{"id":45969,"date":"2026-09-02T17:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=45969"},"modified":"2026-08-29T13:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T18:10:43","slug":"red-lake-man-listed-tier-1-after-2026-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/red-lake-man-listed-tier-1-after-2026-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Lake Man Listed Tier 1 After 2026 Conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Red Lake Man Listed Tier 1 After 2026 Conviction<\/h2>\n<p><strong>RED LAKE (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Michael Wayne Needham is listed as a Tier 1 offender in registration information provided to TRF News.<\/p>\n<p>Needham, 39, is listed as a resident of Red Lake, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied record shows a conviction dated April 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>No last verification date was included in the information provided to TRF News.<\/p>\n<h2>2026 Conviction Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The supplied record lists the offense under Minnesota Statute 609.746, subdivision 1(f).<\/p>\n<p>The offense category is interference with privacy.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied description states Needham recorded sexual activity with the victim without her consent.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News is reporting that description as it appears in the supplied registration record.<\/p>\n<p>However, the cited statute raises an accuracy question.<\/p>\n<p>Current subdivision 1(f) addresses certain surreptitious recordings made under or around a person&#8217;s clothing.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied narrative describes different conduct involving a nonconsensual recording.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News has not independently reviewed the court file to resolve that difference.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NEEDHAM-MICHAEL-WAYNE.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Wayne Needham mugshot\" \/><small>Michael Wayne Needham<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Readers can review Minnesota Statute 609.746 through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied information does not include sentencing details or related court documents.<\/p>\n<p>Official court records should be used when seeking further details about the case.<\/p>\n<h2>Tier 1 Registration<\/h2>\n<p>The supplied registration information classifies Needham as a Tier 1 offender.<\/p>\n<p>Registration duties can depend on a conviction and the laws governing each case.<\/p>\n<p>Verification requirements can also vary depending on a person&#8217;s registration status.<\/p>\n<p>General registration information is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/dps.mn.gov\/divisions\/bca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tribal public safety resources are available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redlakenation.org\/public-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Lake Nation Public Safety Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No verification date was included in the record supplied to TRF News.<\/p>\n<p>Readers should check current official records when seeking updated registration information.<\/p>\n<h2>Physical Description<\/h2>\n<p>The supplied record lists Needham as 5 feet, 11 inches tall.<\/p>\n<p>His listed weight is 232 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>His hair is listed as black. His eyes are listed as brown.<\/p>\n<p>The record gives his date of birth as August 9, 1987.<\/p>\n<p>No aliases were included in the information supplied for this report.<\/p>\n<p>The registration information lists a residential location in Red Lake.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News is not publishing the full street address in this article.<\/p>\n<h2>Current Registration Information<\/h2>\n<p>Registry information can change after verification, court action, or other official updates.<\/p>\n<p>This report reflects the registration information supplied to TRF News.<\/p>\n<p>Readers should rely on current official records when checking registration status.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><small>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Lake man Michael Wayne Needham is listed as a Tier 1 offender after a 2026 interference-with-privacy conviction involving nonconsensual recording.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45970,"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":[13],"tags":[16189,24026,23947,24027,14586,23958,22754,786],"class_list":["post-45969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sex-offenders","tag-interference-with-privacy","tag-michael-wayne-needham","tag-minnesota-offender-registry","tag-nonconsensual-recording","tag-red-lake-mn","tag-red-lake-news","tag-tier-1-offender","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45969","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=45969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45971,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45969\/revisions\/45971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}