{"id":42191,"date":"2026-08-08T08:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=42191"},"modified":"2026-08-06T05:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:48:45","slug":"bagley-man-booked-on-motor-vehicle-fleeing-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bagley-man-booked-on-motor-vehicle-fleeing-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagley Man Booked on Motor Vehicle Fleeing Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Bagley Man Booked on Motor Vehicle Fleeing Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CLEARWATER COUNTY (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Brandon Nattrass, 34, was booked into the Clearwater County Jail on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster lists one hold reason for Nattrass. It identifies the charge as fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The listed statute is Minnesota Statute 609.487, subdivision 3. The law covers fleeing or attempting to flee an officer by vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Under state law, the charge is classified as a felony. A conviction may bring up to three years and one day in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The law also allows a fine of up to $5,000. A judge may impose imprisonment, a fine, or both.<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Information<\/h2>\n<p>The roster shows Nattrass was booked at 5:19 p.m. on August 5. The record identifies him as a 34-year-old male.<\/p>\n<p>The public entry does not describe the reported chase. It does not list a road, city, vehicle, or arresting agency.<\/p>\n<p>No court file details were included with the booking entry. A first appearance date was also not listed.<\/p>\n<p>A booking record shows a person entered jail custody. It does not prove the charge in court.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 500px; width: 135px; height: 191px; margin: 0px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NATTRASS-BRANDON.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Nattrass Clearwater County Jail booking photo\" \/><figcaption>Brandon Nattrass \u2014 Clearwater County Jail booking photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What the Charge Means<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota law requires prosecutors to prove several facts. They must show the person fled using a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>They must also prove the officer was performing a lawful duty. The person must have known the pursuer was an officer.<\/p>\n<p>The statute defines motor vehicles broadly. It can include cars, snowmobiles, off-road vehicles, and motorboats.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.487<\/a> through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Status<\/h2>\n<p>The Clearwater County inmate list may change as cases move through court. Charges can also change after the first booking.<\/p>\n<p>County officials warn that roster details may be incomplete. They also state that listed charges are not admissions of guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Nattrass is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Future filings may provide more details about the reported incident.<\/p>\n<p>Current public booking information is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/clearwatercountymn.gov\/inmate-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clearwater County inmate list<\/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<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Nattrass, 34, was booked into the Clearwater County Jail on a motor vehicle fleeing charge under Minnesota law on August 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42192,"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":[22327,22373,17558,15144,10569,11030,19828],"class_list":["post-42191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-bagley-arrest","tag-brandon-nattrass","tag-clearwater-county-jail","tag-clearwater-county-news","tag-fleeing-peace-officer","tag-minnesota-arrest","tag-motor-vehicle-fleeing","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42191","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=42191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42193,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42191\/revisions\/42193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}