Crookston Booking Lists Vehicular Homicide Charge

CROOKSTON (trfnews.i234.me) — Madison David Mc Ardle was recently booked into the Polk County Jail.

The booking record lists July 5, 2026, as the custody date.

It lists Mc Ardle’s birth date as June 9, 1985.

The record lists a felony criminal vehicular homicide or operation charge.

The allegation involves operating a motor vehicle in a grossly negligent manner.

Charge Listed in Booking Record

The jail entry cites Minnesota Statute 609.21, subdivision 1, clause 1.

That numbering comes from an older version of Minnesota’s criminal vehicular law.

The current criminal vehicular homicide provision appears in Minnesota Statute 609.2112.

That law covers deaths allegedly caused by grossly negligent vehicle operation.

The short booking entry does not describe the reported driving conduct.

It also does not provide the crash date, location, or surrounding events.

No victim information was included in the material provided.

The entry also did not list bond terms or a court date.

Minnesota law treats criminal vehicular homicide as a serious felony offense.

A gross-negligence charge requires more than ordinary carelessness.

Prosecutors must prove every required part of the alleged offense.

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

The cited booking language may also cover criminal vehicular operation under older records systems.

The provided entry does not clarify whether the case involved death or bodily harm.

A criminal complaint would provide more details about the specific allegation.

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

It does not establish guilt or confirm a final court outcome.

McArdle is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

The filed charge may change as prosecutors review reports and evidence.

Future court records may list hearings, release terms, motions, and case results.

Public case information may be available through Minnesota Court Records Online.

Readers can also visit the Polk County Sheriff’s Office website.

Official court records should be checked for later case updates.

I’m Adrian Cole, reporting for TRF News.