Thief River Falls Man Charged Over Protection Order

Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) — Cody Mitchell Meekma, 38, faced two charges for allegedly violating an order for protection.

Police received the report on Aug. 26.

The complaint says the case involved calls made from a jail-issued phone to Community Consignments.

The protection order barred Meekma from contacting an employee at the business.

The source stated Meekma remained incarcerated when the case was reported.

It also noted that he was later sentenced in the same case.

Sentencing details were not included in the material provided.

Jail Calls Detailed in Complaint

According to the complaint, jail records showed calls to the store at 5:53 p.m. and 5:56 p.m.

During the second recorded call, Meekma allegedly asked another employee to leave a note for the protected person.

Authorities then blocked the store’s phone number from Meekma’s jail-issued phone.

The report does not state that Meekma directly reached the protected person during those store calls.

Instead, the complaint alleges he tried to pass along a message through another employee.

Cody Mitchell Meekma

Investigators later reviewed Meekma’s jail phone log and another recorded call.

The complaint says Meekma acknowledged calling a woman.

During another call, he allegedly said he had contacted the person protected by the order.

The excerpt does not identify that protected person.

It also does not provide the full terms of the protection order.

The complaint also referenced an October 2024 fourth-degree assault conviction in Pennington County.

That earlier conviction was included in the charging document.

The provided report does not explain whether that conviction affected the level of the new offenses.

It also does not list the penalties imposed when Meekma was later sentenced.

Minnesota Statute 518B.01 covers orders for protection and penalties for violations.

An order can prohibit contact by telephone, messaging, third parties, and other means.

Penalties can vary depending on the facts and prior qualifying convictions.

Public Minnesota court records are available through Minnesota Court Records Online.

The system provides access to many district court case records and documents.

The complaint filed two protection-order violation offenses against Meekma.

A criminal complaint contains allegations and does not by itself establish guilt.

The source, however, states that Meekma has since been sentenced in this case.

The sentence itself was not included in the material provided.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.