{"id":40873,"date":"2026-07-31T11:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T16:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=40873"},"modified":"2026-07-30T05:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:10:16","slug":"bemidji-jail-books-chelsey-durant-on-assault-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-jail-books-chelsey-durant-on-assault-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Jail Books Chelsey Durant on Assault Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Bemidji Jail Books Chelsey Durant on Assault Counts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BEMIDJI<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Chelsey Durant was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on July 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists two assault allegations under separate case numbers. One charge is a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The second charge is a felony. Both matters were assigned to District Court.<\/p>\n<p>The misdemeanor entry appears under case number 2026013944. The felony entry appears under case number 26-013944.<\/p>\n<h2>Domestic Assault Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The misdemeanor charge alleges domestic assault involving fear of immediate bodily harm or death.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.2242, subdivision 1(1)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That section concerns alleged acts involving a family or household member.<\/p>\n<p>The available record does not describe the reported incident. It also does not identify an alleged victim.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"max-width: 500px; margin: 25px auto; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: 162px; height: 168px; margin: 0px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DurantChelsey1.png\" alt=\"Chelsey Durant Beltrami County Jail booking image\" \/><figcaption style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">Chelsey Durant | Beltrami County Jail booking image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No details about injuries, witnesses, or the location were included.<\/p>\n<h2>Second-Degree Assault Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Durant also faces a felony second-degree assault allegation. The charge involves the alleged use of a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.222, subdivision 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That section covers an assault allegedly committed with a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied information does not identify the alleged weapon. It also does not state whether anyone suffered injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The booking data does not explain whether both charges arose from one incident.<\/p>\n<p>Further details may become available through a criminal complaint or other court filings.<\/p>\n<h2>Custody and Court Information<\/h2>\n<p>Durant entered custody on July 28, 2026. The listed bail or fine amount was $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>That field does not explain any court-ordered release conditions. It also does not confirm Durant\u2019s current custody status.<\/p>\n<p>No court date was listed in the provided record.<\/p>\n<p>Readers may check the <a href=\"https:\/\/inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beltrami County inmate locator<\/a> for updated custody information.<\/p>\n<p>Public case information may also appear through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Online jail information can change after hearings or release decisions. Court documents may provide more complete details.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Remain Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt. The charges against Durant remain allegations unless proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>Durant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n<p>This report is based on the jail information available at publication. Updates may follow after new court records become available.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsey Durant was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on allegations of misdemeanor domestic assault and felony second-degree assault.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40874,"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":[5260,16751,21987,16946,2675,16566,3094],"class_list":["post-40873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-jail","tag-chelsey-durant","tag-dangerous-weapon-charge","tag-domestic-assault-charge","tag-minnesota-jail-booking","tag-second-degree-assault","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40873","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=40873"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40875,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40873\/revisions\/40875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}