{"id":55465,"date":"2026-09-22T05:26:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=55465"},"modified":"2026-09-22T05:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:26:41","slug":"bemidji-joel-mitchell-booked-on-felony-assault-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-joel-mitchell-booked-on-felony-assault-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Joel Mitchell Booked on Felony Assault Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bemidji: Joel Mitchell Booked on Felony Assault Charge<\/h2>\n

Bemidji (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Joel Mitchell was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on September 20, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jail records list one felony charge against Mitchell.<\/p>\n

The charge is domestic assault by strangulation under Minnesota Statute 609.2247, subdivision 2.<\/p>\n

The jail roster lists District Court as the court branch.<\/p>\n

No court date appears in the information available for this report.<\/p>\n

Felony Charge Listed<\/h2>\n

The case number listed for Mitchell is 2026015266.<\/p>\n

The jail record classifies the charge as a felony.<\/p>\n

Under Minnesota Statute 609.2247<\/a>, strangulation has a specific legal definition.<\/p>\n

The law concerns an alleged assault against a family or household member.<\/p>\n

The statute defines strangulation as intentionally interfering with normal breathing or blood circulation.<\/p>\n

It can involve pressure to the throat or neck.<\/p>\n

It can also involve blocking another person’s nose or mouth.<\/p>\n


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\n<\/a>Joel Mitchell \u2014 Beltrami County Jail booking image<\/em><\/div>\n

State law lists a maximum sentence of three years for the felony.<\/p>\n

The law also allows a fine of up to $5,000.<\/p>\n

Those are statutory maximums and do not indicate the outcome of Mitchell’s case.<\/p>\n

Jail Record Lists $0 Bail or Fine<\/h2>\n

The Beltrami County Jail record lists Mitchell’s bail or fine amount as $0.<\/p>\n

The entry does not explain whether that figure reflects release conditions or another court decision.<\/p>\n

Mitchell’s custody date is listed as September 20.<\/p>\n

The record lists him as 6 feet 1 inch tall and 130 pounds.<\/p>\n

It lists brown hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n

Readers can view the Beltrami County inmate record<\/a> for available jail information.<\/p>\n

Charge Does Not Mean Conviction<\/h2>\n

A booking and criminal charge do not establish that a person committed a crime.<\/p>\n

Mitchell is presumed innocent unless proven guilty through the court process.<\/p>\n

The jail entry does not provide details about the alleged incident.<\/p>\n

It also does not list a scheduled court appearance.<\/p>\n

Additional facts may become available through future court records.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joel Mitchell was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on Sept. 20 on a felony domestic assault by strangulation charge, jail records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55466,"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":[1212,5260,1213,1463,25454,15982],"class_list":["post-55465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-beltrami-county","tag-beltrami-county-jail","tag-bemidji-minnesota","tag-domestic-assault-by-strangulation","tag-joel-mitchell","tag-minnesota-felony-charge","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55465","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=55465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55467,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55465\/revisions\/55467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}