Detroit Lakes: Weekley Booked On Drug Charge

DETROIT LAKES (trfnews.i234.me) — Howard Verlyn Weekley, 54, was recently booked into the Becker County Jail.

The booking record lists the booking date as May 22, 2026.

No estimated release date was listed in the information provided.

Weekley was booked on two listed offenses, according to the jail booking information.

The first listed offense is third-degree sale of a narcotic drug.

The second listed offense is driving after cancellation.

The driving offense is listed as inimical to public safety.

Booking Details

The booking entry lists Weekley as an adult arrest.

The jail record was connected to Becker County Jail in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

More jail information can be reviewed through the Becker County Sheriff’s Office.

The listed drug offense cites Minnesota Statute 152.023.1(1).

That statute covers some third-degree controlled substance sale cases.

Readers can review that statute through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.

Howard Verlyn Weekley booking photo

The drug charge is listed as third-degree sale of a narcotic.

The driving charge cites Minnesota Statute 171.24.5.

That statute covers driving after cancellation in some public safety cases.

The statute can be reviewed through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.

The booking record does not include a listed release date.

It also does not include court dates in the information provided.

A booking record is not a conviction.

Weekley is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Future court records may provide more details about the case.

Those records may include hearing dates, filings, or case updates.

This story is based on the booking information provided.

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.

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