Crookston: John Vondal Jr. Booked on Felony Drug Charge

Crookston (trfnews.i234.me) — John Louis Vondal Jr. was recently booked on a felony controlled substance charge.

The Polk County booking record lists August 20, 2026, as Vondal’s booking date.

The record lists his birth date as March 31, 1983.

The listed charge is third-degree controlled substance possession.

The allegation involves methamphetamine or amphetamine in a protected zone.

The booking entry cites Minnesota Statute 152.023, subdivision 2(a)(6).

Charge Involves Protected Zone

Minnesota law covers several third-degree controlled substance offenses.

The cited provision involves possession of methamphetamine or amphetamine in certain protected areas.

Those areas can include school zones, park zones, public housing zones, and drug treatment facilities.

Readers can review the law through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.

The booking record does not identify which protected zone was involved.

It also does not state the amount of the substance allegedly found.

The available entry does not describe how authorities discovered the alleged drugs.

The supplied information does not identify where the reported incident occurred.

It also does not provide a release date or future court hearing.

No police officer names are included in this report.

Additional information could become available through later court filings.

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center is located at 816 Marin Avenue in Crookston.

The facility serves Polk, Norman, and Red Lake counties.

More information is available through Tri-County Community Corrections.

A jail booking records a person’s entry into custody.

It does not prove that the person committed the listed offense.

Vondal’s listed charge remains subject to the court process.

Charges can be changed, dismissed, or resolved through later court action.

The final outcome could differ from the offense listed at booking.

This report is based on the booking information supplied for publication.

TRF News may update this report if more verified public information becomes available.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.