{"id":42321,"date":"2026-08-09T10:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=42321"},"modified":"2026-08-07T05:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:36:25","slug":"bemidji-booking-staples-faces-three-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-booking-staples-faces-three-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Booking: Staples Faces Three Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bemidji Booking: Staples Faces Three Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bemidji<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Ronald Staples was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on August 6, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists three charges under case number 25006387.<\/p>\n<p>Two charges are listed as felonies.<\/p>\n<p>One charge is listed as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony DWI Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Staples faces a felony DWI charge involving an alleged Schedule I or Schedule II drug.<\/p>\n<p>The charge excludes cannabis and hemp.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry cites Minnesota Statute 169A.20.1(7).<\/p>\n<p>It alleges operation of a motor vehicle with a qualifying drug or metabolite present.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record does not identify the specific drug involved.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide details about the traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota&#8217;s DWI statute<\/a> online.<\/p>\n<h2>Driving After Cancellation Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Staples also faces a gross misdemeanor driving charge.<\/p>\n<p>The charge alleges driving after license cancellation as inimical to public safety.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record cites Minnesota Statute 171.24.5.<\/p>\n<p>No details were provided about when or why the license was canceled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/StaplesRonald.png\" alt=\"Ronald Staples booking photo\" \/><figcaption>Ronald Staples booking photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The applicable law is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Criminal Sexual Conduct Charge<\/h2>\n<p>A third charge alleges fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving nonconsensual penetration.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists that charge as a felony.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry cites Minnesota Statute 609.3451.1.<\/p>\n<p>No details about the alleged incident were included in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not identify an alleged victim.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not state where the alleged conduct happened.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.3451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.3451<\/a> online.<\/p>\n<h2>Court and Custody Information<\/h2>\n<p>All three charges are listed under the same case number.<\/p>\n<p>The court branch is listed as District Court.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information shows a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>No court date was listed in the supplied record.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can search available court records through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Current custody information may be available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beltrami County Inmate Locator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Court and custody information can change as the case moves forward.<\/p>\n<p>The charges are allegations and do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Staples is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Additional filings could provide more details about the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronald Staples was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on Aug. 6, 2026, on felony DWI and criminal sexual conduct charges, plus a license charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42322,"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":[15475,5260,16958,18561,2891,5246,1286,22401],"class_list":["post-42321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-crime","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-jail-booking","tag-criminal-sexual-conduct-charge","tag-driving-after-cancellation","tag-felony-dwi","tag-minnesota-court","tag-ronald-staples","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42321","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=42321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42323,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42321\/revisions\/42323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}