Press Release: Domestic Assault Search and Arrest

November 9, 2026

Ten Lakes Township, Beltrami County, MN – An adult male was arrested following a domestic assault that resulted in significant facial injuries. At approximately 8:45am on Sunday, November 8, 2026, the Beltrami County Emergency Communications Center received a report of a domestic assault in the 16000 block of Roosevelt Rd SE, northwest of Cass Lake. Law enforcement and first responders were dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival of law enforcement, deputies located a 71-year-old male with facial injuries consistent with an assault. The suspect was identified as the victim’s 35-year-old son who was reported to be under the influence of alcohol and fled into a wooded area behind the residence prior to deputies arriving on scene. A search of the area immediately commenced, and the victim was transported to an area hospital by private vehicle.

Additional law enforcement resources arrived on scene and assisted with the search including a plane equipped with thermal imagery and drones. Extensive ground searches were conducted by law enforcement on all-terrain vehicles and a Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office K9 was deployed. After comprehensively searching the area and clearing a nearby church complex, the suspect was not located.

In the early morning hours of Monday, November 9, 2026, the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department made contact with the suspect at the residence the assault occurred at and arrested 35-year-old Raymond James Walker for 1st Degree Domestic Assault. Beltrami County Deputies arrived on scene and took custody of Walker and transported him to the Beltrami County Adult Corrections Center.

The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and the Bemidji Police Department.

-Sheriff Jason Riggs