A Hastings woman arrested by police earlier this month has been formally charged with felony threats of violence following an incident on Sept. 3.
Kristin Ann Schultz, 43, was charged in Dakota County District Court with one count of threats of violence with intent to terrorize. The criminal complaint was filed Sept. 4, one day after Schultz was arrested by the Hastings Police Department and booked into the Dakota County Jail.
According to the complaint, prosecutors allege Schultz threatened, either directly or indirectly, to commit a crime of violence with the purpose of terrorizing another person or acted with reckless disregard for the risk of causing such terror or serious public inconvenience.
The alleged offense occurred on Sept. 3 in Dakota County. The complaint lists the charge as a felony under Minnesota Statute 609.713.1. A conviction carries a maximum possible sentence of up to five years in prison, according to the complaint.
The charge ultimately filed in district court differs from the offenses initially listed on Schultz's Dakota County Jail booking record.
Schultz was arrested by Hastings police at approximately 1:10 p.m. Sept. 3 in Hastings. She was booked into the Dakota County Jail at approximately 1:57 p.m.
At the time of booking, jail records listed second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, a felony, along with misdemeanor domestic assault. The domestic assault allegation was described as an act intended to cause fear of immediate bodily harm or death. The jail record identified that offense as a probable-cause lesser or included charge.
Booking records listed Schultz as being held pending charge or investigation, with no bail amount listed at the time.
By the following day, prosecutors had filed the criminal complaint in Dakota County District Court under court file 19HA-CR-26-1286. The formal complaint contains one count, threats of violence with intent to terrorize.
The difference between the booking allegations and the charge filed with the court reflects the separate stages of the criminal process. Jail booking records document the allegations associated with an arrest, while the criminal complaint identifies the offense prosecutors formally chose to bring before the court.
The complaint also included an order of detention.
Schultz was scheduled to make her first court appearance at 2 p.m. Sept. 4 through the jail court process in Hastings.
The material provided in the criminal complaint identifies the statutory basis for the threats charge but does not provide additional narrative details about the circumstances leading to Schultz's arrest. The probable-cause language included with the charge alleges that Schultz threatened to commit a crime of violence with the purpose of terrorizing another person, causing an evacuation or serious public inconvenience, or acted with reckless disregard of the risk of causing that result.
No second-degree assault or domestic assault count appears among the formal charges contained in the Sept. 4 complaint provided for the case.
The distinction is significant because an arrest record does not necessarily represent the charges that will ultimately be prosecuted. Police may arrest a person based on probable cause for one or more suspected offenses, while prosecutors review the available information before deciding what criminal charges to file in district court.
Schultz's case was filed in Minnesota's First Judicial District in Dakota County. The prosecutor's file number is CA-2026-01902.
The case remains an allegation. Filing a criminal complaint means prosecutors believe there is probable cause to pursue the charge, it does not represent a finding that the defendant committed the offense.
Schultz is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.