{"id":13994,"date":"2026-01-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=13994"},"modified":"2026-01-25T08:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T14:38:24","slug":"bemidji-man-charged-with-stalking-burglary-in-detroit-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-man-charged-with-stalking-burglary-in-detroit-lakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Man Charged with Stalking, Burglary in Detroit Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:3aab7f24-6d82-4375-b779-df8d2170aedc-12\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"019c114c-ce08-4876-8309-3b96713e4310\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-thinking\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"611\"><strong data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"438\">Bemidji (trfnews.i234.me)<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Nathan Christopher Crouch<\/strong>, 42, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.bemidji.mn.us\/\">Bemidji<\/a>, has been charged with felony stalking, second-degree burglary, and misdemeanor domestic abuse for violating a no-contact order.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"646\">Accusations and Investigation<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"877\">According to court records, on October 8, 2025, Crouch violated an order for protection by sending a video to a woman, threatening to commit suicide by hanging. He also sent several text messages, breaching the no-contact order.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"1222\">On December 26, 2025, at around 11:44 p.m., a deputy responded to a suspicious activity call at the woman\u2019s home in rural Detroit Lakes. Crouch allegedly walked around the house with a flashlight, entered through a basement window, and moved inside. He then fled the scene and sent the woman a text message the following morning at 4:52 a.m.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1324\">The woman, who was out of town at the time, confirmed that no one should have been inside her house.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13995\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13995\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nathan-Christopher-Crouch-300x210.png\" alt=\"Nathan Christopher Crouch\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nathan-Christopher-Crouch-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nathan-Christopher-Crouch.png 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nathan Christopher Crouch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1355\">Bail and Court Appearance<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1661\">Crouch was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including felony stalking and burglary. On December 30, 2025, his bail was set at $60,000 or $30,000 with conditions. Conditions included no contact with the victim, no entry into the victim\u2019s residence, and compliance with pre-trial supervision.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1836\">Additionally, a new Domestic Abuse No Contact Order was issued. Crouch\u2019s next court appearance is scheduled for January 26, 2026, before District Judge Gretchen D. Thilmony.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"2026\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2025\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bemidji (trfnews.i234.me) \u2013 Nathan Christopher Crouch, 42, of Bemidji, has been charged with felony stalking, second-degree burglary, and misdemeanor domestic abuse for violating a no-contact order. Accusations and Investigation According to court records, on October 8, 2025, Crouch violated an order for protection by sending a video to a woman, threatening to commit suicide by&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-man-charged-with-stalking-burglary-in-detroit-lakes\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bemidji Man Charged with Stalking, Burglary in Detroit Lakes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13999,"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":[913,1224,1192,770,10807,772,929,914,2265,957,926,151,11033,8869,3773,93],"class_list":["post-13994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-becker-county","tag-bemidji","tag-burglary","tag-charged","tag-court-appearance","tag-crime","tag-detroit","tag-detroit-lakes","tag-domestic-abuse","tag-felony-charges","tag-lakes","tag-man","tag-nathan-crouch","tag-no-contact-order","tag-stalking","tag-with","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13994","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=13994"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14000,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13994\/revisions\/14000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}