{"id":8984,"date":"2026-01-11T06:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T12:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=8984"},"modified":"2026-01-11T06:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T12:03:05","slug":"grand-forks-knife-threat-felony-preventing-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/grand-forks-knife-threat-felony-preventing-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Forks: Knife Threat, Felony Preventing Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grand Forks<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Grand Forks man is charged with two felonies after a reported threat at an apartment building.<\/p>\n

Michael Skinner of Grand Forks faces felony charges of terrorizing and preventing arrest.<\/p>\n

Those charges are listed in court documents filed in Grand Forks County District Court.<\/p>\n

What the complaint alleges<\/h2>\n

The case began on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, according to the filing.<\/p>\n

Police were called to a Grand Forks apartment building at about 7:21 a.m.<\/p>\n

The call reported a terrorizing complaint, the documents say.<\/p>\n

A woman told police that Skinner made a violent threat.<\/p>\n

The filing says he told her the woman\u2019s husband would be \u201cpicking up her pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n

The complaint says Skinner then pulled out a pocketknife.<\/p>\n

The report did not list any injuries in the summary provided.<\/p>\n

It was not clear if the property was damaged, based on the filing summary.<\/p>\n

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Michael Skinner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arrest details<\/h2>\n

Court records say Skinner fought with officers during the arrest.<\/p>\n

The filing says he resisted as police took him into custody.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors later charged him with preventing arrest as a felony.<\/p>\n

What the charges mean<\/h2>\n

North Dakota law defines terrorizing as making certain threats that cause fear or disruption.<\/p>\n

The terrorizing statute is found at N.D.C.C. 12.1-17<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The preventing arrest statute is listed at N.D.C.C. 12.1-08<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charging levels can depend on the facts and the alleged risk of injury.<\/p>\n

What happens next<\/h2>\n

The case remains pending in Grand Forks County District Court.<\/p>\n

No trial date was listed in the brief summary available to TRF News.<\/p>\n

Court hearings may be scheduled in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Conditions of release, if any, are set by the court.<\/p>\n

Criminal charges are accusations and are not proof of guilt.<\/p>\n

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

How to track the case<\/h2>\n

Readers can search North Dakota court records online by name.<\/p>\n

The state provides the North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry<\/a> website.<\/p>\n

The court system explains the public site on its Courts on Odyssey<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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