{"id":51742,"date":"2026-09-18T08:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=51742"},"modified":"2026-09-13T18:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T23:46:18","slug":"thief-river-falls-booking-engelstad-held-for-contempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-booking-engelstad-held-for-contempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls Booking: Engelstad Held for Contempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thief River Falls Booking: Engelstad Held for Contempt<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Thief River Falls (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Erik William Engelstad, 37, was booked Sunday, September 13, 2026, according to jail information.<\/p>\n<p>The booking lists the agency as PCSO, or the Pennington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Engelstad is listed with one misdemeanor contempt of court charge.<\/p>\n<h2>Contempt Charge Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The listed offense falls under Minnesota Statute 588.20, subdivision 2(4).<\/p>\n<p>The charge is described as contempt of court for willful disobedience to a court mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/588.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota law<\/a>, this type of contempt is a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The law covers willful disobedience of lawful court processes or other court mandates.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information does not explain which court order was allegedly violated.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Engelstad-Erik-William.png\" alt=\"Erik William Engelstad mugshot\" \/><em>Erik William Engelstad<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It also does not provide details about the events leading to the booking.<\/p>\n<p>No claims about the underlying court matter should be made without additional court records.<\/p>\n<h2>Booked in Pennington County<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penningtonsheriff.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a> operates the county jail in Thief River Falls.<\/p>\n<p>The facility is part of the Pennington County law enforcement and corrections system.<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff&#8217;s office provides an online <a href=\"https:\/\/incustodysearch.penningtonsheriff.org\/ResponsiveInCustody.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in-custody search<\/a> for current jail records.<\/p>\n<p>Public jail records can change as court hearings occur or custody conditions are updated.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking does not mean a person has been found guilty of a crime.<\/p>\n<p>The Pennington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office also states this on its public custody website.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal charges must be handled through the court system.<\/p>\n<p>Engelstad is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Information<\/h2>\n<p>The booking information identifies Erik William Engelstad as 37 years old.<\/p>\n<p>His custody date is listed as September 13, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The listed charge is misdemeanor contempt of court under Minnesota Statute 588.20.2(4).<\/p>\n<p>Further information may become available through court records or updated jail records.<\/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. 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