{"id":39728,"date":"2026-08-04T17:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=39728"},"modified":"2026-08-01T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:28:38","slug":"moorhead-man-charged-in-detroit-lakes-check-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/moorhead-man-charged-in-detroit-lakes-check-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Moorhead Man Charged in Detroit Lakes Check Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Moorhead Man Charged in Detroit Lakes Check Case<\/h2>\n<p><strong>DETROIT LAKES<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Eric Allan Lemer, 34, of Moorhead, faces two felony charges in Becker County.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors charged Lemer with two counts of issuing a dishonored check, according to court records. Each count is a felony allegation.<\/p>\n<h2>Checks Reported at Detroit Lakes Store<\/h2>\n<p>The case began after a report from the Detroit Lakes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.landmsupply.com\/detroit-lakes-mn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L&amp;M Fleet Supply store<\/a>. The retailer reported receiving two checks that were later returned for insufficient funds.<\/p>\n<p>Store video allegedly showed Lemer entering the business and writing checks on two separate dates. The first transaction occurred on Nov. 24, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That check was written for $593.54, according to the criminal complaint. The second transaction occurred on Nov. 28, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The second check totaled $600.89. Together, the two checks were worth $1,194.43.<\/p>\n<h2>Interview Described in Court Records<\/h2>\n<p>An investigator spoke with Lemer at the Clay County jail on Jan. 14, court records state. Lemer allegedly said he remembered writing both checks.<\/p>\n<p>He also allegedly connected the checks to periods when he was using drugs. That reported statement appears in the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint presents the prosecution\u2019s account of the case. Lemer has not been convicted of these charges.<\/p>\n<h2>Minnesota Law and Court Information<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota law<\/a> addresses checks written with intent that they will not be paid. The law also explains possible penalties after a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>The source report listed Lemer\u2019s first court appearance for July 30, 2026. That date has passed since the original report was prepared.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied information did not include an updated hearing result. Court schedules and case details can change without public notice.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can check public filings through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>. Availability depends on court access rules and filing status.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/find-courts\/becker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becker County District Court<\/a> is located in Detroit Lakes. It handles criminal cases filed within Becker County.<\/p>\n<p>The criminal case will continue through the court process. Future hearings could address pleas, evidence, scheduling, or other legal matters.<\/p>\n<p>Charges are allegations. Lemer is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_41550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41550\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41550\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Moorhead-Man-Charged-in-Detroit-Lakes-Check-Case-300x169.png\" alt=\"Moorhead Man Charged in Detroit Lakes Check Case\" width=\"373\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Moorhead-Man-Charged-in-Detroit-Lakes-Check-Case-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Moorhead-Man-Charged-in-Detroit-Lakes-Check-Case-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Moorhead-Man-Charged-in-Detroit-Lakes-Check-Case-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Moorhead-Man-Charged-in-Detroit-Lakes-Check-Case-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Moorhead-Man-Charged-in-Detroit-Lakes-Check-Case-1568x882.png 1568w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Moorhead-Man-Charged-in-Detroit-Lakes-Check-Case.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moorhead Man Charged in Detroit Lakes Check Case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Allan Lemer of Moorhead faces two felony charges after checks totaling nearly $1,200 were returned at a Detroit Lakes retailer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41550,"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":"","_mastodon_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":[15304,8380,929,22120,14536,5685,11103,2054,2297,14518,926,151,955,19535,2078,1070,5590],"class_list":["post-39728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-becker-county-court","tag-cop","tag-detroit","tag-detroit-lakes-checks","tag-dishonored-checks","tag-driving","tag-eric-allan-lemer","tag-fleeing","tag-highway","tag-lm-fleet-supply","tag-lakes","tag-man","tag-minnesota-crime-news","tag-moorhead-man-charged","tag-sentenced","tag-tribune","tag-wrong","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39728","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=39728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41551,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39728\/revisions\/41551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}