{"id":20974,"date":"2026-03-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=20974"},"modified":"2026-02-28T17:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T23:16:02","slug":"thief-river-falls-man-arrested-after-dewey-ave-disturbance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-man-arrested-after-dewey-ave-disturbance\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls: Man Arrested After Dewey Ave Disturbance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Police responded to a reported disturbance in Thief River Falls on Feb. 9.<br \/>\nThe call came in at 2:09 p.m.<br \/>\nIt was reported in the 500 block of Dewey Avenue.<\/p>\n<h2>Charge and arrest<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lyle Keith Benais<\/strong>, 37, of Thief River Falls, was cited for disorderly conduct.<br \/>\nHe was also arrested, according to the report.<br \/>\nPolice did not release further details in the brief incident summary.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20976\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20976\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BenaisLyle-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lyle Keith Benais\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BenaisLyle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BenaisLyle.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lyle Keith Benais<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What happens next<\/h2>\n<p>A citation is not a conviction.<br \/>\nAny charge must be proven in court.<br \/>\nIf you have information about the incident, contact local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>For general information about Minnesota\u2019s court system, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncourts.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<br \/>\nYou can also find state law references at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me)\u00a0Police responded to a reported disturbance in Thief River Falls on Feb. 9. The call came in at 2:09 p.m. It was reported in the 500 block of Dewey Avenue. Charge and arrest Lyle Keith Benais, 37, of Thief River Falls, was cited for disorderly conduct. 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