{"id":33926,"date":"2026-06-19T21:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=33926"},"modified":"2026-06-19T21:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:00:37","slug":"fergus-falls-roster-shows-charge-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-roster-shows-charge-dismissed\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls Roster Shows Charge Dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fergus Falls Roster Shows Charge Dismissed<\/h2>\n

FERGUS FALLS<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Jeanette Marie Wardwell, 79, appears on the Otter Tail County Jail custody roster.<\/p>\n

The county record lists her booking date as May 29, 2026.<\/p>\n

Her booking number is 002600000467.<\/p>\n

The roster lists one gross misdemeanor allegation under Minnesota Statute 629.75, subdivision 2(c).<\/p>\n

The allegation involved violating a domestic abuse no-contact order.<\/p>\n

However, the roster marks the charge as \u201cRPR\/Chg Dismiss.\u201d<\/p>\n

That status indicates the listed charge was dismissed.<\/p>\n

Dismissed Charge Listed<\/h2>\n

The public record does not explain why the charge was dismissed.<\/p>\n

It also does not state whether prosecutors or a court dismissed the allegation.<\/p>\n

The roster lists $10,000 cash or bond with conditions.<\/p>\n

That amount appears beside the dismissed charge.<\/p>\n

The record does not explain whether those release terms remain relevant.<\/p>\n

A court order would control any current release conditions.<\/p>\n

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Jeanette Marie Wardwell’s booking photo. Source: Otter Tail County Jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What the Cited Law Covers<\/h2>\n

Minnesota courts may issue domestic abuse no-contact orders in certain criminal and juvenile cases.<\/p>\n

These orders may be issued before trial or after a conviction.<\/p>\n

They can remain separate from other release or probation conditions.<\/p>\n

The cited provision covers a violation within ten years of a qualifying prior offense.<\/p>\n

Under the statute, that offense is classified as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

Those rules explain the statute listed on the jail roster.<\/p>\n

They do not establish that Wardwell committed the alleged conduct.<\/p>\n

Public Information Is Limited<\/h2>\n

The custody entry does not describe the alleged contact.<\/p>\n

It does not identify another person or provide an incident location.<\/p>\n

The roster also lacks a complaint, hearing record, or dismissal order.<\/p>\n

Readers should rely on court documents for the final case history.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a> provides access to many public district court records.<\/p>\n

Some documents may be unavailable because of privacy rules or filing delays.<\/p>\n

The Otter Tail County custody list<\/a> is updated regularly.<\/p>\n

Information may change after release, transfer, or further court action.<\/p>\n

The full Minnesota no-contact order statute<\/a> is available online.<\/p>\n

A dismissal is not a conviction.<\/p>\n

The dismissed allegation should not be presented as proven conduct.<\/p>\n

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

Jeanette Marie Wardwell, 79, was booked in Fergus Falls on a no-contact order allegation. The county roster now lists the charge as dismissed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33927,"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":[17733,848,1017,827,1375,11819,2331,673],"class_list":["post-33926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-charge","tag-dismissed","tag-falls","tag-fergus","tag-recently","tag-roster","tag-shows","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33926","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=33926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33928,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33926\/revisions\/33928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}