Crookston: Chanze Herman Booked for Failure to Appear

CROOKSTON, Minn. (trfnews.i234.me) — Chanze Martin Herman, 37, was listed in a Polk County jail booking dated October 27, 2026.

The booking lists a felony failure-to-appear allegation connected to a felony court matter.

Herman’s date of birth is listed as December 27, 1988. The entry cites Minnesota Statute 609.49, subdivision 1.

The brief record does not identify the original felony case or the court appearance at issue.

What Minnesota Law Says

Minnesota Statute 609.49 addresses certain failures to appear in court after release from custody.

Subdivision 1 applies to people charged with or convicted of a felony under conditions specified by state law.

The statute addresses intentional failure to appear after required notice or under certain release conditions.

The law also describes how a failure-to-appear allegation may be filed and when dismissal is required.

It provides for dismissal of certain charges if a person voluntarily surrenders within 48 hours of the missed appearance.

That provision alone does not establish whether it applies to Herman’s case.

The booking entry does not state when Herman was expected in court or whether he received notice.

It also does not say whether the underlying felony case involved a pending charge or an earlier conviction.

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

Tri-County Community Corrections serves Polk, Norman, and Red Lake counties through the facility.

The agency maintains an inmate roster, which it says is updated each weekday morning.

Herman’s supplied booking information gives October 27 as the booking date.

It does not identify an arresting agency or a precise location where he was taken into custody.

No bond amount, court case number, or upcoming hearing date was provided with the entry.

A failure-to-appear allegation is separate from determining whether someone committed the underlying alleged felony.

A felony-related failure-to-appear booking also does not establish a prior felony conviction.

Additional court filings may explain the original case, the missed appearance, and any later proceedings.

Minnesota Court Records Online provides public access to some case information and court documents.

However, pending criminal cases generally cannot be located through a defendant’s name search alone.

A case number or another permitted search method may be needed to review those records.

The listed allegation is not proof of guilt, and a jail booking is not a conviction.

Herman is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

TRF News will report new information if verified public records become available.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.

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