Bemidji: Jacob Deegan Faces Felony Drug Charge

BEMIDJI (trfnews.i234.me) — Jacob Deegan was booked into the Beltrami County Jail on Monday, July 6, 2026.

The jail record lists one felony controlled substance charge against Deegan.

The allegation involves fifth-degree controlled substance sale or possession.

The booking record identifies the case number as 26-010514.

It lists Minnesota Statute 152.025, subdivision 4(b), with the charge.

The case was assigned to the District Court, according to the jail record.

No court date was listed in the information available for this report.

Booking Information

The booking record shows a bail or fine amount of $0.00.

That entry may not show every release condition ordered by a court.

Custody records can also change following hearings, transfers, or release decisions.

No criminal complaint was included with the booking information.

The available record does not identify the controlled substance involved.

It also does not state the amount allegedly found or sold.

Minnesota law covers several forms of fifth-degree controlled substance crimes.

The law includes some sale, possession, and controlled substance fraud offenses.

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

Subdivision 4(b) provides a possible maximum sentence for covered felony offenses.

The law allows up to five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.

Those limits do not predict the outcome of Deegan’s case.

Any sentence would depend on a conviction and other case facts.

Updated custody information may appear through the Beltrami County inmate locator.

Court information may appear through Minnesota Court Records Online.

Pending criminal cases may require a case-number search on that website.

Online court information is unofficial and may not contain every public document.

A booking record shows an allegation and does not establish guilt.

Deegan is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Charges may be changed or dismissed as the case moves forward.

I’m Adrian Cole, reporting for TRF News.