{"id":56897,"date":"2026-09-29T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=56897"},"modified":"2026-09-29T05:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:59:04","slug":"moorhead-man-charged-after-high-speed-police-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/moorhead-man-charged-after-high-speed-police-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"Moorhead Man Charged After High-Speed Police Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Moorhead Man Charged After High-Speed Police Chase<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Moorhead, Minnesota (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Duane William Moberg faces two charges after an alleged high-speed police pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>The case was filed in Clay County District Court under case number 14-CR-26-3495.<\/p>\n<p>Moberg is charged with felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>He also faces a misdemeanor reckless driving charge.<\/p>\n<h2>Police Say Driver Fled<\/h2>\n<p>According to the complaint, police were searching for Moberg because of active warrants.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators knew Moberg was associated with a black 2012 Lincoln MKZ.<\/p>\n<p>Police later saw the vehicle near an address linked to Moberg.<\/p>\n<p>An officer identified Moberg sitting in the driver&#8217;s seat, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>A marked squad vehicle then approached and activated its emergency lights.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors say Moberg looked toward the squad vehicle before driving away.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says he drove around the squad vehicle while trying to leave the area.<\/p>\n<h2>Pursuit Reached High Speeds<\/h2>\n<p>Police began pursuing Moberg through Moorhead, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle allegedly reached speeds between 70 and 80 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors say Moberg drove through several intersections at high speed.<\/p>\n<p>He also allegedly failed to obey stop signs and yield signs.<\/p>\n<p>The pursuing officer later ended the chase because of concerns about public safety.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint does not report a crash during the pursuit.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony Fleeing Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Count One charges Moberg with felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The charge falls under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.487<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint lists a maximum sentence of three years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The charge also carries a possible $5,000 fine, or both penalties.<\/p>\n<h2>Reckless Driving Charge<\/h2>\n<p>Count Two charges Moberg with reckless driving.<\/p>\n<p>That charge falls under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169.13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169.13<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>It also carries a possible $1,000 fine, or both penalties.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint lists August 28, 2026, as the offense date for both charges.<\/p>\n<p>However, parts of the probable cause statement list August 28, 2028.<\/p>\n<p>That date conflicts with the charge information contained in the same court filing.<\/p>\n<h2>Court Case Pending<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint was filed with a warrant in Minnesota&#8217;s 7th Judicial District.<\/p>\n<p>Public case information may be available through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\/mcro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The charges are allegations and do not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Moberg is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/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_56898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56898\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Duane-William-Moberg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-56898\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Duane-William-Moberg-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Moorhead Man Charged After High-Speed Police Chase\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Duane-William-Moberg-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Duane-William-Moberg-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Duane-William-Moberg-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Duane-William-Moberg-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Duane-William-Moberg-1568x882.png 1568w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Duane-William-Moberg.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moorhead Man Charged After High-Speed Police Chase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Moorhead man faces felony fleeing and reckless driving charges after police say a pursuit reached 70 to 80 mph before officers ended the chase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56898,"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":[8617,25849,2889,955,15269,762,2074,12466],"class_list":["post-56897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-clay-county-minnesota","tag-duane-william-moberg","tag-felony-fleeing","tag-minnesota-crime-news","tag-moorhead-news","tag-moorhead-police","tag-police-pursuit","tag-reckless-driving","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56897","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=56897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56899,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56897\/revisions\/56899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}