{"id":58825,"date":"2026-10-19T08:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=58825"},"modified":"2026-10-17T18:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T23:56:24","slug":"karlstad-man-faces-felony-over-548-in-bad-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/karlstad-man-faces-felony-over-548-in-bad-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Karlstad: Man Faces Felony Over $548 in Bad Checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Karlstad: Man Faces Felony Over $548 in Bad Checks<\/h2>\n<p><strong>KARLSTAD, MN (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2013 A 50-year-old Chanhassen man faces a felony charge after two checks were returned unpaid to a Karlstad business.<\/p>\n<p>Damon Roy Anderson is accused of issuing two dishonored checks totaling $548.80 to Karlstad Korner.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Kittson County criminal complaint, both checks were issued September 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors allege Anderson issued the checks while intending that they would not be paid.<\/p>\n<h2>Two Checks Returned for Insufficient Funds<\/h2>\n<p>The Kittson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office investigated the checks after they were returned to the business.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, both checks were written to KK, also known as Karlstad Korner.<\/p>\n<p>The first check, numbered 8049, was issued for $410.<\/p>\n<p>The second check, numbered 8053, was issued for $138.80.<\/p>\n<p>Both checks were dated September 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint states the checks were drawn on a Discover Money Market account associated with Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Both were returned marked NSF, meaning insufficient funds.<\/p>\n<p>The business subsequently turned the checks over to the Kittson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<h2>Sheriff&#8217;s Office Attempts to Collect Payment<\/h2>\n<p>Investigators began efforts to collect payment before pursuing criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, the sheriff&#8217;s office mailed Anderson a formal payment demand on February 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The notice was sent to the address listed on the checks.<\/p>\n<p>However, the United States Postal Service returned the letter on February 11.<\/p>\n<p>The returned mail indicated that the address number could not be located and forwarding was unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint does not establish that Anderson personally received the notice.<\/p>\n<h2>Unpaid Checks and Additional Fees<\/h2>\n<p>According to prosecutors, the two dishonored checks totaled $548.80.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint also describes additional fees associated with prosecuting dishonored checks.<\/p>\n<p>Under the cited provisions, a $30 charge was added for each check.<\/p>\n<p>Those fees totaled $60.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint therefore lists $608.80 in combined check amounts and additional charges.<\/p>\n<p>The document does not establish whether any portion of that amount has since been paid.<\/p>\n<h2>Why the Checks Were Combined Into One Case<\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors cite Minnesota law allowing certain dishonored checks issued within six months to be combined.<\/p>\n<p>Both checks in this case were issued on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint states that their combined value forms the basis of the prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Although the unpaid amount was $548.80, the criminal complaint classifies the allegation as a felony.<\/p>\n<p>The charge concerns the alleged intent behind issuing the checks, not merely their return for insufficient funds.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation of criminal intent has not been proven in court.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony Dishonored Check Charge Filed<\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors charged Anderson with issuing dishonored checks under Minnesota Statute 609.535.<\/p>\n<p>The offense is listed as a felony in the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p>A conviction could result in up to five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n<p>Those penalties represent the maximum punishment listed in the complaint, not a sentence imposed by the court.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota&#8217;s dishonored check statute<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n<h2>Kittson County Court Proceedings<\/h2>\n<p>The criminal case is filed in Kittson County District Court within Minnesota&#8217;s Ninth Judicial District.<\/p>\n<p>The court file number is 35-CR-26-23.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor&#8217;s file number is 26000015.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint was issued with a warrant, but the supplied document does not establish its current status.<\/p>\n<p>No final court outcome or sentencing information was provided.<\/p>\n<p>Additional case information may be available through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The charge remains an allegation. Anderson is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #666;\">Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58826\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Damon-Roy-Anderson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-58826\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Damon-Roy-Anderson-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Karlstad: Man Faces Felony Over $548 in Bad Checks\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Damon-Roy-Anderson-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Damon-Roy-Anderson-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Damon-Roy-Anderson-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Damon-Roy-Anderson.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karlstad: Man Faces Felony Over $548 in Bad Checks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damon Roy Anderson, 50, faces a felony charge after two checks totaling $548.80 were returned unpaid to Karlstad Korner in Kittson County, Minnesota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58826,"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":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_google_business_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":[27278,27281,27273,23242,21563,27274,27279,27275,11689,27276,27280,12475,786,27277],"class_list":["post-58825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-548-80-unpaid-checks","tag-chanhassen-man-charged","tag-damon-anderson-chanhassen","tag-damon-roy-anderson","tag-dishonored-checks-minnesota","tag-karlstad-korner-bad-checks","tag-karlstad-korner-minnesota","tag-karlstad-minnesota-crime","tag-kittson-county-district-court","tag-kittson-county-felony-charge","tag-kittson-county-sheriffs-office","tag-minnesota-statute-609-535","tag-trf-news","tag-worthless-check-charges","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58825","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=58825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58827,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58825\/revisions\/58827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}