{"id":22034,"date":"2026-03-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=22034"},"modified":"2026-03-12T06:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:11:09","slug":"thief-river-falls-man-cited-in-assault-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-man-cited-in-assault-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls Man Cited in Assault Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thief River Falls<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A 62-year-old Thief River Falls man has been cited after a reported domestic assault in Pennington County.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the call came from the 11000 block of 140th Avenue Northwest. The incident was reported to the sheriff\u2019s office as a domestic assault.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities identified the man as <strong>Mark Raymond Williquette<\/strong>, 62, of Thief River Falls. He has been cited for domestic assault.<\/p>\n<h2>What the report says<\/h2>\n<p>The report states that Williquette allegedly assaulted another man. The available details do not say what led to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The report also does not say if the other man received medical care. No additional details were listed about injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Officials also did not release more information about what may happen next in court. A citation is not a conviction. The case would still need to move through the legal process.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22035\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22035\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WilliquetteMark-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Raymond Williquette\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WilliquetteMark-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WilliquetteMark.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Raymond Williquette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Limited details released<\/h2>\n<p>Only a small amount of information was included in the initial report. The sheriff\u2019s office listed the location and the citation. The report did not include names of responding officers.<\/p>\n<p>The report also did not list the age or identity of the other man. That information was not available in the summary provided.<\/p>\n<p>Domestic assault cases often begin with a call for help, a witness report, or a complaint from someone at the scene. In many cases, more details are released later through court records.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the public record shows that Williquette was cited after the reported assault in rural Pennington County.<\/p>\n<h2>What comes next<\/h2>\n<p>When a person is cited, the case may later appear in court. That can include a first appearance, a plea, or other hearings.<\/p>\n<p>People looking for official local resources can review the Pennington County Sheriff\u2019s Office page and Pennington County Victim Services page. Minnesota court help on domestic abuse is also available online. Those public resources are maintained by local or state agencies. <a href=\"https:\/\/co.pennington.mn.us\/index.php\/component\/content\/category\/32-pennington-county\/48-sheriff-s-office?Itemid=165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pennington County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/co.pennington.mn.us\/index.php\/services\/victim-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pennington County Victim Services<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/help-topics\/domestic-abuse-and-harassment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Judicial Branch domestic abuse resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This story will be updated if more verified information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for <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) \u2014 A 62-year-old Thief River Falls man has been cited after a reported domestic assault in Pennington County. According to the report, the call came from the 11000 block of 140th Avenue Northwest. The incident was reported to the sheriff\u2019s office as a domestic assault. 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