{"id":28106,"date":"2026-05-09T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=28106"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:50:42","slug":"dent-man-charged-after-girlfriends-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/dent-man-charged-after-girlfriends-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Dent Man Charged After Girlfriend\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Otter Tail County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Allen Alberts, 33, of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dent,_Minnesota\">Dent, Minnesota<\/a>, is charged with manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend, Nichole Schoultz, 40.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents say Schoultz was thrown into a farm field after a pickup rolled off the road. Investigators say Alberts waited nearly three hours before getting medical help.<\/p>\n<h2>No-Contact Order Cited<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities say Alberts and Schoultz had been drinking at a Perham bar before the crash. Alberts was under a no-contact order involving Schoultz after a March domestic violence case.<\/p>\n<p>Alberts told investigators he delayed calling for help because he feared going to jail. He is also charged with violating the no-contact order.<\/p>\n<p>Schoultz was later taken to a hospital, where nurses said she was already dead.<\/p>\n<p>Alberts was ordered held Tuesday, May 5, on a $500,000 bond. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28107\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28107\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/urlhttps3A2F2Fforum-communications-production-web.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com2Fbrightspot2F1d-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"Left: close-up mugshot of a man with short brown hair and beard, neutral expression against a gray background; right: smiling person with pink hair outdoors holding sunflowers\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/urlhttps3A2F2Fforum-communications-production-web.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com2Fbrightspot2F1d-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/urlhttps3A2F2Fforum-communications-production-web.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com2Fbrightspot2F1d-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/urlhttps3A2F2Fforum-communications-production-web.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com2Fbrightspot2F1d-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/urlhttps3A2F2Fforum-communications-production-web.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com2Fbrightspot2F1d-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/urlhttps3A2F2Fforum-communications-production-web.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com2Fbrightspot2F1d-1568x882.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/urlhttps3A2F2Fforum-communications-production-web.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com2Fbrightspot2F1d.jpeg 1895w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dent Man Charged After Girlfriend\u2019s Death<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Otter Tail County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Allen Alberts, 33, of Dent, Minnesota, is charged with manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend, Nichole Schoultz, 40. Court documents say Schoultz was thrown into a farm field after a pickup rolled off the road. Investigators say Alberts waited nearly three hours before getting medical help. 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