Detroit Lakes: Dakota Collins Faces Drug Charge

Detroit Lakes (trfnews.i234.me) — Dakota Tyler Collins, 31, was booked into the Becker County Jail on September 11, 2026.

The jail record lists one fifth-degree controlled substance possession charge against Collins.

The charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 152.025, subdivision 2(a)(1).

The booking information lists the matter as an adult arrest.

No estimated release date was shown in the information provided.

Fifth-Degree Drug Charge

The charge involves alleged possession of a controlled substance or qualifying drug residue.

Minnesota Statute 152.025 covers fifth-degree controlled substance crimes.

The cited section includes Schedule I, II, III, and IV controlled substances.

It also covers residual amounts of controlled substances found in drug paraphernalia.

Cannabis flower and several legal cannabis or hemp products are excluded from this provision.

Dakota Tyler Collins

The jail information does not identify the substance Collins allegedly possessed.

It also does not state the amount allegedly involved.

Those details can affect how a fifth-degree possession case is punished under Minnesota law.

Certain small-amount cases can be treated as gross misdemeanors when specific conditions are met.

Other cases can carry penalties of up to five years in prison.

The maximum fine for those cases can reach $10,000.

The supplied jail record does not explain the events leading to Collins’ booking.

It does not state where the alleged possession occurred.

No information about a vehicle, search, or other circumstances was included.

No police officer names are included in this report.

Collins was booked at the Becker County Jail in Detroit Lakes.

The Becker County Jail is located at 1428 Stony Road.

The facility houses people awaiting court proceedings and those serving qualifying sentences.

Public jail information may change as court hearings and custody decisions occur.

A jail booking does not establish guilt in a criminal case.

The charge against Dakota Tyler Collins remains an allegation during the court process.

Collins is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Readers can search public court records through the Minnesota Judicial Branch.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.

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