{"id":34413,"date":"2026-06-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=34413"},"modified":"2026-06-21T15:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:13:18","slug":"east-grand-forks-man-charged-in-harassment-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/east-grand-forks-man-charged-in-harassment-case\/","title":{"rendered":"East Grand Forks Man Charged in Harassment Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>East Grand Forks Man Charged in Harassment Case<\/h2>\n<p><strong>EAST GRAND FORKS (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 A local man faces two gross misdemeanor harassment charges in Polk County District Court.<\/p>\n<p>Cory Will Hanson, 35, was charged with two counts involving separate victims. The alleged offenses happened on June 15, 2026, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 364 days in jail. Each count also carries a possible $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n<h2>Repeated Visits Alleged<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint says police received several reports involving Hanson over two days.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were first called to a family residence late on June 14. The report involved a street argument between Hanson and his father.<\/p>\n<p>Hanson was then told to leave the property, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Police returned early on June 15 after another family member reported activity outside a window. The complaint says Hanson allegedly shined a light through the window.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HANSON-CORY-WILL.jpg\" alt=\"Cory Will Hanson mugshot\" \/><em>Cory Will Hanson<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Later that evening, officers received another report from a home on Sixth Avenue Southeast. Hanson\u2019s father and his father\u2019s girlfriend said Hanson had entered the residence.<\/p>\n<p>They told police he discussed papers that did not exist. They also said his comments were difficult to understand.<\/p>\n<h2>Family Members Report Fear and Lost Sleep<\/h2>\n<p>The two residents said Hanson had repeatedly circled family homes. They also accused him of parking outside and watching the properties.<\/p>\n<p>Both residents told police they felt harassed and stalked. One resident said the incidents had caused serious sleep loss.<\/p>\n<p>She also reported leaving work early because she was exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>Police later learned Hanson was parked in a driveway at another family residence. Officers found him there and arrested him.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Remain Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors allege Hanson followed, monitored, or pursued both victims. They claim he acted with the intent to harass or intimidate them.<\/p>\n<p>The charges were filed under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota\u2019s harassment and stalking law<\/a>. The case is filed as 60-CR-26-831 in Minnesota\u2019s Ninth Judicial District.<\/p>\n<p>The public can review available information through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A criminal complaint contains allegations, not proof of guilt. Hanson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An East Grand Forks man faces two gross misdemeanor harassment charges after alleged repeated visits and monitoring of family members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34414,"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":[871,770,772,819,820,457,3056,151],"class_list":["post-34413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-case","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-east","tag-forks","tag-grand","tag-harassment","tag-man","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34413","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=34413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34415,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34413\/revisions\/34415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}