{"id":51881,"date":"2026-09-19T13:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=51881"},"modified":"2026-09-14T08:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:01:27","slug":"bena-benjamin-nevitt-faces-two-felony-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bena-benjamin-nevitt-faces-two-felony-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bena: Benjamin Nevitt Faces Two Felony Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bena: Benjamin Nevitt Faces Two Felony Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bena (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Benjamin Walter Nevitt, 26, of Bena, was arrested on September 11, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record lists the arrest time as 9:17 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Nevitt faces two felony-level charges under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<p>One charge involves felony domestic assault.<\/p>\n<p>The second alleges threats of violence with reckless disregard of the risk of causing terror.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information identifies both matters as adult arrests.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony Domestic Assault Charge<\/h2>\n<p>The domestic assault charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 609.2242, subdivision 4.<\/p>\n<p>This section provides felony penalties for certain repeat domestic assault offenses.<\/p>\n<p>The law applies when qualifying prior domestic violence-related convictions meet statutory requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.2242<\/a> online.<\/p>\n<p>A conviction under subdivision 4 can bring up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nevitt-Benjamin-Walter.png\" alt=\"Benjamin Walter Nevitt booking photo\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Benjamin Walter Nevitt<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The maximum fine can reach $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information does not identify any prior cases connected to the felony designation.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not describe the alleged domestic assault incident.<\/p>\n<h2>Threats Charge Also Listed<\/h2>\n<p>Nevitt also faces a charge under Minnesota Statute 609.713, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>The booking describes the allegation as terroristic threats involving reckless disregard.<\/p>\n<p>The current statute is titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Threats of Violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The law covers direct or indirect threats to commit a crime of violence.<\/p>\n<p>It also covers reckless disregard of the risk of causing terror or serious public disruption.<\/p>\n<p>A conviction can carry up to five years imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>The law also allows a fine of up to $10,000.<\/p>\n<h2>Few Details Released<\/h2>\n<p>The supplied booking record does not describe what allegedly happened before Nevitt&#8217;s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>It does not identify an alleged victim or protected family member.<\/p>\n<p>The record also does not describe the alleged threat.<\/p>\n<p>No police officer names are included in this report.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information identifies Nevitt as a resident of Bena, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>No court date, bail amount, or release date was included.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Remain Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>An arrest does not establish guilt in a criminal case.<\/p>\n<p>Both charges against Benjamin Walter Nevitt remain allegations during the court process.<\/p>\n<p>Nevitt is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can search public records through the <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/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. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benjamin Walter Nevitt, 26, of Bena, was arrested Sept. 11 on felony domestic assault and threats-of-violence charges, booking records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51882,"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":[22027,25066,25065,1112,11030,5696,5030,1302,951],"class_list":["post-51881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-bena-minnesota","tag-benjamin-nevitt","tag-benjamin-walter-nevitt","tag-felony-domestic-assault","tag-minnesota-arrest","tag-minnesota-statute-609-2242","tag-minnesota-statute-609-713","tag-terroristic-threats","tag-threats-of-violence","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51881","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=51881"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51884,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51881\/revisions\/51884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}