{"id":36715,"date":"2026-07-06T04:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=36715"},"modified":"2026-07-06T04:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:56:15","slug":"bemidji-booking-lavonne-smith-faces-two-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-booking-lavonne-smith-faces-two-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Booking: Lavonne Smith Faces Two Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Bemidji Booking: Lavonne Smith Faces Two Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BEMIDJI, Minn.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Lavonne Smith was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on July 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The public jail record lists two misdemeanor charges under one case number.<\/p>\n<p>The charges involve alleged theft and domestic assault.<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s booking entry also includes the word \u201cHold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The record does not explain the reason or terms of that hold.<\/p>\n<h2>Theft Charge Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The theft count cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.52, subdivision 2(a)(1)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That section covers taking, using, transferring, hiding, or keeping another person\u2019s movable property without consent.<\/p>\n<p>The law also requires an alleged intent to permanently deprive the owner of that property.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record classifies the count as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The domestic assault count cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.2242, subdivision 1(2)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That section covers intentionally inflicting or attempting bodily harm upon a family or household member.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry also classifies that allegation as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SmithLavonne.png\" alt=\"Lavonne Smith booking photo\" \/><figcaption>Lavonne Smith booking image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Booking and Court Information<\/h2>\n<p>Both charges appear under case number 26-010444.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists District Court as the court branch.<\/p>\n<p>No court date appeared in the information provided for this report.<\/p>\n<p>The bail or fine field displayed $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>That figure does not explain Smith\u2019s release status or separate custody conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information lists Smith at 5 feet, 3 inches tall and 170 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>It also lists black hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beltramicountymn.gov\/services\/public-safety-law-enforcement\/adult-corrections-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beltrami County Adult Correction Center<\/a> is located in Bemidji.<\/p>\n<p>County officials provide an <a href=\"https:\/\/inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online inmate search<\/a> for current public custody information.<\/p>\n<p>The county warns that its online information may change or contain errors.<\/p>\n<p>It also states that a booking does not establish guilt or a criminal conviction.<\/p>\n<h2>Few Incident Details Available<\/h2>\n<p>The available booking record does not describe the reported incident.<\/p>\n<p>It does not identify any alleged victim, property, location, or injuries.<\/p>\n<p>No police report or criminal complaint was included with the provided details.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents may later offer more information about the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can search <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a> for available public case information.<\/p>\n<p>Smith is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations will be reviewed through the legal process.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Adrian Cole, reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lavonne Smith was booked in Beltrami County on misdemeanor theft and domestic assault charges, according to public jail records online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36716,"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":[1224,17733,7789,959,960,20501,11819,2230,2005],"class_list":["post-36715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-bemidji","tag-booked","tag-booking","tag-charges","tag-faces","tag-lavonne","tag-recently","tag-smith","tag-two","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36715","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=36715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36717,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36715\/revisions\/36717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}