{"id":45582,"date":"2026-08-30T17:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T22:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=45582"},"modified":"2026-08-26T19:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:01:16","slug":"fergus-falls-timothy-hanson-booked-on-4-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-timothy-hanson-booked-on-4-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls: Timothy Hanson Booked on 4 Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fergus Falls (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Timothy Lee Hanson, 37, was booked into custody on August 25, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Otter Tail County jail record lists four active charges against Hanson.<\/p>\n<p>The most serious listed offense is first-degree damage to property.<\/p>\n<p>The other entries involve trespass, obstructing legal process, and disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The charges are allegations and do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony Property Damage Charge<\/h2>\n<p>The property damage charge cites Minnesota Statute 609.595, subdivision 1(4).<\/p>\n<p>The charge alleges property value was reduced by more than $1,000.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law classifies the cited first-degree property damage offense as a felony.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.595<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 450px; width: 262px; height: 176px;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hanson-Timothy-Lee.jpg\" alt=\"Timothy Lee Hanson mugshot\" \/><em>Timothy Lee Hanson<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The booking record does not identify the property allegedly damaged.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide the alleged repair or replacement cost.<\/p>\n<h2>Trespass Charge Also Listed<\/h2>\n<p>Hanson also faces a trespass entry under Minnesota Statute 609.605, subdivision 1(b)(3).<\/p>\n<p>The provision covers refusing to leave another person&#8217;s premises after a lawful demand.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied jail roster labels this entry as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>However, the current published statute identifies that cited subdivision as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The court record will control the formal charge and severity level.<\/p>\n<p>The full statute is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Obstruction and Disorderly Conduct<\/h2>\n<p>A third charge alleges Hanson interfered with a peace officer performing official duties.<\/p>\n<p>The entry cites Minnesota Statute 609.50, subdivision 1(2).<\/p>\n<p>The roster lists that offense as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.50<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth charge alleges disorderly conduct involving offensive, abusive, boisterous, noisy, or obscene conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The record cites Minnesota Statute 609.72, subdivision 1(3).<\/p>\n<p>That entry is also listed as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n<p>The supplied record does not explain what allegedly led to Hanson&#8217;s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not list a victim, court date, or release date.<\/p>\n<p>The Otter Tail County Jail is located in Fergus Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Jail information is available through <a href=\"https:\/\/ottertailcounty.gov\/public-safety-law\/detention\/county-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otter Tail County<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking does not mean Hanson has been convicted.<\/p>\n<p>Hanson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty through the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Charges may be changed, dismissed, or resolved during later proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Public court information is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncourts.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/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>Timothy Lee Hanson, 37, was booked in Fergus Falls on Aug. 25 on felony property damage, trespass, obstruction and disorderly conduct charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45583,"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":[963,22421,11030,5259,19260,10440,7128,23807,23806,12006],"class_list":["post-45582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-disorderly-conduct","tag-fergus-falls-mn","tag-minnesota-arrest","tag-obstruct-legal-process","tag-otter-tail-county-inmate","tag-otter-tail-county-jail","tag-property-damage","tag-timothy-hanson","tag-timothy-lee-hanson","tag-trespass-charge","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45582","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=45582"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45584,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45582\/revisions\/45584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}