{"id":10236,"date":"2026-01-14T13:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=10236"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:48:35","slug":"grand-forks-man-charged-after-stolen-car-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/grand-forks-man-charged-after-stolen-car-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Forks: Man Charged After Stolen Car Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grand Forks, North Dakota<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Jacob A. Kerrins of Grand Meadow, Minnesota, is charged with felony theft of property after a traffic stop in Grand Forks.<\/p>\n

Traffic Stop<\/h2>\n

Court records say a deputy saw a vehicle with an expired license plate. The stop happened on January 9 in Grand Forks.<\/p>\n

Investigators say Kerrins was driving. Records do not list any passengers.<\/p>\n

Vehicle Reported Stolen<\/h2>\n

During the stop, the deputy ran the vehicle information. Court documents say the car was reported stolen about 12 hours earlier in Grand Forks.<\/p>\n

The report said the owner left the car unlocked. The keys were also inside, according to the filing.<\/p>\n

What Kerrins Told Investigators<\/h2>\n

In the report, Kerrins told the deputy he needed to go somewhere. He said he \u201cjust took it,\u201d according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

He also said he thought the car was easy to take. He told the deputy it was unlocked with keys inside.<\/p>\n

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Jacob A. Kerrins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charge Filed<\/h2>\n

Prosecutors charged Kerrins with felony theft of property in Grand Forks. A criminal charge is not proof of guilt.<\/p>\n

The case will move through the North Dakota court system. Court dates and conditions can change.<\/p>\n

Where To Learn More<\/h2>\n

The charge appears in public court records. You can search filings through the ND Courts Public Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n

State theft laws are listed in the North Dakota Century Code<\/a>. Felony cases can carry serious penalties if a person is convicted.<\/p>\n

Local updates and safety notices are often shared by the Grand Forks Police Department.<\/p>\n

What Happens Next<\/h2>\n

Court records will show the next hearing once it is scheduled. The court will decide whether the case goes to trial.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors and defense attorneys may also seek a plea agreement. Any outcome will be filed in court records.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grand Forks, North Dakota (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Jacob A. Kerrins of Grand Meadow, Minnesota, is charged with felony theft of property after a traffic stop in Grand Forks. Traffic Stop Court records say a deputy saw a vehicle with an expired license plate. The stop happened on January 9 in Grand Forks. Investigators say Kerrins was… Continue reading Grand Forks: Man Charged After Stolen Car Stop<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[346,257,770,772,9255,1555,820,457,1123,9252,9254,9251,9253,151,9257,1131,3070,1222,786,9256],"class_list":["post-10236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-after","tag-car","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-expired-license-tab-stop","tag-felony-theft-charge","tag-forks","tag-grand","tag-grand-forks-county","tag-grand-forks-stolen-vehicle","tag-grand-meadow-minnesota","tag-he-needed-to-go-somewhere-so-he-took-it","tag-jacob-a-kerrins","tag-man","tag-nd-courts-public-search","tag-north-dakota-court-records","tag-stolen","tag-stop","tag-trf-news","tag-vehicle-theft-case","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10236"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10912,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10236\/revisions\/10912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}