Thief River Falls Man Booked on Threats Charge
Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) — Llewellyn James Benais, 39, was recently booked into the Pennington County Jail.
The jail roster lists two charges against Benais.
One charge involves threats of violence under Minnesota law.
The second charge involves disorderly conduct.
Threats of Violence Charge
Benais faces a felony charge under Minnesota Statute 609.713, subdivision 1.
The jail roster describes the charge as threats of violence involving reckless disregard of risk.
Minnesota law covers threats to commit a crime of violence in certain circumstances.
The statute also covers conduct involving reckless disregard for the risk of causing terror or serious public inconvenience.
The charge can carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
It can also carry a fine of up to $10,000.
Those penalties are statutory maximums and do not show what sentence may result in a particular case.
Readers can review Minnesota Statute 609.713 through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.
Llewellyn James Benais
Disorderly Conduct Charge
Benais also faces a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge.
The charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.72, subdivision 1(3).
That section covers certain offensive, abusive, boisterous, noisy, or obscene conduct.
It applies when the conduct reasonably tends to alarm, anger, or disturb other people.
The law also includes certain offensive or abusive language under defined circumstances.
Readers can view Minnesota Statute 609.72 for the full text.
Pennington County Booking Details
The jail information lists Benais as an inmate under the PCSO classification.
His listed height is five feet, 10 inches.
His listed weight is 200 pounds.
The roster lists brown hair and brown eyes.
The available booking information does not provide details about the events leading to the charges.
It also does not establish that Benais committed either offense.
Criminal charges are allegations unless proven beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
Case details and custody information can change as court proceedings continue.
I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.
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