{"id":39066,"date":"2026-07-25T08:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=39066"},"modified":"2026-07-20T20:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:32:27","slug":"crookston-man-charged-after-parking-lot-assault-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crookston-man-charged-after-parking-lot-assault-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Crookston Man Charged After Parking Lot Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Crookston Man Charged After Parking Lot Assault<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Crookston<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Crookston man is facing felony assault charges after an alleged fight outside an apartment complex that left another person injured.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Gabriel Noah, 53, is charged in Polk County District Court with third-degree assault causing substantial bodily harm. He also faces gross misdemeanor charges for assault and obstructing the legal process.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from an incident reported on June 28, 2026, at an apartment complex parking area in Crookston.<\/p>\n<h2>Police Respond To Reported Fight<\/h2>\n<p>According to the criminal complaint, officers were called to the area after reports of a fight near a gazebo.<\/p>\n<p>When authorities arrived, they found one man on the ground with blood on his face. A woman was also reported injured.<\/p>\n<p>The injured man was identified as J.M.L. The complaint states he suffered a deep cut above his eye and later needed stitches.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say the dispute began after Noah approached a group of people outside the apartment building.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint alleges an argument started and became physical.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, Noah allegedly struck J.M.L. several times and damaged his glasses during the incident.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NOAH-CHRISTOPHER-GABRIEL.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Gabriel Noah mugshot\" \/><em>Chris Gabriel Noah<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Additional Assault Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint also states another person, identified as T.M.S., was pushed during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said T.M.S. fell and was injured while trying to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses told investigators they believed Noah had been drinking before the confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>When officers attempted to arrest Noah, the complaint alleges he resisted efforts to place him into a squad vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Noah was later taken into custody.<\/p>\n<h2>Previous Court Case<\/h2>\n<p>Court documents show Noah was previously convicted of harassment in Polk County in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That case resulted in a stayed jail sentence and probation conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The new charges remain allegations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Court records can be viewed through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crookston man Chris Gabriel Noah faces felony assault charges after an alleged parking lot fight that left a neighbor injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39067,"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":[20259,14737,5266,955,20260,6265],"class_list":["post-39066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-chris-gabriel-noah","tag-crookston-news","tag-felony-assault","tag-minnesota-crime-news","tag-parking-lot-fight","tag-polk-county-court","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39066","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=39066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39068,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39066\/revisions\/39068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}