Polk County (trfnews.i234.me) — A Fertile man faces new charges in a cocaine case. The case is outlined in a Polk County court complaint.
Chase William Donaldson, 28, of Fertile, faces five counts in Polk County District Court. The court file number listed is 60-CR-26-183.
What the complaint alleges
The complaint says investigators began looking into cocaine activity after a reported overdose on February 1, 2026. The overdose happened at a home near Crookston.
A woman identified as A.K.P. was taken to a hospital by ambulance, the complaint says. A family member told investigators that hospital staff found cocaine in her system.
Investigators obtained a search warrant for the Crookston-area home. The complaint says they found suspected cocaine, cash, and firearms inside a locked bedroom.
The resident, Alex Oliver Lee Kaiser, was arrested, according to the filing. The complaint says Kaiser later admitted selling drugs, including cocaine.
The complaint says Kaiser was booked into the Northwest Regional Corrections Center. Facility information is posted at NWRCC.
Searches in Crookston and Fertile
Investigators also searched Kaiser’s phone, the complaint says. They reported messages with Darla Rae Donaldson, who lives in Fertile.
On February 4, 2026, investigators served a search warrant at a Fertile home, the complaint says. They reported finding suspected cocaine in jars and a scale with residue.
The complaint also lists suspected marijuana, “wax,” mushrooms, ammunition, and several firearms. Darla Rae Donaldson told investigators she used cocaine for pain, the complaint says.
While the search continued, Chase William Donaldson arrived in a vehicle he drove, the complaint says. He told investigators he delivered cocaine from Kaiser to his mother, the filing states.
The complaint says he made those deliveries five to six times in the past year. It says amounts ranged from two grams to one ounce.
Donaldson also claimed a 9mm pistol and loaded magazines were his, according to the complaint. The filing says his urine test was positive for cocaine.
The charges and what comes next
Donaldson is charged with first-degree sale and first-degree possession of a controlled substance. He is also charged with conspiracy to commit a first-degree controlled substance crime.
He also faces a gross misdemeanor gun and ammunition charge for being an alleged unlawful drug user. A misdemeanor charge alleges he drove with cocaine or its metabolite in his body.
The felony counts each carry a maximum of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine, under Minnesota law. Charges are allegations and require proof in court.
Readers can look up public case information through Minnesota Court Records Online. See MCRO Case Search.
Law references include Minn. Stat. 152.021, Minn. Stat. 152.096, Minn. Stat. 624.713, and Minn. Stat. 169A.20.
Polk County says its investigations unit works with the Pine-to-Prairie Drug Task Force. The county overview is at Polk County Investigations.
The task force background is also posted by East Grand Forks at Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.