{"id":54676,"date":"2026-09-20T15:39:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=54676"},"modified":"2026-09-20T15:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:39:36","slug":"bemidji-john-conkle-faces-restraining-order-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-john-conkle-faces-restraining-order-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: John Conkle Faces Restraining Order Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji: John Conkle Faces Restraining Order Charge<\/h2>\n

Bemidji, Minnesota (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 John Conkle was booked into Beltrami County Jail on September 18, 2026.<\/p>\n

The jail roster lists one misdemeanor charge against Conkle.<\/p>\n

The charge alleges a violation of a harassment restraining order.<\/p>\n

The booking record lists case number 26017622.<\/p>\n

Restraining Order Charge Listed<\/h2>\n

The jail record cites Minnesota Statute 609.748, subdivision 6(a).<\/p>\n

Minnesota law sets penalties for violations of harassment restraining orders.<\/p>\n

A knowing violation is generally treated as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

More serious penalties can apply under certain conditions.<\/p>\n

Those conditions can include qualifying prior convictions or other listed circumstances.<\/p>\n

The jail record provided lists Conkle’s charge as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

Readers can review the full statute through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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\n<\/a>John Conkle \u2014 Beltrami County Jail inmate image<\/em><\/div>\n

Beltrami County Jail Booking<\/h2>\n

The jail record lists Conkle as six feet tall.<\/p>\n

His listed weight is 230 pounds.<\/p>\n

The roster lists blond hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n

The listed bail or fine amount is $0.00.<\/p>\n

No court date appears in the booking information provided.<\/p>\n

The court branch is listed as District Court.<\/p>\n

The booking record does not describe how the alleged violation occurred.<\/p>\n

It also does not identify the person protected by the restraining order.<\/p>\n

The record does not state where the alleged violation happened.<\/p>\n

Those details could appear in later court records.<\/p>\n

Case Details May Follow<\/h2>\n

A jail booking does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

Conkle is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

A charge may also be changed or dismissed as a case proceeds.<\/p>\n

Future court filings could provide more information about the allegation.<\/p>\n

They could also provide hearing dates and other case details.<\/p>\n

Readers can check custody information through the Beltrami County Inmate Locator<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information about the facility is available from the Beltrami County Adult Corrections Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The jail is located in Bemidji.<\/p>\n

The supplied booking record does not identify the alleged incident location.<\/p>\n

TRF News will report significant developments when more public records become available.<\/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":"

John Conkle was booked into Beltrami County Jail on Sept. 18 on a misdemeanor charge alleging violation of a harassment restraining order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54677,"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":[25415,5260,1213,5329,25418,11030,5331],"class_list":["post-54676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county-inmates","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-minnesota","tag-harassment-restraining-order","tag-john-conkle","tag-minnesota-arrest","tag-restraining-order-violation","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54676","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=54676"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54678,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54676\/revisions\/54678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}