{"id":37468,"date":"2026-07-13T08:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=37468"},"modified":"2026-07-11T11:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T16:16:20","slug":"fergus-falls-jail-books-thomas-hanson-on-911-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-jail-books-thomas-hanson-on-911-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls Jail Books Thomas Hanson on 911 Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<header>\n<h2>Fergus Falls Jail Books Thomas Hanson on 911 Charge<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p><strong>FERGUS FALLS<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Thomas Morris Hanson, 62, was booked at the Otter Tail County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>His intake date was July 11, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The county&#8217;s 10 a.m. custody list shows one active gross misdemeanor charge involving an emergency telephone call.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation says Hanson interrupted, interfered with, impeded, or disrupted a 911 communication.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record identifies the charge under Minnesota Statute 609.78, subdivision 2(1).<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Record Lists One Active Charge<\/h2>\n<p>The active entry is classified as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The public roster does not provide a police report or a detailed account of the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not list an incident time, location, victim, or responding agency.<\/p>\n<p>No bond amount appears beside Hanson&#8217;s entry in the published roster.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists booking number 002600000620.<\/p>\n<h2>Assault Entry Marked Dismissed<\/h2>\n<p>The roster also displays a fifth-degree assault entry under Minnesota Statute 609.224, subdivision 1(2).<\/p>\n<p>That entry alleges inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>However, the county roster marks that charge as \u201cRPR\/Chg Dismiss,\u201d rather than active.<\/p>\n<p>The roster does not explain the abbreviation or provide further case details.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hanson-Thomas-Morris.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Morris Hanson booking photo\" \/><figcaption>Thomas Morris Hanson booking photo. Source: Otter Tail County Jail roster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Minnesota Law Says<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.78<\/a> covers emergency telephone calls and communications.<\/p>\n<p>Subdivision 2(1) addresses intentional interference with an emergency call.<\/p>\n<p>It also covers intentionally preventing or hindering another person from placing an emergency call.<\/p>\n<p>State law classifies that offense as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The statute defines emergency calls as 911 calls and other urgent requests for police, fire, or medical help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.224<\/a> covers fifth-degree assault.<\/p>\n<p>Subdivision 1(2) concerns intentionally inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily harm.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Record and Court Status<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ottertailcounty.gov\/public-safety-law\/detention\/jail-in-custody-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otter Tail County custody list<\/a> is updated every two hours.<\/p>\n<p>County officials warn that the information may not always be current, accurate, or complete.<\/p>\n<p>They also state that an arrest does not prove guilt or establish a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Hanson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Future case information may appear through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Court filings may clarify the allegation, release terms, and any later charge decisions.<\/p>\n<p>This report is based only on the county roster and linked public records.<\/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>Thomas Morris Hanson, 62, was booked in Fergus Falls on an active gross misdemeanor charge involving alleged interference with a 911 call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37469,"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":[2636,17733,7429,848,827,1375,7325,3505,11819,1872],"class_list":["post-37468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-2636","tag-booked","tag-books","tag-charge","tag-falls","tag-fergus","tag-hanson","tag-jail","tag-recently","tag-thomas","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37468","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=37468"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37470,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37468\/revisions\/37470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}