{"id":47048,"date":"2026-09-10T14:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=47048"},"modified":"2026-09-06T06:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:30:47","slug":"federal-dam-robinson-booked-on-strangulation-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/federal-dam-robinson-booked-on-strangulation-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Dam: Robinson Booked on Strangulation Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Federal Dam: Robinson Booked on Strangulation Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>FEDERAL DAM, Minn.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Justin Leigh Robinson was booked into the Cass County Jail on Sept. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The public booking record lists Federal Dam as Robinson&#8217;s city of residence.<\/p>\n<p>It lists his booking time as 3:16 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson faces one felony domestic assault by strangulation charge.<\/p>\n<p>The charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.2247, subdivision 2.<\/p>\n<h2>Domestic Assault Charge Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The booking record describes the allegation as domestic assault by strangulation.<\/p>\n<p>The available record does not describe the events leading to Robinson&#8217;s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not identify an alleged victim.<\/p>\n<p>No police officer names are included in this report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.2247<\/a> defines domestic assault by strangulation.<\/p>\n<p>The law applies when the alleged assault involves a family or household member.<\/p>\n<p>The statute defines strangulation as intentionally blocking normal breathing or blood circulation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px; width: 208px; height: 274px; display: inline-block;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Robinson-Justin-Leigh.png\" alt=\"Justin Leigh Robinson booking photo\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Justin Leigh Robinson | Cass County Jail booking photo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It can involve pressure on the throat or neck.<\/p>\n<p>It can also involve blocking another person&#8217;s nose or mouth.<\/p>\n<p>These provisions describe Minnesota law, not proven facts about Robinson.<\/p>\n<h2>Charge Is a Felony<\/h2>\n<p>Domestic assault by strangulation is classified as a felony under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<p>A conviction can carry up to three years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The law also allows a fine of up to $5,000.<\/p>\n<p>A court may impose imprisonment, a fine, or both.<\/p>\n<p>Those are maximum penalties allowed by the statute.<\/p>\n<p>They do not represent a sentence against Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>Any punishment would depend on a conviction and later court proceedings.<\/p>\n<h2>Cass County Jail Booking<\/h2>\n<p>The booking record lists Robinson as being held through the Cass County Jail system.<\/p>\n<p>The Cass County Sheriff&#8217;s Office maintains the county jail.<\/p>\n<p>The jail is based in Walker, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casscountymn.gov\/1321\/Detention-Center-Jail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass County Detention Center website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casscountymn.gov\/1293\/Sheriffs-Office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a> also provides public information.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record lists Federal Dam as Robinson&#8217;s residence.<\/p>\n<p>That listing does not establish where the alleged offense occurred.<\/p>\n<h2>Charge Remains an Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>An arrest and jail booking do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>The felony charge against Robinson remains an allegation unless proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>The available jail record does not provide a final court judgment.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide a detailed criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Additional court filings may provide more information about the allegations.<\/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><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Leigh Robinson of Federal Dam was booked Sept. 3 on a felony domestic assault by strangulation charge, according to Cass County jail records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47049,"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":[764,11290,1463,22666,5266,24521,24522,11030,13016,786],"class_list":["post-47048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-cass-county-jail","tag-cass-county-minnesota","tag-domestic-assault-by-strangulation","tag-federal-dam-mn","tag-felony-assault","tag-justin-leigh-robinson","tag-justin-robinson","tag-minnesota-arrest","tag-minnesota-statute-609-2247","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47048","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=47048"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47051,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47048\/revisions\/47051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}