading Detroit Lakes Walmart Swindle Charge Filed
Detroit Lakes Driver Jailed in TikTok Death
Detroit Lakes (trfnews.i234.me) — A 21-year-old rural Detroit Lakes woman has been sentenced after a deadly distracted driving crash that killed an 81-year-old pedestrian. Mariska Kay Nunn was sentenced in Becker County District Court on a felony count of criminal vehicular homicide. Court records said she drove in a grossly negligent manner when the crash… Continue reading Detroit Lakes Driver Jailed in TikTok Death