{"id":27783,"date":"2026-05-02T06:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=27783"},"modified":"2026-05-02T06:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:44:50","slug":"bemidji-woman-charged-in-custody-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-woman-charged-in-custody-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Woman Charged In Custody Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Krysta Lynne King-Merrick, 38, of Bemidji, is facing felony and gross misdemeanor charges in Beltrami County District Court.<\/p>\n

The case stems from a March 28, 2026, custody dispute in Beltrami County. Court records list the case as 04-CR-26-755.<\/p>\n

King-Merrick is charged with second-degree burglary of a dwelling. She is also charged with interfering with an emergency 911 call.<\/p>\n

The burglary charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. It also carries a possible $20,000 fine.<\/p>\n

The 911 interference charge carries up to 364 days in jail. It also carries a possible $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n

Deputies Called To Custody Dispute<\/h2>\n

According to the complaint, deputies responded around 8:15 p.m. to a residence on Doberman Court Southeast.<\/p>\n

The call was reported as a disorderly custody dispute.<\/p>\n

Two people, identified in court records as J.D. and M.H., spoke with deputies at the scene.<\/p>\n

They reported that J.D. had an ex parte child custody order. The order was issued through the Red Lake Tribal Courts.<\/p>\n

The order gave J.D. full custody of the children shared with King-Merrick, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

Complaint Says 911 Call Was Interrupted<\/h2>\n

The complaint says King-Merrick arrived at the home and received a copy of the custody order.<\/p>\n

M.H. then went back inside the residence, which belonged to J.D.<\/p>\n

About one minute later, King-Merrick allegedly entered the home without permission.<\/p>\n

Authorities say King-Merrick did not live at the address. They also say she had no ownership interest there.<\/p>\n

During the incident, M.H. called 911, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

While M.H. was on the phone, King-Merrick allegedly slapped M.H.\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n

She also allegedly tried to take the phone from M.H.<\/p>\n

Charges Remain Allegations<\/h2>\n

The charges are allegations at this stage. King-Merrick is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

More information about Minnesota court records is available through Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minnesota burglary law is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.582<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law on emergency call interference is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.78<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bemidji (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Krysta Lynne King-Merrick, 38, of Bemidji, is facing felony and gross misdemeanor charges in Beltrami County District Court. The case stems from a March 28, 2026, custody dispute in Beltrami County. Court records list the case as 04-CR-26-755. King-Merrick is charged with second-degree burglary of a dwelling. She is also charged with… Continue reading Bemidji Woman Charged In Custody Dispute<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27785,"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":[13858,15477,17115,17116,14871],"class_list":["post-27783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-911-interference","tag-beltrami-county-burglary-charge","tag-bemidji-custody-dispute","tag-krysta-lynne-king-merrick","tag-minnesota-court-news","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27783","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=27783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27787,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27783\/revisions\/27787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}