Twin Valley, Norman County (trfnews.i234.me) A Twin Valley man faces felony charges after a reported domestic assault.
Court records name the suspect as James Eugene Rolland Covey, 41, of Twin Valley.
The alleged offense date was February 6, 2026.
The case was filed in Norman County District Court on February 9, 2026.
What authorities allege
According to the criminal complaint, deputies were sent to a home in Twin Valley.
The home was in the 300 block of Second Street SW.
A juvenile told deputies the group was in the kitchen.
The juvenile said Covey entered and threw people against a wall.
The juvenile said Covey pinned an adult man to the wall.
The adult man was then thrown to the floor, the complaint says.
The juvenile tried to step in and stop the fight.
The juvenile later told deputies he had a knife in his pocket.
The adult victim gave a similar account, court records say.
He said Covey first attacked the juvenile.
He said he tried to break up the fight.
He said Covey threw him down and grabbed his neck.
The victim said he could not breathe for a time.
Deputies noted scratches on the victim’s hands, the complaint states.
A juvenile witness also spoke with deputies, the complaint says.
The witness said she ran to the basement with another child.
She said they called 911 from there.
Court records say audio captured threats to kill.
One recording included a threat like, “You f***in’ dying.”
Charges and bail
Covey faces these counts in court:
- Felony threats of violence.
- Felony domestic assault by strangulation.
- Gross misdemeanor domestic assault.
- Misdemeanor fifth-degree assault.
Court records say Covey has a prior domestic violence conviction from 2017 in Becker County.
Judge Annie P. Claesson-Huseby set bail, court records show.
Bail was set at $1,000 cash with conditions.
Unconditional bail was set at $20,000, records say.
Other allegations in the file
Court records also mention suspected drugs at the jail.
Staff reportedly found a small bag during booking.
The bag held about 1.78 grams of suspected methamphetamine, records say.
How to follow the case
You can search public case information at the Minnesota Judicial Branch website.
You can also read the charge laws at the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
See Minnesota Statute 609.713 for threats of violence.
See Minnesota Statute 609.2247 for strangulation.
A criminal charge is not proof of guilt.
Covey is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.