{"id":39638,"date":"2026-07-27T06:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=39638"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:59:49","slug":"cass-lake-man-charged-after-casino-bag-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/cass-lake-man-charged-after-casino-bag-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Cass Lake Man Charged After Casino Bag Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cass Lake Man Charged After Casino Bag Theft<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CASS LAKE<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Cass Lake man faces three criminal charges after a reported theft outside Cedar Lakes Casino.<\/p>\n<p>Warrior James Boswell, 21, is charged in Cass County District Court. The charges include felony possession of ammunition by an ineligible person.<\/p>\n<p>He also faces a gross misdemeanor BB gun charge and a misdemeanor theft charge.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations are contained in a criminal complaint filed in Minnesota\u2019s Ninth Judicial District. A criminal charge is only an accusation. Boswell is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n<h2>Police Respond To Casino Theft Report<\/h2>\n<p>Leech Lake Tribal Police responded at about 7:38 p.m. on July 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The call involved a black bag reportedly taken from a bicycle outside Cedar Lakes Casino.<\/p>\n<p>Officers later found Boswell near a nearby store, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>He was wearing a backpack and looking through another bag. Boswell allegedly admitted taking the bag from the casino area.<\/p>\n<p>However, he reportedly claimed the bag belonged to him.<\/p>\n<p>Police said Boswell carried a BB pistol in his waistband. Officers also reported finding a metal baton and drug-related items.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px; width: 103px; height: 135px;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Boswell-Warrior-James-3.jpg\" alt=\"Warrior James Boswell mugshot\" \/><em>Warrior James Boswell<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Ammunition Allegedly Found In Backpack<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint says another BB pistol was found inside Boswell\u2019s backpack.<\/p>\n<p>Police also reported finding a full box of 9mm ammunition and more drug-related items.<\/p>\n<p>Casino video allegedly showed Boswell riding a bicycle near the bike rack.<\/p>\n<p>The video reportedly showed him cutting a backpack from another bicycle.<\/p>\n<p>He then allegedly left the area using a different bicycle.<\/p>\n<p>The bag\u2019s owner later confirmed the bag belonged to him. However, he said it was empty and declined further action.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges And Possible Penalties<\/h2>\n<p>The felony ammunition charge carries a possible 15-year prison sentence. It also carries a possible $30,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint cites Boswell\u2019s June 22, 2026, second-degree burglary conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law restricts ammunition possession after certain violent crime convictions. The law is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/624.713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The public BB gun charge carries up to 364 days in jail. It also carries a possible $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>The theft charge carries up to 90 days in jail and a possible $1,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Case information may be available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncourts.gov\/Access-Case-Records.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch court records portal<\/a>.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cass Lake man faces felony ammunition, BB gun, and theft charges after police investigated a reported casino bag theft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39639,"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":[18435,21647,6393,14787,21646,955,18553],"class_list":["post-39638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-ammunition-possession","tag-bb-gun-charge","tag-cass-county-charges","tag-cass-lake-news","tag-cedar-lakes-casino-theft","tag-minnesota-crime-news","tag-warrior-james-boswell","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39638","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=39638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39640,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39638\/revisions\/39640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}