{"id":52000,"date":"2026-09-18T04:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=52000"},"modified":"2026-09-14T10:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:08:23","slug":"lengby-woman-charged-after-roommate-assault-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/lengby-woman-charged-after-roommate-assault-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Lengby Woman Charged After Roommate Assault Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lengby Woman Charged After Roommate Assault Claim<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lengby (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Celeste Dale Guinn faces a misdemeanor domestic assault charge in Mahnomen County.<\/p>\n<p>The charge follows a September 4, 2026, dispute involving Guinn and her roommate.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors allege Guinn intentionally caused or attempted to cause bodily harm to a household member.<\/p>\n<h2>Roommate Reports Assault<\/h2>\n<p>According to the complaint, authorities were called around 10:05 p.m. to a residence on 300th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The caller reported that Guinn was assaulting her and threatening to shoot her dog.<\/p>\n<p>Dispatchers were also told Guinn was throwing the roommate&#8217;s belongings outside.<\/p>\n<p>The roommate later sat inside her vehicle while waiting for help.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Guinn then began hitting the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The roommate eventually left the property and met law enforcement at another location.<\/p>\n<h2>Argument Allegedly Escalated<\/h2>\n<p>The roommate told investigators she had lived with Guinn for about one month.<\/p>\n<p>She said an argument began earlier that day involving her dog.<\/p>\n<p>The roommate alleged Guinn had been drinking throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>She said Guinn entered her bedroom and threatened to shoot the dog.<\/p>\n<p>Guinn also allegedly put the roommate&#8217;s cats outside and ordered her to leave.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Guinn then began throwing items around the residence.<\/p>\n<p>The roommate alleged Guinn struck her in the head during the dispute.<\/p>\n<p>She later went to her car but did not drive away.<\/p>\n<p>A relative of Guinn eventually drove the roommate to another location.<\/p>\n<h2>Guinn Denies Assault Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>Investigators later spoke with Guinn at the residence.<\/p>\n<p>Guinn admitted telling the roommate to remove her belongings, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>However, Guinn denied assaulting the roommate.<\/p>\n<p>She said a mark on the roommate&#8217;s head came from the dog.<\/p>\n<p>Guinn was arrested and taken for medical clearance.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint alleges Guinn made additional threatening statements during transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities also reported a preliminary breath test result of .225.<\/p>\n<h2>Domestic Assault Charge Filed<\/h2>\n<p>Guinn is charged under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.2242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.2242<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The misdemeanor carries up to 90 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>It also carries a possible fine of up to $1,000.<\/p>\n<p>The case is filed as 44-CR-26-527 in Minnesota&#8217;s Ninth Judicial District.<\/p>\n<p>Public court information is available through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The charge is an allegation and has not been proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>Guinn is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/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<figure id=\"attachment_52001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52001\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Celeste-Dale-Guinn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52001\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Celeste-Dale-Guinn-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Lengby Woman Charged After Roommate Assault Claim\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Celeste-Dale-Guinn-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Celeste-Dale-Guinn-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Celeste-Dale-Guinn-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Celeste-Dale-Guinn-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Celeste-Dale-Guinn-1568x882.png 1568w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Celeste-Dale-Guinn.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lengby Woman Charged After Roommate Assault Claim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celeste Dale Guinn faces a misdemeanor domestic assault charge after a roommate reported being hit during a September 4 dispute in Mahnomen County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52001,"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":[12],"tags":[24714,2675,25126,3116,15139,14871,25127],"class_list":["post-52000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-celeste-dale-guinn","tag-domestic-assault-charge","tag-lengby-news","tag-mahnomen-county","tag-mahnomen-county-crime","tag-minnesota-court-news","tag-roommate-assault","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52000","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=52000"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52002,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52000\/revisions\/52002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}