{"id":42976,"date":"2026-08-13T11:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=42976"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:18:47","slug":"bemidji-jail-durham-faces-gun-traffic-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-jail-durham-faces-gun-traffic-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Jail: Durham Faces Gun, Traffic Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bemidji Jail: Durham Faces Gun, Traffic Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BELTRAMI COUNTY (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Dantae Durham was booked into Beltrami County Jail on August 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records list four charges in case number 2026012817.<\/p>\n<p>The most serious listed charge is a felony pistol offense.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony Pistol Charge Listed<\/h2>\n<p>Records accuse Durham of carrying or possessing a pistol without a permit in a public place.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record lists the offense under Minnesota Statute 624.714, subdivision 1a.<\/p>\n<p>The record describes the allegation as a second or later offense.<\/p>\n<p>It lists the charge as a felony.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/624.714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 624.714<\/a> through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DurhamDantae1.png\" alt=\"Dantae Durham mugshot\" \/><em>Dantae Durham \u2014 Beltrami County Jail booking photo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Three Traffic Charges Also Listed<\/h2>\n<p>Durham also faces a misdemeanor careless driving charge.<\/p>\n<p>The charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 169.13, subdivision 2(a).<\/p>\n<p>The allegation involves careless operation of a vehicle on a street or highway.<\/p>\n<p>Durham also faces a misdemeanor driver&#8217;s license charge.<\/p>\n<p>Records allege he drove without a valid license for the vehicle class or type.<\/p>\n<p>That charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 171.02, subdivision 1(a).<\/p>\n<p>A fourth count alleges speeding where the listed limit was 55 mph.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record classifies the speeding count as a petty misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169.13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota&#8217;s careless driving law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">driver licensing law<\/a> is also available online.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169.14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speed limit law<\/a> is published by the Revisor of Statutes.<\/p>\n<h2>Custody and Court Information<\/h2>\n<p>The booking record lists Durham at 6 feet, 1 inch tall.<\/p>\n<p>His listed weight is 220 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>His hair is listed as black, and his eyes are listed as brown.<\/p>\n<p>The record shows a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>No court date was listed in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The record identifies District Court as the court branch handling the case.<\/p>\n<p>Current custody information is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/inmates.co.beltrami.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beltrami County inmate locator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Remain Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not establish guilt or prove that a crime occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Durham is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Future court records may provide more information about the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Those records may also provide details about hearings or release conditions.<\/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>Dantae Durham was booked into Beltrami County Jail on Aug. 10 and faces a felony pistol charge plus three traffic-related charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42977,"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":[1212,5260,14774,2375,21956,865,19611],"class_list":["post-42976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-arrest","tag-careless-driving","tag-dantae-durham","tag-minnesota-crime","tag-pistol-without-permit","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42976","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=42976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43622,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42976\/revisions\/43622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}