{"id":40530,"date":"2026-07-30T15:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T20:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=40530"},"modified":"2026-07-28T04:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:38:58","slug":"joshua-whitlow-held-on-seven-charges-in-thief-river-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/joshua-whitlow-held-on-seven-charges-in-thief-river-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Whitlow Held on Seven Charges in Thief River Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Joshua Whitlow Held on Seven Charges in Thief River Falls<\/h2>\n<p><strong>THIEF RIVER FALLS<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Joshua Whitlow was booked into the Pennington County Jail on July 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster lists seven charges under case number 57CR23441. Three listed charges are felonies.<\/p>\n<p>Four additional counts are listed as gross misdemeanors. The provided record does not show a scheduled court date.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Listed in District Court<\/h2>\n<p>The first count alleges first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The description alleges penetration involving fear of great bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>That count cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.342<\/a>, subdivision 1(a).<\/p>\n<p>A second felony count alleges second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n<p>It cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.222<\/a>, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>The third felony count alleges third-degree criminal sexual conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The record describes the alleged victim as mentally impaired or physically helpless.<\/p>\n<p>That count cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.344<\/a>, subdivision 1(b).<\/p>\n<h2>Four Privacy Counts Also Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The jail record also lists four counts of interference with privacy.<\/p>\n<p>Each privacy count is marked as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The descriptions allege secret device use to watch or observe someone.<\/p>\n<p>They reference a hotel, tanning booth, or another private place.<\/p>\n<p>Each count cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.746<\/a>, subdivision 1(d).<\/p>\n<p>The roster does not provide details about the alleged events.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not identify any alleged victim.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px auto;\"><a href=\"MUGSHOT_IMAGE_URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhitlowJoshua.jpg\" alt=\"Joshua Whitlow Pennington County Jail booking image\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><figcaption>Joshua Whitlow booking image. Click the image to view it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Booking Record Shows Hold Status<\/h2>\n<p>The roster lists Whitlow\u2019s height as 5 feet, 11 inches.<\/p>\n<p>His listed weight is 270 pounds. His eyes are listed as blue.<\/p>\n<p>No hair description appeared in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The jail entry shows a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>Whitlow\u2019s custody status is listed as \u201cHold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The record places the case in District Court.<\/p>\n<p>No hearing date appeared in the provided booking information.<\/p>\n<p>A booking record is not a finding of guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Charges remain allegations unless proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>Whitlow is presumed innocent unless convicted.<\/p>\n<p>Charges may also be changed or dismissed during court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review Minnesota laws through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Local government information is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/co.pennington.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pennington County website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News will update this report when verified court information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joshua Whitlow was booked into the Pennington County Jail on July 27, 2026, on felony and gross misdemeanor charges in District Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40531,"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":[16518],"tags":[1290,16553,21938,21328,12696,3094,873],"class_list":["post-40530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-first-degree-criminal-sexual-conduct","tag-jail-booking","tag-joshua-whitlow","tag-minnesota-criminal-charges","tag-pennington-county-jail","tag-second-degree-assault","tag-thief-river-falls-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40530","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=40530"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40533,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40530\/revisions\/40533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}