{"id":51802,"date":"2026-09-18T12:44:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=51802"},"modified":"2026-09-14T06:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:54:16","slug":"bemidji-blake-martinez-faces-two-weapons-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-blake-martinez-faces-two-weapons-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Blake Martinez Faces Two Weapons Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji: Blake Martinez Faces Two Weapons Charges<\/h2>\n

Bemidji (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Blake Martinez was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on September 11, 2026.<\/p>\n

The jail record lists two weapons charges against Martinez in case number 26014744.<\/p>\n

One charge is classified as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

The second charge is listed as a felony.<\/p>\n

The record shows a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n

Both charges are listed for District Court.<\/p>\n

Firearm Possession Charge<\/h2>\n

The first charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 624.713, subdivision 1(10)(i).<\/p>\n

The jail describes the charge as firearm or ammunition possession involving a previous felony conviction.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Statute 624.713<\/a> identifies several groups barred from possessing firearms or ammunition.<\/p>\n

Clause 10 includes people convicted of crimes punishable by more than one year in prison.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law classifies possession by a person covered by that clause as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

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\"Blake<\/p>\n

Blake Martinez<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The jail record does not identify the earlier conviction connected to the current charge.<\/p>\n

Short-Barreled Shotgun Charge<\/h2>\n

Martinez also faces a felony charge under Minnesota Statute 609.67, subdivision 2(b).<\/p>\n

The charge alleges ownership, possession, or operation of a short-barreled shotgun.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Statute 609.67<\/a> regulates machine guns and short-barreled shotguns.<\/p>\n

State law defines a short-barreled shotgun using barrel length and overall weapon length.<\/p>\n

The statute also provides several exceptions for qualifying people and authorized uses.<\/p>\n

The jail record does not describe the firearm allegedly involved.<\/p>\n

It also does not explain where or how the alleged possession occurred.<\/p>\n

Booked in Bemidji<\/h2>\n

The Beltrami County Adult Correction Center<\/a> is located in Bemidji.<\/p>\n

The jail record lists Martinez at 5 feet 8 inches tall and 219 pounds.<\/p>\n

His hair is listed as brown, and his eyes are listed as blue.<\/p>\n

Those details come from the public jail record.<\/p>\n

A jail booking does not establish guilt on the listed charges.<\/p>\n

The charges against Martinez remain allegations unless proven through the court process.<\/p>\n

Martinez is presumed innocent of the current charges unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

Readers can search public case information through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/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":"

Blake Martinez was booked Sept. 11 in Bemidji on gross misdemeanor firearm possession and felony short-barreled shotgun charges, records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51803,"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":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16518],"tags":[25035,24760,5260,18997,1213,25033,13730,25034,14456],"class_list":["post-51802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-609-67","tag-624-713","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-jail-roster","tag-bemidji-minnesota","tag-blake-martinez","tag-firearm-possession","tag-minnesota-weapons-charges","tag-short-barreled-shotgun","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51802","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=51802"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51808,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51802\/revisions\/51808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}