{"id":41956,"date":"2026-08-07T07:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=41956"},"modified":"2026-08-04T05:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:53:50","slug":"bemidji-booking-lists-felony-harassment-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-booking-lists-felony-harassment-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Booking Lists Felony Harassment Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bemidji Booking Lists Felony Harassment Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bemidji<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Michael Cioci was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on August 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record lists one felony harassment charge under case number 2026013889.<\/p>\n<p>The charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.749, subdivision 4(a).<\/p>\n<p>Jail records describe the allegation as a second or later violation within ten years.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not explain the events that led to the booking.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not identify an alleged victim or provide an incident location.<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Details<\/h2>\n<p>Cioci was listed at six feet, one inch tall and 225 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists black hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The reported bail or fine amount was $0 at the time of the listing.<\/p>\n<p>No court date appeared in the booking information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The case was assigned to District Court, according to the jail record.<\/p>\n<p>A zero-dollar bail listing does not always mean a person can leave custody.<\/p>\n<p>Release conditions may depend on a judge, another hold, or later court action.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><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\/08\/CiociMichael.png\" alt=\"Michael Cioci booking photo\" \/><figcaption>Michael Cioci booking photo. Courtesy of the Beltrami County Jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Felony Charge Listed<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.749<\/a> covers harassment and stalking offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Subdivision 4 addresses certain second or later violations within a ten-year period.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record classifies Cioci\u2019s listed charge as a felony.<\/p>\n<p>The charge remains an allegation and has not been proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>Cioci is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.<\/p>\n<h2>What Happens Next<\/h2>\n<p>Future filings may provide more details about the alleged conduct.<\/p>\n<p>A criminal complaint may also list the evidence supporting the charge.<\/p>\n<p>That document was not included with the booking information supplied for this report.<\/p>\n<p>Court records may later show hearing dates, release terms, or charge changes.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beltrami County inmate search<\/a> warns that jail data may contain errors.<\/p>\n<p>It also states that a booking does not establish guilt or a criminal conviction.<\/p>\n<p>County services are available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beltramicountymn.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beltrami County website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><small>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Cioci was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on a felony harassment charge involving an alleged repeat violation, records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41957,"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":[5260,14774,14780,20095,22324,14871],"class_list":["post-41956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-arrest","tag-bemidji-crime-news","tag-felony-harassment-charge","tag-michael-cioci","tag-minnesota-court-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41956","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=41956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41958,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41956\/revisions\/41958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}