{"id":29160,"date":"2026-05-19T04:19:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=29160"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T13:19:12","slug":"thief-river-falls-man-charged-in-walmart-theft-dwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-man-charged-in-walmart-theft-dwi\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls Man Charged In Walmart Theft, DWI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thief River Falls<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Viking man is facing two gross misdemeanor charges after an alleged theft and DWI incident at Walmart.<\/p>\n

According to a Pennington County District Court complaint, Shawn Pierre Belland, 37, is charged with gross misdemeanor theft and third-degree driving while impaired.<\/p>\n

The case was filed in Minnesota\u2019s 9th Judicial District under court file number 57-CR-26-302.<\/p>\n

Alleged Walmart Theft<\/h2>\n

The complaint says officers were called to Walmart on May 1, 2026, at about 5:27 p.m.<\/p>\n

Walmart asset protection worker James Robert Caldwell reported that Belland allegedly left the store with trading cards.<\/p>\n

Caldwell told officers the items were placed in a toolbox in Belland\u2019s truck.<\/p>\n

He also reported that Belland had been acting intoxicated inside the store.<\/p>\n

Store staff said Belland made workers uncomfortable and moved close to employees.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Belland also allegedly bothered customers in the parking lot.<\/p>\n

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Shawn Pierre Belland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Investigators say store video showed Belland leaving without paying.<\/p>\n

The complaint says 26 items were taken from Walmart.<\/p>\n

The total value was listed at $713.85.<\/p>\n

The theft charge was filed under Minnesota Statute 609.52<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DWI Allegation<\/h2>\n

Officers found Belland seated in the driver\u2019s seat of his truck, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

He allegedly had the vehicle keys in his possession.<\/p>\n

Officers reported smelling alcohol on Belland.<\/p>\n

They also noted watery eyes and signs of impairment.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Belland first said he had consumed a couple of drinks.<\/p>\n

He later denied drinking that day, according to the filing.<\/p>\n

Officers also found trading cards in the truck.<\/p>\n

Belland allegedly denied taking them before later gathering cards from the truck.<\/p>\n

Officers attempted field sobriety testing in the parking lot.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Belland had trouble with balance and instructions.<\/p>\n

He was then arrested and taken to the law enforcement center.<\/p>\n

A breath test later showed a blood alcohol concentration of .18, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

The DWI charge was filed under Minnesota\u2019s third-degree DWI statute<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Possible Penalties<\/h2>\n

Both charges are gross misdemeanors.<\/p>\n

Each charge carries a possible sentence of up to 364 days in jail.<\/p>\n

Each charge also carries a possible $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n

The complaint contains allegations only.<\/p>\n

Belland is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Viking man is facing two gross misdemeanor charges after an alleged theft and DWI incident at Walmart. According to a Pennington County District Court complaint, Shawn Pierre Belland, 37, is charged with gross misdemeanor theft and third-degree driving while impaired. The case was filed in Minnesota\u2019s 9th Judicial District… Continue reading Thief River Falls Man Charged In Walmart Theft, DWI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29162,"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":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_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":[883,5274,1286,777,17596,778,786,1339],"class_list":["post-29160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-dwi","tag-gross-misdemeanor","tag-minnesota-court","tag-pennington-county","tag-shawn-pierre-belland","tag-thief-river-falls","tag-trf-news","tag-walmart-theft","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29160","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=29160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}