{"id":33899,"date":"2026-06-19T20:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=33899"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:12:15","slug":"fergus-falls-man-held-on-murder-robbery-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-man-held-on-murder-robbery-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls Man Held on Murder, Robbery Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fergus Falls Man Held on Murder, Robbery Charges<\/h2>\n

FERGUS FALLS<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Cyrus Lee Olson, 23, remains listed at the Otter Tail County Jail.<\/p>\n

The county roster shows Olson was booked on February 7, 2026.<\/p>\n

His booking number is 002600000124. The roster lists four active felony charges.<\/p>\n

The charges include second-degree murder, first-degree aggravated robbery, first-degree burglary, and second-degree assault.<\/p>\n

The roster lists a $1 million bond without conditions. It also lists a $500,000 bond with conditions.<\/p>\n

Second-Degree Murder Charge<\/h2>\n

The murder charge cites Minnesota Statute 609.19, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n

That section covers intentional murder without premeditation and certain drive-by shooting deaths.<\/p>\n

The public jail entry does not identify the specific legal theory alleged.<\/p>\n

A conviction under the cited section can bring up to 40 years in prison.<\/p>\n

Robbery and Burglary Charges<\/h2>\n

Olson also faces first-degree aggravated robbery under Minnesota Statute 609.245, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n

The law covers robbery involving a dangerous weapon, an apparent weapon, or bodily harm.<\/p>\n

A conviction can bring up to 20 years in prison. The maximum fine is $35,000.<\/p>\n

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Cyrus Lee Olson booking photo. Source: Otter Tail County Jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The burglary count cites Minnesota Statute 609.582, subdivision 1(b).<\/p>\n

That section applies when someone allegedly possesses a dangerous weapon or explosive during a burglary.<\/p>\n

A conviction can bring up to 20 years in prison. The maximum fine is $35,000.<\/p>\n

Second-Degree Assault Charge<\/h2>\n

The fourth count alleges second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n

The allegation also involves substantial bodily harm, according to the jail roster.<\/p>\n

The charge cites Minnesota Statute 609.222, subdivision 2.<\/p>\n

A conviction can bring up to ten years in prison. The maximum fine is $20,000.<\/p>\n

The roster does not describe the alleged incident. It also does not identify any alleged victim.<\/p>\n

The entry provides no details about the alleged weapon or reported injuries.<\/p>\n

Case Information May Change<\/h2>\n

Jail records provide only a brief account of charges and custody status.<\/p>\n

They do not include every complaint, hearing, or court order.<\/p>\n

The county says its custody list<\/a> updates every two hours.<\/p>\n

Officials warn the information may be incomplete or outdated.<\/p>\n

Readers can review the cited laws through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Public filings may appear through Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The charges are allegations and do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

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

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

Cyrus Lee Olson, 23, remains jailed in Fergus Falls on active murder, robbery, burglary and assault charges, with bond set up to $1 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33900,"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":[16518],"tags":[17733,959,827,1375,3148,151,1505,11819,4094],"class_list":["post-33899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-charges","tag-falls","tag-fergus","tag-held","tag-man","tag-murder","tag-recently","tag-robbery","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33899","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=33899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33901,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33899\/revisions\/33901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}