{"id":46951,"date":"2026-09-09T08:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=46951"},"modified":"2026-09-05T06:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T11:02:09","slug":"fergus-falls-brian-nelson-serving-property-damage-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-brian-nelson-serving-property-damage-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls: Brian Nelson Serving Property-Damage Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Fergus Falls: Brian Nelson Serving Property-Damage Sentence<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fergus Falls (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Brian Marshall Nelson, 38, was booked into the Otter Tail County Jail on September 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The county custody roster lists Nelson as sentenced on one misdemeanor property-damage offense.<\/p>\n<p>The listed statute is Minnesota Statute 609.595, subdivision 3.<\/p>\n<p>The roster describes the offense as fourth-degree intentional damage to property under other circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The county roster also lists a projected release date of September 17, 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Sentenced on Fourth-Degree Property Damage<\/h2>\n<p>The available custody record does not describe the property involved in the case.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not list the amount of damage or the owner of the property.<\/p>\n<p>No incident location appears in the roster information reviewed for this story.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nelson-Brian-Marshall.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Marshall Nelson mugshot\" \/><figcaption>Brian Marshall Nelson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The record also does not explain when the underlying property damage occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson&#8217;s jail entry does not provide the full sentencing order or court file number.<\/p>\n<p>Because those records were not included, the exact sentence terms are unclear from the roster alone.<\/p>\n<p>The custody listing only confirms that the offense is marked as a misdemeanor and sentenced.<\/p>\n<h2>What Minnesota Law Says<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.595<\/a> covers criminal damage to property.<\/p>\n<p>Subdivision 3 defines fourth-degree criminal damage to property as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The provision applies to intentional damage covered by the statute under other circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Higher-level property-damage charges can depend on damage value or other special circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Those factors are not listed in Nelson&#8217;s current jail entry.<\/p>\n<p>A misdemeanor in Minnesota can carry up to 90 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>It can also carry a fine of up to $1,000.<\/p>\n<p>Those general limits appear in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.03<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum penalty does not show what sentence Nelson actually received.<\/p>\n<h2>Otter Tail County Jail<\/h2>\n<p>The Otter Tail County Jail is located at 416 South Mill Street in Fergus Falls.<\/p>\n<p>The county provides <a href=\"https:\/\/ottertailcounty.gov\/public-safety-law\/detention\/jail-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jail information and detention resources<\/a> online.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can also review the <a href=\"https:\/\/web1.co.ottertail.mn.us\/sheriff\/report\/custody%20list.rpt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otter Tail County custody roster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Available Minnesota cases can be searched through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The jail roster does not provide details about the incident that led to Nelson&#8217;s sentence.<\/p>\n<p>No additional criminal counts are included in the booking information supplied for this story.<\/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. 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