{"id":50937,"date":"2026-09-12T18:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T23:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=50937"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:01:43","slug":"polk-county-raymond-nicholas-faces-registration-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/polk-county-raymond-nicholas-faces-registration-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County: Raymond Nicholas Faces Registration Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Polk County: Raymond Nicholas Faces Registration Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Polk County (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Raymond John Nicholas was booked on September 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Booking information lists Nicholas with one felony charge involving predatory offender registration requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation involves knowingly violating a registration requirement or intentionally providing false information.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas was born July 11, 1981, according to the booking information.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony Registration Charge Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The booking record cites Minnesota Statute 243.166, subdivision 5(a).<\/p>\n<p>The law covers certain violations of Minnesota&#8217;s predatory offender registration requirements.<\/p>\n<p>It applies when a person knowingly violates a requirement covered by the statute.<\/p>\n<p>The provision also covers intentionally providing false information to designated authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information classifies the charge against Nicholas as a felony.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NICHOLAS-RAYMOND-JOHN-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NICHOLAS-RAYMOND-JOHN-3.jpg\" alt=\"Raymond John Nicholas mugshot\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><em>Raymond John Nicholas<\/em><\/div>\n<p>No additional facts about the alleged violation were included in the information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record does not state which registration requirement was allegedly violated.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not describe any information Nicholas allegedly provided.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/243.166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 243.166<\/a> through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.<\/p>\n<h2>Charge Carries Felony Classification<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota law provides criminal penalties for violations covered by the cited section.<\/p>\n<p>A conviction can carry up to five years of imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>The statute also allows a fine of up to $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Those penalties are possible maximums under the cited law.<\/p>\n<p>They do not mean Nicholas will receive either penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Any outcome depends on the court process and the facts established in the case.<\/p>\n<h2>Booking Does Not Establish Guilt<\/h2>\n<p>A booking and criminal charge do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>The booking details provided do not list a plea or court outcome.<\/p>\n<p>They also do not provide bail, release, or sentencing information.<\/p>\n<p>Charges can change as a criminal case moves through the court system.<\/p>\n<p>Defendants can challenge charges and evidence during court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Available public case information can be searched through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News will report additional verified information if more details become publicly available.<\/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. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raymond John Nicholas was booked Sept. 4 on a felony charge alleging a knowing predatory offender registration violation or false information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50938,"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":[24722,11030,13855,16683,4413,8368,17283,24721,12254,786],"class_list":["post-50937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-243-166-5","tag-minnesota-arrest","tag-minnesota-felony","tag-polk-county-jail","tag-polk-county-minnesota","tag-predatory-offender-registration","tag-raymond-john-nicholas","tag-raymond-nicholas","tag-registration-violation","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50937","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=50937"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50939,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50937\/revisions\/50939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}