{"id":41766,"date":"2026-08-05T18:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=41766"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:30:06","slug":"red-lake-incident-leads-to-assault-drug-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/red-lake-incident-leads-to-assault-drug-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Lake Incident Leads to Assault, Drug Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Red Lake Incident Leads to Assault, Drug Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BELTRAMI COUNTY<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Danny Leng Chang faces two felony charges after a July 7 disturbance on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.<\/p>\n<p>A Beltrami County court complaint charges Chang with felony domestic assault and fifth-degree drug possession.<\/p>\n<p>Both charges carry maximum penalties of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations have not been proven in court.<\/p>\n<h2>Officers Respond to Home Disturbance<\/h2>\n<p>Police were called after a woman reported a man acting aggressively toward children inside her home.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says officers found an overturned dinner table and blueberries smeared across the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Chang allegedly acted erratically and tried to grab a baby from a woman\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n<p>He then allegedly threw items around the home while searching for a shoe.<\/p>\n<p>The woman told officers Chang was visiting a child they share.<\/p>\n<p>She said Chang had been removed from the home in November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>A witness reported seeing Chang strike the young child on the head.<\/p>\n<p>The witness also said Chang threw a shoe that hit the child\u2019s face.<\/p>\n<p>Officers reportedly saw the child shaking and noticed a swollen, bleeding lip.<\/p>\n<p>The child is nearly three years old, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ChangDanny.png\" alt=\"Danny Leng Chang mugshot\" \/><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">Danny Leng Chang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Officers later served Chang with an exclusion order from the reservation.<\/p>\n<h2>Suspected Methamphetamine Found in Vehicle<\/h2>\n<p>The woman asked that Chang\u2019s vehicle be removed from the property.<\/p>\n<p>During an inventory search, officers allegedly found a glass pipe in a cup holder.<\/p>\n<p>They also found a prescription bottle containing foil and a crystalline substance.<\/p>\n<p>The substance tested presumptively positive for methamphetamine, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>It weighed 0.39 grams with packaging.<\/p>\n<h2>Two Felony Charges Filed<\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors filed the case in Minnesota\u2019s Ninth Judicial District.<\/p>\n<p>The court file number is 04-CR-26-1576.<\/p>\n<p>The domestic assault charge cites Chang\u2019s prior qualifying domestic violence-related convictions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota\u2019s domestic assault law<\/a> allows a felony charge after two qualifying convictions within ten years.<\/p>\n<p>The drug count alleges possession of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review Minnesota\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/152.025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fifth-degree controlled substance law<\/a> online.<\/p>\n<p>Public case information may also be available through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chang is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n<p>Court dates and case status may change as the case moves forward.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. 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