{"id":31253,"date":"2026-06-03T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=31253"},"modified":"2026-05-31T18:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T23:59:13","slug":"mahnomen-woman-charged-after-star-mart-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/mahnomen-woman-charged-after-star-mart-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahnomen Woman Charged After Star Mart Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Mahnomen Woman Charged After Star Mart Incident<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mahnomen County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) &#8211; A Detroit Lakes woman is facing one felony charge and two misdemeanor charges after an incident near Star Mart in Mahnomen.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Mahnomen County District Court complaint, Chantel Marie King was charged in court file 44-CR-26-301. The charges stem from an alleged incident on or about May 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>King is charged with felony threats of violence. She is also charged with fifth-degree assault and disorderly conduct. Those two charges are misdemeanors.<\/p>\n<p>The felony count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. It also carries a possible $10,000 fine. More details on Minnesota\u2019s threats law are available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Complaint Details Star Mart Response<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint says deputies responded to Star Mart in Mahnomen. Casino security guards had detained an intoxicated woman at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>King was identified as the woman who was detained. The complaint says she had been seen passed out earlier that evening.<\/p>\n<p>Security staff reported that King later went into a family restroom with a male. The complaint says surveillance then showed the pair leaving the casino.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the casino, security reported seeing the male with his hand down King\u2019s pants. The complaint says King was passed out at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Security staff asked King whether she wanted to press charges. The complaint says she said no. Both people were then told to leave the property.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/KING-CHANTEL-MARIE.jpg\" alt=\"Mugshot of Chantel Marie King\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\">Chantel Marie King<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Assault Allegation Involving a Security Guard<\/h2>\n<p>A short time later, King was found passed out in the grass near Star Mart. An ambulance was called due to welfare concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says King became aggressive toward the ambulance crew. Security staff reported that King then struck Kyle Klein in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies reported seeing a mark on Klein\u2019s face. The complaint says surveillance video showed King walking with Klein before hitting him.<\/p>\n<p>Fifth-degree assault in Minnesota includes intentionally inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily harm. The statute can be viewed through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Hospital Disturbance Alleged<\/h2>\n<p>King was taken to Mahnomen County Hospital for medical clearance. The complaint says she kicked inside the squad vehicle during transport.<\/p>\n<p>Once inside the hospital, King allegedly swore at staff and caused a disturbance. The complaint says she also made threats toward a deputy.<\/p>\n<p>The disorderly conduct charge cites Minnesota Statute 609.72. That law covers certain abusive, noisy, or offensive conduct. The full statute is posted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All charges are accusations. King is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chantel Marie King faces felony threats and misdemeanor assault charges after an alleged Star Mart incident in Mahnomen County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31254,"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":[346,770,772,2238,1545,18367,3040,620],"class_list":["post-31253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-after","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-incident","tag-mahnomen","tag-mart","tag-star","tag-woman","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31253","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=31253"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31255,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31253\/revisions\/31255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}