{"id":50920,"date":"2026-09-12T16:12:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T21:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=50920"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T18:49:20","slug":"polk-county-michael-bendel-paulson-faces-burglary-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/polk-county-michael-bendel-paulson-faces-burglary-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County: Michael Bendel-Paulson Faces Burglary Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Polk County: Michael Bendel-Paulson Faces Burglary Charge<\/h2>\n

Polk County (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Michael Jacob Bendel-Paulson was booked on September 4, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jail information lists Bendel-Paulson with one felony burglary charge.<\/p>\n

Bendel-Paulson was born October 17, 1988, according to the booking information.<\/p>\n

The charge is second-degree burglary involving a dwelling.<\/p>\n

Felony Burglary Charge Listed<\/h2>\n

The booking record cites Minnesota Statute 609.582, subdivision 2(a)(1).<\/p>\n

That section of state law covers second-degree burglary when the building involved is a dwelling.<\/p>\n

The statute addresses entering a building without consent while intending to commit a crime.<\/p>\n

It also covers committing a crime after entering a building without consent.<\/p>\n

The booking information classifies Bendel-Paulson’s listed charge as a felony.<\/p>\n


\n\"Michael
\n<\/a>Michael Jacob Bendel-Paulson<\/em><\/div>\n

No further details about the alleged incident were included in the information provided.<\/p>\n

The location of the alleged burglary was also not provided.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 609.582<\/a> through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.<\/p>\n

Possible Penalties Under Minnesota Law<\/h2>\n

Second-degree burglary can carry serious penalties following a conviction.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law allows a sentence of up to 10 years in prison for the offense.<\/p>\n

The law also allows a fine of up to $20,000.<\/p>\n

A judge determines any sentence after considering the facts and applicable state law.<\/p>\n

The listed charge does not mean Bendel-Paulson has been convicted.<\/p>\n

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

Court Proceedings May Follow<\/h2>\n

The provided booking information does not list a court outcome.<\/p>\n

It also does not provide information about bail or a release date.<\/p>\n

Charges can change as prosecutors review a case and court proceedings continue.<\/p>\n

Defendants can challenge charges and evidence through the court process.<\/p>\n

Public court records may be available through the Minnesota Court Records Online system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That service provides access to many public Minnesota district court records.<\/p>\n

TRF News will continue reporting verified developments as public information becomes available.<\/p>\n

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

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

Michael Jacob Bendel-Paulson was booked Sept. 4 on a felony second-degree burglary charge involving a dwelling in Polk County, Minnesota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50921,"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":[24709,24708,23134,22038,11030,13855,16683,4413,1195,786],"class_list":["post-50920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-609-582","tag-burglary-dwelling","tag-michael-bendel-paulson","tag-michael-jacob-bendel-paulson","tag-minnesota-arrest","tag-minnesota-felony","tag-polk-county-jail","tag-polk-county-minnesota","tag-second-degree-burglary","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50920","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=50920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50922,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50920\/revisions\/50922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}