{"id":33908,"date":"2026-06-19T20:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=33908"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:28:49","slug":"fergus-falls-jail-lists-man-on-four-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-jail-lists-man-on-four-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls Jail Lists Man on Four Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Fergus Falls Jail Lists Man on Four Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>FERGUS FALLS<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Dustin Wade Schwebke, 44, was booked into the Otter Tail County Jail on June 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The county roster lists four active charges against Schwebke.<\/p>\n<p>Three charges are felonies. One charge is a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>His booking number is 002600000540.<\/p>\n<p>No bond amount appears beside his entry on the public roster.<\/p>\n<h2>Third-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct Charge<\/h2>\n<p>The first felony charge alleges third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving penetration.<\/p>\n<p>The charge cites Minnesota Statute 609.344, subdivision 1(b).<\/p>\n<p>That section applies when the accused allegedly knew about the complainant\u2019s impaired or helpless condition.<\/p>\n<p>The law lists mental impairment, mental incapacity, and physical helplessness.<\/p>\n<p>The jail entry does not describe the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not identify the complainant.<\/p>\n<h2>Threats and Witness Tampering Charges<\/h2>\n<p>A second felony charge alleges threats of violence under Minnesota Statute 609.713, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>The roster describes that count as involving reckless disregard for the risk of causing terror.<\/p>\n<p>A third felony charge alleges first-degree witness tampering.<\/p>\n<p>The charge cites Minnesota Statute 609.498, subdivision 1(d).<\/p>\n<p>That provision covers alleged efforts to stop someone from giving crime information to police.<\/p>\n<p>The cited section involves force or threats of injury to a person or property.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 500px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Schwebke-Dustin-Wade.jpg\" alt=\"Dustin Wade Schwebke booking photo\" \/><figcaption style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">Dustin Wade Schwebke booking photo. Source: Otter Tail County Jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Domestic Assault Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The misdemeanor charge alleges domestic assault under Minnesota Statute 609.2242, subdivision 1(1).<\/p>\n<p>That section covers an alleged act intended to cause fear of immediate bodily harm or death.<\/p>\n<p>The roster does not state whether the four charges came from one event.<\/p>\n<p>It also provides no incident location or court date.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Records May Change<\/h2>\n<p>Jail rosters provide limited custody information.<\/p>\n<p>They do not include every complaint, hearing, or court order.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can check the <a href=\"https:\/\/ottertailcounty.gov\/public-safety-law\/detention\/jail-in-custody-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official Otter Tail County custody list<\/a> for later updates.<\/p>\n<p>The cited laws are available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a> may provide public filings after they become available.<\/p>\n<p>The listed charges are allegations and do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Schwebke 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 noreferrer\"><strong>TRF News<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dustin Wade Schwebke, 44, was booked in Fergus Falls on four active charges, including sexual conduct, threats and witness tampering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33909,"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":[17733,959,827,1375,9277,3505,13963,151,11819],"class_list":["post-33908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-charges","tag-falls","tag-fergus","tag-four","tag-jail","tag-lists","tag-man","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33908","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=33908"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33910,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33908\/revisions\/33910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}