{"id":515,"date":"2025-12-06T08:06:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=515"},"modified":"2025-12-06T09:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:16:01","slug":"pennington-county-man-cited-after-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/pennington-county-man-cited-after-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennington County: Man Cited After Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thief River Falls <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2013 Police in Thief River Falls responded to a reported disturbance on the afternoon of November 22.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the call came in at about 1:36 p.m. from the 500 block of Davis Avenue.<br \/>\nA caller told police that a neighbor was outside an apartment and was making threats.<\/p>\n<p>Officers went to the scene and spoke with the people involved.<br \/>\nThey identified the man as 46-year-old <strong>Jason William Abney<\/strong> of Thief River Falls.<br \/>\nAfter the initial investigation, Abney was cited for <strong>disorderly conduct<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AbneyJason.jpg\" alt=\"Mugshot of Jason William Abney\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The report says Abney was allegedly outside his neighbor\u2019s apartment and was threatening to assault the neighbor.<br \/>\nNo injuries were listed in the summary of the incident.<br \/>\nThe report did not describe any weapons, and there was no mention of an arrest.<br \/>\nThe information released so far only notes a citation.<\/p>\n<p>Under Minnesota law, disorderly conduct is generally a misdemeanor charge.<br \/>\nIt can include behavior such as threats, fighting, or noisy conduct that disturbs others<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.72<\/a>).<br \/>\nThese types of cases are usually handled in district court, where a judge reviews the facts and any plea (<a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/find-courts\/pennington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennington County District Court<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The disturbance took place in a residential area of Thief River Falls, the county seat of Pennington County in northwestern Minnesota (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trfmn.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Thief River Falls<\/a>).<br \/>\nResidents are encouraged to contact local law enforcement when they see or hear behavior they believe may be unsafe or threatening (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.penningtonsheriff.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennington County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>As with any criminal allegation, Jason William Abney is presumed innocent unless and until he is found guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) \u2013 Police in Thief River Falls responded to a reported disturbance on the afternoon of November 22. According to the report, the call came in at about 1:36 p.m. from the 500 block of Davis Avenue. 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