{"id":36168,"date":"2026-07-05T05:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T10:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=36168"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:43:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:43:31","slug":"dilworth-derrick-kingbird-booked-on-burglary-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/dilworth-derrick-kingbird-booked-on-burglary-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Dilworth: Derrick Kingbird Booked on Burglary Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dilworth: Derrick Kingbird Booked on Burglary Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>DILWORTH<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Derrick Lee Kingbird, 45, was booked into the Clay County Jail on July 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The booking was recorded at 11:09 a.m., according to the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofdilworth.com\/?SEC=836D4437-3828-47CD-8D14-D9FC5AF772D3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dilworth Police Department<\/a> was listed as the arresting agency.<\/p>\n<p>The jail information lists one third-degree burglary charge.<\/p>\n<h2>Charge Listed in Booking Record<\/h2>\n<p>The charge alleges Kingbird entered a building without consent.<\/p>\n<p>It also alleges he intended to steal or commit a felony or gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The short booking entry does not identify the building involved.<\/p>\n<p>It does not describe any property that may have been taken.<\/p>\n<p>The entry also provides no estimated property value.<\/p>\n<p>No details were provided about the events leading to the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not list any officer names.<\/p>\n<h2>Minnesota Burglary Law<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota law defines third-degree burglary under Section 609.582, subdivision 3.<\/p>\n<p>The law covers entering a building without consent while intending to steal.<\/p>\n<p>It also covers the intent to commit a felony or gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The same law may apply when someone commits such an offense after entering.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the full law through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Replace PASTE-MUGSHOT-URL-HERE with the WordPress Media Library image URL. --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 600px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KINGBIRD-DERRICK-LEE.jpg\" alt=\"Derrick Lee Kingbird booking photo\" \/><figcaption>Derrick Lee Kingbird booking image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Case Information Remains Limited<\/h2>\n<p>The booking information does not include a court date.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide a bail amount or current custody status.<\/p>\n<p>Those details may appear later in court or in updated jail records.<\/p>\n<p>Clay County maintains an <a href=\"https:\/\/claycountymn.gov\/1454\/Inmate-Roster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online inmate roster<\/a> for current public information.<\/p>\n<p>The county warns that roster information may change or contain errors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a> provides access to many public district court records.<\/p>\n<p>A criminal complaint may provide more facts after prosecutors file the case.<\/p>\n<p>That document could describe the alleged entry, location, and intended offense.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Are Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>An arrest and jail booking do not prove guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Kingbird is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>The listed charge may change as prosecutors review available evidence.<\/p>\n<p>A judge will address future court matters under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News will update this report when verified information becomes available.<\/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>Derrick Lee Kingbird, 45, was booked into the Clay County Jail on July 2 after Dilworth police listed a third-degree burglary charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36169,"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":[17733,1192,848,18629,2141,14045,11819],"class_list":["post-36168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-burglary","tag-charge","tag-derrick","tag-dilworth","tag-kingbird","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36168","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=36168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36170,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36168\/revisions\/36170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}