{"id":17945,"date":"2026-02-10T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=17945"},"modified":"2026-02-10T05:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:26:56","slug":"walker-man-charged-in-strangulation-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/walker-man-charged-in-strangulation-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Walker Man Charged in Strangulation Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Walker, Cass County<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> <strong>Dakota Raez-Lordez Jackson<\/strong>, 26, of Walker, faces three new charges. Prosecutors allege a family member was strangled during a late-night fight.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Filed<\/h2>\n<p>Jackson is charged with felony Domestic Assault \u2013 By Strangulation under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.2247<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He is also charged with gross misdemeanor Domestic Assault \u2013 Subsequent Violation under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.2242<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A misdemeanor Obstruct Legal Process charge was filed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.50<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What Deputies Reported<\/h2>\n<p>According to the complaint, deputies were dispatched at about 11:51 p.m. on February 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The call came from a home on the 8000 block of Templer Point Drive NW in Walker.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says deputies arrived and saw two males fighting on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>They were separated, and Jackson was identified at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies reported Jackson appeared intoxicated and resisted being restrained.<\/p>\n<p>The filing says deputies escorted him to the ground during the arrest effort.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary breath test later showed a .255 blood alcohol concentration, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17947\" style=\"width: 189px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17947\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dakota-Raez-Lordez-Jackson.png\" alt=\"Dakota Raez-Lordez Jackson\" width=\"189\" height=\"237\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dakota Raez-Lordez Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What the Victim Reported<\/h2>\n<p>The alleged victim is a family member of Jackson. The victim was not named in the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The victim told deputies he was sleeping before he was awakened.<\/p>\n<p>He said Jackson grabbed his arm and struck him in the face.<\/p>\n<p>The victim believed Jackson was upset about an earlier verbal argument.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says the struggle moved to the entryway of the home.<\/p>\n<p>The victim said Jackson put him in a chokehold from behind.<\/p>\n<p>He reported he could not breathe and then lost consciousness.<\/p>\n<h2>Witness Account<\/h2>\n<p>A witness also spoke with deputies, the complaint states.<\/p>\n<p>She reported seeing Jackson strike the victim multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>She also said Jackson choked the victim while he was on the ground.<\/p>\n<h2>Court and Bail<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint cites a prior domestic violence-related conviction from July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors say that the prior case supports enhanced charges in this filing.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson appeared in Cass County District Court after the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Bail was set at $500 cash with conditions, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p>The order lists Judge Jana Austad. Jackson remained in custody, records indicate.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged offense date is listed as February 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The case was filed on February 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>All charges are allegations. A defendant is presumed innocent in court.<\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) is available through the Minnesota Judicial Branch at <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mncourts.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Crime victim resources and statewide help lines are listed by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety at <a href=\"https:\/\/dps.mn.gov\/resources-for\/crime-victim-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dps.mn.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walker, Cass County (trfnews.i234.me) Dakota Raez-Lordez Jackson, 26, of Walker, faces three new charges. Prosecutors allege a family member was strangled during a late-night fight. Charges Filed Jackson is charged with felony Domestic Assault \u2013 By Strangulation under Minnesota Statute 609.2247. He is also charged with gross misdemeanor Domestic Assault \u2013 Subsequent Violation under Minnesota&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/walker-man-charged-in-strangulation-assault\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Walker Man Charged in Strangulation Assault<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17949,"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":[1135,13015,756,1105,770,772,13013,2158,1463,151,5696,13016,10439,5259,1847,13014,11289,8545],"class_list":["post-17945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-assault","tag-bac-255","tag-cass-county","tag-cass-county-district-court","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-dakota-raez-lordez-jackson","tag-domestic-assault","tag-domestic-assault-by-strangulation","tag-man","tag-minnesota-statute-609-2242","tag-minnesota-statute-609-2247","tag-minnesota-statute-609-50","tag-obstruct-legal-process","tag-strangulation","tag-strangulation-charge","tag-walker-mn","tag-walker","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17945","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=17945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17951,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17945\/revisions\/17951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}