{"id":17973,"date":"2026-02-10T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=17973"},"modified":"2026-02-10T06:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:23:00","slug":"red-lake-falls-car-loan-ends-in-felony-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/red-lake-falls-car-loan-ends-in-felony-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Lake Falls: Car Loan Ends in Felony Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) A Red Lake Falls man faces a felony theft charge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Korbyn Charles Dale<\/strong>, 29, is charged in Red Lake County District Court.<\/p>\n<h2>What investigators allege<\/h2>\n<p>According to the criminal complaint, a local woman loaned Dale her red Toyota Celica.<\/p>\n<p>She said he needed the car to travel to Deer River, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>She told deputies he agreed to return it by Sunday night, February 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>She said she needed the car to transport her daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies responded on February 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The call came from the 200 block of 7th Street NE in Red Lake Falls.<\/p>\n<p>The woman reported the vehicle as stolen.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says she shared text messages with investigators.<\/p>\n<p>Those messages started on February 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>She asked several times for the car to be returned.<\/p>\n<p>Dale allegedly gave different excuses.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned taking a nap and going to a casino.<\/p>\n<p>On February 3, the complaint says Dale texted that he was &#8220;on his way&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The woman then said she would contact law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say Dale replied with a threatening message.<\/p>\n<p>He implied the car had been used for a &#8220;drug run&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He later texted, &#8220;go find your car or you can stop&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says his phone then shut off.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17975\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17975\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Korbyn-Charles-Dale-1-242x300.png\" alt=\"Korbyn Charles Dale\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Korbyn-Charles-Dale-1-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Korbyn-Charles-Dale-1.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Korbyn Charles Dale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Vehicle recovered and arrest<\/h2>\n<p>The Toyota Celica was later located in Itasca County, court records say.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies confirmed the vehicle was seized.<\/p>\n<p>Dale was arrested after the vehicle was found.<\/p>\n<p>He was transported to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitycorrections-tccc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tri-County Community Corrections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Court status<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Charge:<\/strong> Theft \u2013 intent to exercise control with indifference to the owner (felony).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alleged offense date:<\/strong> February 1, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date filed:<\/strong> February 5, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release conditions:<\/strong> Judge Jeffrey Scott Remick set conditions with $0 bail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A future court date has been scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>Charges are allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<p>Read Minnesota\u2019s theft statute at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minn. Stat. \u00a7 609.52<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Search public case records through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Agency details are posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.red-lake.mn.us\/index.asp?Design=PrintView&amp;SEC=915808D4-CC1E-4FD8-987E-93096529BC98&amp;Type=B_BASIC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Lake County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County (trfnews.i234.me) A Red Lake Falls man faces a felony theft charge. Korbyn Charles Dale, 29, is charged in Red Lake County District Court. What investigators allege According to the criminal complaint, a local woman loaned Dale her red Toyota Celica. 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