{"id":41781,"date":"2026-08-06T07:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=41781"},"modified":"2026-08-02T19:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:03:16","slug":"mahnomen-man-faces-felony-strangulation-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/mahnomen-man-faces-felony-strangulation-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahnomen Man Faces Felony Strangulation Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mahnomen Man Faces Felony Strangulation Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mahnomen County (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Devin Rain Anderson faces three criminal charges after an alleged domestic assault in Mahnomen.<\/p>\n<p>The charges include two felonies and one gross misdemeanor. The case was filed in Minnesota\u2019s Ninth Judicial District.<\/p>\n<p>Court records list the case as 44-CR-26-375. The complaint includes an order of detention.<\/p>\n<h2>Woman Reports Extension Cord Attack<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint says officers responded around 5:54 a.m. on July 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Destani Hoagland reported that Anderson had assaulted her several times during the previous 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>She said Anderson struck her face, hands, and body. She also accused him of wrapping an extension cord around her neck.<\/p>\n<p>Hoagland told investigators that the strangulation caused her to lose consciousness. Officers reported seeing bruising around her neck.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson was no longer inside when officers searched the home. They reported finding damaged items throughout the residence.<\/p>\n<p>An open bathroom window may have been used as an escape route, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ANDERSON-DEVIN-RAIN.jpg\" alt=\"Devin Rain Anderson mugshot\" \/><em>Devin Rain Anderson<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Witness Heard Disturbance<\/h2>\n<p>Duane Edward Sayers was upstairs during the reported incident. He said he heard the disturbance but did not see it.<\/p>\n<p>Sayers told investigators that he ordered Anderson to stop. Officers later issued a bulletin seeking Anderson\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Another officer located Anderson and took him into custody. Anderson declined to provide a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says a preliminary breath test showed a reading of 0.215.<\/p>\n<h2>Three Charges Filed<\/h2>\n<p>Count one alleges felony domestic assault by strangulation. The charge carries up to three years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>It also carries a possible $5,000 fine. The relevant law is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.2247<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Count two alleges felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors identified the extension cord as the alleged weapon.<\/p>\n<p>That charge carries up to seven years in prison. It also carries a possible $14,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.222<\/a> for the second-degree assault law.<\/p>\n<p>Count three alleges gross misdemeanor domestic assault based on a prior qualified conviction.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint cites Anderson\u2019s 2023 conviction for interfering with a 911 call.<\/p>\n<p>That charge carries up to 364 days in jail. It also carries a possible $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>The applicable law is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.2242<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n<p>Anderson also has an open DWI-related case, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>These allegations have not been proven in court. Anderson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Public case information may be available through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Mahnomen man faces three charges after prosecutors say he strangled a woman with an extension cord during a reported 24-hour assault.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41782,"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":[20611,20116,3854,1541,3094,13014,3112],"class_list":["post-41781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-devin-rain-anderson","tag-domestic-assault-charges","tag-mahnomen-county-court","tag-mahnomen-minnesota-news","tag-second-degree-assault","tag-strangulation-charge","tag-white-earth-tribal-police","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41781","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=41781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41783,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41781\/revisions\/41783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}