Beltrami County booking shows fifth-degree assault charge for Derek Fairbanks Roy

Derek Fairbanks-Roy was booked in Beltrami County on May 27, 2026, and the county booking feed lists him on a charge of fifth-degree assault with two or more prior convictions within three years under Minnesota Statutes 609.224.4(b). For Beltrami County residents watching the case, the booking marks the start of the public record trail, not a finding of guilt.

The charge signals an assault allegation that is elevated by prior convictions within a three-year period. Beltrami County’s inmate roster makes clear that a booking alone does not establish that a person is guilty or has been convicted of any crime. That distinction matters in a county where arrest logs, jail records and court filings are all tracked separately, and where the sheriff’s office and local police agencies maintain investigative records for later court use.

Court records in Minnesota are publicly searchable through Minnesota Court Records Online, though that system is an unofficial case lookup rather than the official court record. To pull up a district court file, users need a party name or case number, and some documents may be sealed, confidential or unavailable online. That means the next steps in the case, including any criminal filing, hearing dates or conditions ordered by the court, will be reflected through the district court record rather than through the jail roster alone.

Beltrami County’s records office says it maintains the initial, investigative and criminal files for the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, the Bemidji Police Department and the Blackduck Police Department. In practical terms, that is the paper trail behind an arrest like Roy’s, connecting the booking at the Beltrami County Adult Corrections Center to the broader court process that follows in Beltrami County.