Crookston: Andrew Root Listed on Felony Drug Count

CROOKSTON (trfnews.i234.me) — A regional jail roster lists Andrew Eamos-Lewis Root, 33, on a felony-level drug entry.

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center reports an incarceration date of Friday, October 23, 2026.

The entry describes an alleged marijuana sale involving five kilograms or more in a legally protected zone.

October 26 Jail Roster Confirms Entry

The official jail roster identifies Root on page 10.

That roster was printed Monday, October 26, at approximately 8:14 a.m.

It lists Root’s birth date as April 9, 1993, and uses the felony classification FE.

The controlling charge description refers to a school, park, or public housing zone.

However, the roster does not name a specific location or describe an alleged drug transaction.

No offense date, police incident report, or court case number accompanies this entry.

TRF News previously reported a September 2 booking involving Root.

That earlier entry used the same marijuana-sale description and statute reference.

A separate October incarceration date does not necessarily mean a new criminal offense occurred.

The available records do not establish whether the entries concern one case or separate proceedings.

The roster cites Minnesota Statute 152.022, subdivision 1(6)(iii).

An older version of that law addressed marijuana sales totaling at least five kilograms in certain protected zones.

However, Minnesota lawmakers later changed the law’s cannabis language and numbering.

The current statute does not contain that same marijuana-sale provision.

Without the alleged offense date and charging documents, the relevant legal provision cannot be determined.

The jail’s description should not be treated as proof that five kilograms were sold.

The roster provides no laboratory report, transaction details, alleged buyer, or recovered quantity.

It does not confirm whether prosecutors filed a new complaint tied to the October entry.

The roster also does not provide a scheduled hearing or final court ruling.

Root’s listing appeared in the October 26 roster, but his custody status can change afterward.

An entry identifying a controlling charge is not itself proof of a conviction.

Tri-County Community Corrections publishes the Northwest Regional Corrections Center roster.

The agency says its online roster is generally updated on weekday mornings.

Readers may also consult Minnesota Court Records Online for available court filings.

The supplied entry does not establish guilt or the outcome of any related case.

Root is presumed innocent of any unproven allegation.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.