{"id":38841,"date":"2026-07-23T14:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=38841"},"modified":"2026-07-19T20:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T01:31:38","slug":"bemidji-man-charged-in-domestic-assault-case-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-man-charged-in-domestic-assault-case-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Man Charged in Domestic Assault Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji Man Charged in Domestic Assault Case<\/h2>\n

Beltrami County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Bemidji man is facing felony and gross misdemeanor domestic assault charges following an alleged July 6 incident in Beltrami County.<\/p>\n

Joseph Richard Norton Faces New Charges<\/h2>\n

Joseph Richard Norton, 30, of Bemidji, is charged in Beltrami County District Court with felony domestic assault and gross misdemeanor domestic assault.<\/p>\n

The charges stem from an investigation into an alleged incident involving a family or household member.<\/p>\n

Court documents state the alleged offense happened on or about July 6, 2026, in Beltrami County.<\/p>\n

The felony charge alleges Norton caused fear of immediate bodily harm or death to a household member.<\/p>\n

The complaint states the charge involves a previous history of qualified domestic violence-related offenses.<\/p>\n

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\"Joseph<\/p>\n

Joseph Richard Norton<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Authorities Respond After Report of Distress<\/h2>\n

According to the criminal complaint, a concerned citizen contacted authorities after receiving a phone call from a relative.<\/p>\n

The caller reported the relative sounded distressed and said they were in danger.<\/p>\n

The complaint states the concern involved Norton and his girlfriend.<\/p>\n

Authorities later located Norton and the woman at a residence in Beltrami County.<\/p>\n

Investigators reported seeing signs of injuries, including a bleeding lip, watery eyes, bruises, and other marks.<\/p>\n

The complaint alleges the victim reported Norton had struck her and cut her hair.<\/p>\n

Previous Criminal History Listed<\/h2>\n

Court documents include a review of Norton\u2019s prior criminal record.<\/p>\n

The record lists previous convictions involving domestic assault, assault with a dangerous weapon, firearm violations, drug offenses, and obstruction-related charges.<\/p>\n

Listed convictions include a 2022 domestic assault conviction in Stearns County.<\/p>\n

The record also includes a 2016 conviction for domestic assault by strangulation in Cass County.<\/p>\n

Other listed convictions involve firearm-related offenses and drug crimes in multiple Minnesota counties.<\/p>\n

Case Moves Forward in Beltrami County Court<\/h2>\n

The complaint states the charges are based on probable cause.<\/p>\n

Norton remains the defendant in the case.<\/p>\n

All criminal charges are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

More information about Minnesota court records can be found through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole, reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bemidji man Joseph Richard Norton faces felony domestic assault charges after an alleged July incident in Beltrami County involving injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38842,"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":"","_bluesky_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":[12],"tags":[1633,14766,2675,20562,1746,786],"class_list":["post-38841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-beltrami-county-court","tag-bemidji-news","tag-domestic-assault-charge","tag-joseph-norton","tag-minnesota-criminal-case","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38841","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=38841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38843,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38841\/revisions\/38843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}