{"id":41624,"date":"2026-08-04T13:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=41624"},"modified":"2026-08-02T07:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T12:15:16","slug":"cass-lake-booking-lists-theft-false-name-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/cass-lake-booking-lists-theft-false-name-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Cass Lake Booking Lists Theft, False-Name Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cass Lake Booking Lists Theft, False-Name Charge<\/h2>\n

Cass Lake<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Thomas Lee Whipple, 64, was booked in Cass County records late Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Cass County jail register<\/a> lists the booking time as 10:39 p.m.<\/p>\n

The booking occurred on August 1, 2026. Whipple is listed as a Cass Lake resident.<\/p>\n

The public register lists four adult-arrest counts.<\/p>\n

They include theft, two disorderly conduct counts, and giving an officer another person\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

Booking Details<\/h2>\n

The theft count is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.52, subdivision 2(a)(1)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That law covers taking or using movable property without the owner\u2019s consent.<\/p>\n

The public record does not identify the property involved.<\/p>\n

It also does not state an estimated value.<\/p>\n

Those details can affect how a theft case is charged.<\/p>\n

They may appear later in a criminal complaint or court filing.<\/p>\n

Two Disorderly Conduct Counts<\/h2>\n

The register also lists two disorderly conduct counts.<\/p>\n

Both are cited under Minnesota Statute 609.72, subdivision 1(3)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That section addresses certain offensive, abusive, boisterous, noisy, or obscene conduct.<\/p>\n

The law applies when conduct may alarm, anger, or disturb others.<\/p>\n

The jail register does not explain why two counts were listed.<\/p>\n

It also provides no incident report or witness account.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Lee Whipple booking photo. Source: Cass County jail register.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

False-Name Allegation<\/h2>\n

A fourth count alleges Whipple gave an officer another person\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

The count is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.506, subdivision 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That law addresses giving another person\u2019s name and birth date during lawful police inquiries.<\/p>\n

The statute requires an alleged intent to obstruct justice.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law classifies that offense as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

The jail entry does not include a court case number.<\/p>\n

What Happens Next<\/h2>\n

The listed counts reflect allegations at the booking stage.<\/p>\n

They are not findings of guilt.<\/p>\n

Formal charges may be filed, changed, or dismissed after review.<\/p>\n

Court records may provide more details if a case is opened.<\/p>\n

Anyone charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thomas Lee Whipple, 64, of Cass Lake, was booked in Cass County records on theft, two disorderly conduct counts, and a false-name allegation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41625,"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":[22153,10725,16258,22152,963,15499,14711,20659],"class_list":["post-41624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-cass-county-jail-register","tag-cass-county-news","tag-cass-lake-arrest","tag-cass-lake-booking","tag-disorderly-conduct","tag-false-name-charge","tag-minnesota-theft-charge","tag-thomas-lee-whipple","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41624","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=41624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41626,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41624\/revisions\/41626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}