{"id":36712,"date":"2026-07-06T04:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=36712"},"modified":"2026-07-06T04:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:52:25","slug":"bemidji-booking-misty-decoteau-faces-assault-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-booking-misty-decoteau-faces-assault-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Booking: Misty Decoteau Faces Assault Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bemidji Booking: Misty Decoteau Faces Assault Counts<\/h2>\n

BEMIDJI, Minn.<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Misty Decoteau was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on July 5, 2026.<\/p>\n

The public booking record lists two assault allegations under one case number.<\/p>\n

One count is a misdemeanor domestic assault charge.<\/p>\n

The second count is a felony fourth-degree assault charge involving alleged bias.<\/p>\n

Two Charges Listed<\/h2>\n

The misdemeanor count cites Minnesota Statute 609.2242, subdivision 1(2)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That law covers intentionally inflicting or attempting bodily harm upon a family or household member.<\/p>\n

The felony count cites Minnesota Statute 609.2231, subdivision 4(b)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The booking record describes a bias-motivated assault within five years of a previous qualifying conviction.<\/p>\n

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Misty Decoteau booking image from the Beltrami County Jail record.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Booking and Court Information<\/h2>\n

Both charges appear under case number 26-012065.<\/p>\n

The booking entry lists State-DOC under court branch information.<\/p>\n

No court date appeared in the information provided for this report.<\/p>\n

The bail or fine field displayed $0.00.<\/p>\n

That entry does not explain whether another custody hold or release condition applies.<\/p>\n

The Beltrami County Adult Correction Center<\/a> is located in Bemidji.<\/p>\n

Custody details can change after court hearings, transfers, or administrative updates.<\/p>\n

What the Felony Statute Says<\/h2>\n

The felony statute covers assaults motivated partly or fully by a victim\u2019s perceived protected trait.<\/p>\n

Those traits include race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, and other listed characteristics.<\/p>\n

Subdivision 4(b) applies when a similar conviction occurred during the previous five years.<\/p>\n

The law allows up to one year and one day in prison.<\/p>\n

It also allows a fine of up to $3,000, or both penalties.<\/p>\n

Those are maximum penalties, not a sentence in this case.<\/p>\n

No details about the alleged incident were included in the booking data.<\/p>\n

The record did not identify a victim, a location, or reported injuries.<\/p>\n

A jail booking is not proof of guilt.<\/p>\n

Decoteau is presumed innocent unless proven guilty through the court process.<\/p>\n

Future court records may provide more information about the allegations and case schedule.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole, reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Misty Decoteau was booked in Beltrami County on domestic assault and felony bias-motivated assault allegations, jail records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36713,"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":[1135,1224,17733,7789,2960,5063,960,20498,11819],"class_list":["post-36712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-assault","tag-bemidji","tag-booked","tag-booking","tag-counts","tag-decoteau","tag-faces","tag-misty","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36712","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=36712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36714,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36712\/revisions\/36714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}