{"id":37352,"date":"2026-07-13T17:24:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=37352"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:58:30","slug":"clay-county-man-booked-after-alleged-fleeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/clay-county-man-booked-after-alleged-fleeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Clay County Man Booked After Alleged Fleeing"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Clay County Man Booked After Alleged Fleeing<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CLAY COUNTY<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Robert Richard Herkenratt, 63, was booked into the Clay County Jail early Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The booking occurred at 12:06 a.m. on July 10, 2026. The Clay County Sheriff\u2019s Office was listed as the arresting agency.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records list four charges, including two counts of driving after cancellation. The record also lists alleged drug possession and vehicle fleeing.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Listed in Jail Record<\/h2>\n<p>One charge alleges fifth-degree controlled substance possession. The entry refers to certain scheduled drugs or residue found in paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record says the charge does not involve cannabis or hemp. It does not identify any suspected substance.<\/p>\n<p>Two listed counts allege driving after cancellation. The supplied record does not explain why Herkenratt\u2019s driving privileges were canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Another charge alleges fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle. No chase details were included in the booking information.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 500px; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HERKENRATT-ROBERT-RICHARD.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Richard Herkenratt booking photo\" \/><figcaption style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">Robert Richard Herkenratt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Incident Details Were Not Released<\/h2>\n<p>The supplied jail entry does not identify the arrest location. It also does not state when the alleged conduct occurred.<\/p>\n<p>No incident report or criminal complaint was provided. Those records may contain more facts after they become public.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information does not list a court date. It also does not include bail or release conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review public case information through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Are Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not prove guilt. Herkenratt is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors may review the evidence before filing formal charges. Filed charges may differ from the initial jail entry.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota laws are available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information about local law enforcement is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claycountymn.gov\/165\/Sheriffs-Office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clay County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Further Updates May Follow<\/h2>\n<p>This report is based only on the supplied booking record. It does not include unverified claims or witness accounts.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News may update this story when verified court records become available. Any update will clearly separate allegations from court findings.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole, reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<footer>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Richard Herkenratt, 63, was booked in Clay County on drug possession, driving after cancellation, and vehicle fleeing charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37353,"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":[346,3110,17733,1149,768,2054,151,11819],"class_list":["post-37352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-after","tag-alleged","tag-booked","tag-clay","tag-county","tag-fleeing","tag-man","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37352","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=37352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37354,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37352\/revisions\/37354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}