{"id":44955,"date":"2026-08-26T18:50:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=44955"},"modified":"2026-08-21T05:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:51:09","slug":"crookston-jimmy-burnett-faces-motor-vehicle-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crookston-jimmy-burnett-faces-motor-vehicle-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Crookston: Jimmy Burnett Faces Motor Vehicle Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crookston<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Jimmy Joe Burnett was booked into custody on August 19, 2026.<\/p>\n

The booking information lists a felony motor vehicle theft charge against Burnett.<\/p>\n

Burnett’s date of birth is listed as March 22, 1981.<\/p>\n

The charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.52, subdivision 2(17).<\/p>\n

Motor vehicle theft charge listed<\/h2>\n

The charge alleges Burnett took or drove a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law covers this offense under the state’s general theft statute.<\/p>\n

The law applies when someone takes or drives a vehicle without permission from the owner.<\/p>\n

It also requires knowledge or reason to know that the owner did not give consent.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 609.52<\/a> through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.<\/p>\n

\"JimmyJimmy Joe Burnett booking image. Northwest Regional Corrections Center.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The supplied jail information classifies Burnett’s charge as a felony.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law allows up to five years in prison for motor vehicle theft.<\/p>\n

The law also allows a fine of up to $10,000.<\/p>\n

A court could impose imprisonment, a fine, or both after a conviction.<\/p>\n

Those are maximum penalties and do not predict the outcome of Burnett’s case.<\/p>\n

Booking record gives few details<\/h2>\n

The booking information does not identify the vehicle allegedly involved.<\/p>\n

It also does not identify the vehicle’s owner.<\/p>\n

No details about the alleged taking or driving were included in the supplied record.<\/p>\n

The record does not state where the alleged incident occurred.<\/p>\n

Additional court information may provide more details as the case moves forward.<\/p>\n

Recently booked in Crookston<\/h2>\n

Burnett was listed as recently booked in the Polk County regional corrections system.<\/p>\n

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center is located at 816 Marin Avenue in Crookston.<\/p>\n

Readers can visit the official NWRCC inmate roster page<\/a> for custody information.<\/p>\n

Booking status and court information can change as criminal cases proceed.<\/p>\n

Charges may also be changed, dismissed, or resolved through later court action.<\/p>\n

A criminal charge is an allegation and does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

Burnett is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jimmy Joe Burnett was booked in Crookston on Aug. 19, 2026, on a felony motor vehicle theft charge, according to regional jail records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44956,"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":[892,1340,23531,23530,3353,13812,16683,4413,19714],"class_list":["post-44955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-crookston","tag-felony-theft","tag-jimmy-burnett","tag-jimmy-joe-burnett","tag-motor-vehicle-theft","tag-nwrcc","tag-polk-county-jail","tag-polk-county-minnesota","tag-vehicle-theft-charge","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44955","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=44955"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44957,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44955\/revisions\/44957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}