EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Crookston Man Arrested on Firearm and Drug Charges

CROOKSTON, MN (trfnews.i234.me) A Crookston man is facing firearm and drug charges, after a bullet went through the wall of a home and blew out the tire on a nearby trailer.
we have exclusive video from the scene of an accidental discharge of a pistol in downtown crookston monday afternoon this in from crookston police chief paul biermeier on monday at 2 45 p.m police received a report that a firearm was possibly discharged at 210 west loring street and that a tire on a construction trailer was damaged as a result during the investigation officers learned a work crew was residing the duplex rental property at 210 west lawrence that around 1 55 pm several of workers heard what sounded like a gunshot followed immediately by the sound of air exiting a tire on the construction trailer which was visibly going flat the trailer was taken to a local tire repair shop where a nine millimeter round was located inside the damaged tire officers arrived at the scene and spoke with workers and observed what appeared to be a hole in the side of the building similar in size to a nine millimeter round which appears to have exited the home and would have aligned with the location of the construction trailer it was reported to officers a single male later identified as casey benjamin’s staff 21 years old left that residence very shortly after the gunshot contact was made with staff who stated it was an accidental discharge and that he would return to the residence staff who resides in that apartment consented to a search of the residence by officers and he advised officers where the gun could be found controlled substance and drug paraphernalia were also located in the home staff was transported to the northwest regional correctional center in crookston he is awaiting to appear on potential charges of dangerous weapons reckless discharge of a firearm fifth degree drug possession not marijuana possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a firearm with an altered serial number the case is active no further information available at this time crookston police were assisted by the polk county sheriff’s office and the pine to prairie drug task force that was from crookston police chief paul biermeier i’m neal carlson reporting for eye news dot tv