{"id":37306,"date":"2026-07-12T08:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=37306"},"modified":"2026-07-10T05:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T10:51:37","slug":"clearwater-county-man-booked-on-assault-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/clearwater-county-man-booked-on-assault-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Clearwater County Man Booked on Assault Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Clearwater County Man Booked on Assault Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CLEARWATER COUNTY<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Franklin Kingbird, 22, was booked into the Clearwater County Jail early Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The booking occurred at 3:33 a.m. on July 10, 2026. The jail record identifies Kingbird as a male adult.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists a misdemeanor domestic assault allegation under Minnesota Statute 609.2242, subdivision 1(2).<\/p>\n<h2>Charge Listed in Jail Record<\/h2>\n<p>The listed offense involves intentionally causing bodily harm. It also covers an attempt to cause bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>The statute applies when the alleged conduct involves a family or household member.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the law through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry classifies the alleged offense as a misdemeanor. It does not show a conviction or court finding.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase \u201carrest of adult\u201d describes Kingbird\u2019s booking status. It does not decide the final outcome.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px auto;\"><!-- Replace MUGSHOT_IMAGE_URL_HERE with the verified booking photo URL. --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 420px; width: 189px; height: 246px; margin: 0px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KINGBIRD-FRANKLIN.jpg\" alt=\"Booking photo of Franklin Kingbird\" \/><figcaption>Franklin Kingbird booking photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not prove guilt. Kingbird is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>The short booking entry does not describe the reported incident. It also does not identify any alleged victim.<\/p>\n<p>The information provided does not list bond, release conditions, or a scheduled court appearance.<\/p>\n<p>No court outcome was included in the information provided for this report.<\/p>\n<p>Public jail and county service links are available through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.clearwater.mn.us\/index.asp?SEC=%7BA45A7FBB-7EB4-4C1C-95DD-12490F634AC6%7D&amp;Type=B_LIST&amp;pri=0&amp;tri=287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clearwater County online services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What Happens Next<\/h2>\n<p>Booking information can change as a case moves through the court system.<\/p>\n<p>Possible next steps may include a court appearance, release conditions, or additional filings.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors may review reports before making later filing decisions. A judge may also set conditions during a hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Charges can be changed, dismissed, or resolved through court action. Readers should rely on updated court records for final results.<\/p>\n<p>Those steps depend on decisions by prosecutors and the court. This report will be updated when verified information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole, reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 22-year-old man was booked into the Clearwater County Jail on a misdemeanor domestic assault charge early Friday, July 10, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37307,"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":[1135,17733,848,3802,768,151,11819],"class_list":["post-37306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-assault","tag-booked","tag-charge","tag-clearwater","tag-county","tag-man","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37306","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=37306"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37309,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37306\/revisions\/37309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}