Walker Man Faces 1st-Degree Meth Charge After DNA Match

Walker (trfnews.i234.me) — A Walker man faces a first-degree drug sale charge after a Cass County investigation.

Robert Joseph Seel is charged in Cass County District Court with first-degree sale of methamphetamine.

The felony case involves methamphetamine, packaging materials, digital scales, laboratory testing, and DNA evidence.

Search Warrant Executed Near Walker

According to the criminal complaint, law enforcement executed a search warrant on January 22, 2026.

The search happened at a rural home on Onigum Road in Walker.

Seel lived at the residence and was present when officers arrived, the complaint states.

He was arrested on an outstanding warrant during the search.

Investigators reported finding drug-related items inside Seel’s bedroom.

Those items allegedly included small bags containing suspected methamphetamine and several digital scales.

The complaint says methamphetamine residue was found on the scales and inside a gallon-sized plastic bag.

Officers also reported finding unused small bags inside the bedroom.

Investigators found another plastic bag outside the residence near the back door.

That bag allegedly contained about 14 smaller bags holding suspected methamphetamine.

The substances field tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the complaint.

The complaint says the smaller bags appeared packaged for individual resale.

Another nearby bag was marked “$40” and contained suspected methamphetamine.

Investigators said the packaging resembled bags found inside Seel’s bedroom.

The suspected drugs were sent to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension laboratory in Bemidji.

The laboratory tested eight of the smaller bags, according to court records.

All eight tested positive for methamphetamine, the complaint alleges.

Their combined methamphetamine weight was 17.6 grams, with a stated laboratory margin of error.

Investigators also swabbed the larger plastic bag for DNA.

The complaint says testing produced a major male DNA profile from the bag’s closing area.

That profile allegedly matched Robert Joseph Seel through Minnesota’s offender DNA database.

Seel was arrested on another warrant on July 24, 2026.

Prosecutors said the new charge followed completion of the drug and DNA testing.

Seel now faces first-degree controlled substance sale under Minnesota law.

The complaint alleges possession with intent to sell at least 17 grams of methamphetamine.

The charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 years and a $1 million fine.

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 152.021 for the applicable drug law.

More forensic information is available from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

The charge is an allegation and has not been proven in court.

Seel is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.