{"id":32574,"date":"2026-06-11T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=32574"},"modified":"2026-06-10T06:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:07:10","slug":"warroad-man-charged-in-bat-threat-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/warroad-man-charged-in-bat-threat-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Warroad Man Charged In Bat Threat Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Warroad Man Charged In Bat Threat Case<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Warroad<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Warroad man is facing one felony charge and two misdemeanor charges after an alleged baseball bat threat at a home.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Lee Larsen, 29, of Warroad, is charged in Roseau County District Court. The case is filed under court file number 68-CR-26-298.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from an incident reported on May 23, 2026, in Warroad. Court documents say police were called to a home on Hallberg Street Southwest.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says a male was outside a trailer with a baseball bat. The caller reported the suspect was Larsen.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Filed In Roseau County<\/h2>\n<p>Larsen is charged with felony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threats of violence<\/a>. That charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>He is also charged with fleeing a peace officer by means other than a motor vehicle. That charge is a misdemeanor under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A third charge alleges fourth-degree criminal damage to property. That charge is also a misdemeanor under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota statute<\/a>.<\/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\/LARSEN-CHRISTOPHER-L.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Lee Larsen mugshot\" \/><em>Christopher Lee Larsen<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Complaint Details Alleged Threats<\/h2>\n<p>According to the complaint, Larsen had been texting Anderson about a mutual female friend.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint alleges Larsen later arrived at Anderson\u2019s home. He allegedly struck the siding of the home and called for Anderson to come outside.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said security video showed Larsen standing outside the home. The complaint says he was wearing a red sweatshirt and holding a baseball bat.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson also showed police photos and messages allegedly sent by Larsen. One message allegedly indicated Larsen would burn the house down.<\/p>\n<p>Another message allegedly said Larsen would return that night and kill Anderson over the woman, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<h2>Search Led To Wooded Area<\/h2>\n<p>Law enforcement searched for Larsen after he left the area. His residence was checked, but he was not found there.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says a deputy later saw a person walking on County Road 5. The person wore a dark sweatshirt, a ski mask, and blue gloves.<\/p>\n<p>When contact was attempted, the person allegedly ran through the yards to avoid officers.<\/p>\n<p>Larsen was later found in a wooded area, according to court documents. He allegedly admitted to being at Anderson\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Larsen told officers he had the bat for protection.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said they found a black ski mask, two blue rubber gloves, and a wooden baseball bat nearby.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations are contained in a criminal complaint. Larsen is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>More information on Minnesota district court cases can be searched through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/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>Warroad man Christopher Lee Larsen is charged after alleged baseball bat threats, property damage, and a foot chase in Roseau County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32575,"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":[9930,871,770,772,151,1108,6079],"class_list":["post-32574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-bat","tag-case","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-man","tag-threat","tag-warroad","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32574","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=32574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32576,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32574\/revisions\/32576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}