{"id":52744,"date":"2026-09-24T10:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=52744"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:04:35","slug":"glyndon-man-charged-after-shots-fired-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/glyndon-man-charged-after-shots-fired-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Glyndon Man Charged After Shots-Fired Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Glyndon Man Charged After Shots-Fired Report<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Glyndon (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Michael Lloyd Slette faces two charges following a reported shooting incident near Glyndon.<\/p>\n<p>A Clay County District Court complaint lists one gross misdemeanor and one misdemeanor charge.<\/p>\n<p>The case stems from an incident reported on November 24, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint was filed in Minnesota&#8217;s Seventh Judicial District.<\/p>\n<p>The court case number is 14-CR-26-2340.<\/p>\n<h2>Shots Reported Near Glyndon<\/h2>\n<p>According to the complaint, deputies responded to a shots-fired report around 8:51 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The caller reported hearing several gunshots near 120th Street South.<\/p>\n<p>The caller also reported seeing a vehicle driving around the area.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities later located a pickup truck believed connected to the call.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Lloyd Slette was identified as the driver, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Rahr and Logan Tucker were also identified as passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The men allegedly told authorities that uncased firearms were inside the pickup.<\/p>\n<p>Rahr allegedly said the group had stopped along the road to shoot at a jackrabbit.<\/p>\n<p>He said the group used a .22-caliber rifle, according to the court filing.<\/p>\n<h2>Slette Allegedly Admitted Shooting<\/h2>\n<p>Slette allegedly told authorities that he fired a .22 rifle at the jackrabbit.<\/p>\n<p>He also allegedly said the rifle belonged to him.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says three additional long guns were found inside the pickup.<\/p>\n<p>Slette allegedly claimed ownership of those firearms as well.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities reported finding several types of ammunition inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Spent .22-caliber casings were also found, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The filing says some casings appeared consistent with shots being fired from inside the truck.<\/p>\n<h2>Alcohol Found Inside Vehicle<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities also reported finding several opened alcoholic beverage containers.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint lists opened Twisted Tea cans and a partially empty Michelob Ultra can.<\/p>\n<p>A partially empty bottle of liqueur was also allegedly found inside.<\/p>\n<p>Slette allegedly told authorities that he had consumed a couple of beers.<\/p>\n<p>He now faces an open-bottle charge under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.35<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Two Charges Filed<\/h2>\n<p>Slette also faces a gross misdemeanor firearm charge.<\/p>\n<p>That charge falls under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/624.7181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 624.7181<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint lists a maximum sentence of 364 days for that charge.<\/p>\n<p>It also lists a possible fine of up to $3,000.<\/p>\n<p>The open-bottle charge 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 charges are allegations and do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Slette is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can search Minnesota court records through the <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52745\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Glyndon-Man-Charged-After-Shots-Fired-Report.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52745\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Glyndon-Man-Charged-After-Shots-Fired-Report-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Glyndon Man Charged After Shots-Fired Report\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Glyndon-Man-Charged-After-Shots-Fired-Report-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Glyndon-Man-Charged-After-Shots-Fired-Report-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Glyndon-Man-Charged-After-Shots-Fired-Report-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Glyndon-Man-Charged-After-Shots-Fired-Report-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Glyndon-Man-Charged-After-Shots-Fired-Report.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glyndon Man Charged After Shots-Fired Report<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Lloyd Slette faces firearm and open-bottle charges after a 2023 shots-fired report near Glyndon, according to a Clay County complaint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52745,"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":[1136,7412,7149,25292,19544,25291,1025,15380,5401,786],"class_list":["post-52744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-clay-county","tag-clay-county-court","tag-firearm-charge","tag-glyndon-crime","tag-glyndon-minnesota","tag-michael-lloyd-slette","tag-minnesota-court-records","tag-open-bottle-charge","tag-shots-fired","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52744","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=52744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52746,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52744\/revisions\/52746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}