Thief River Falls, Minnesota (trfnews.i234.me) — Investigators arrested Michael Allen Powell, 47.
They were serving a warrant at Riverside Terrace.
Court records say the warrant followed a missed arraignment.
The missed court date involved a predatory offender registration case filed Dec. 31.
Powell now faces two felony charges in Pennington County.
They include a predatory offender registration charge and a meth charge tied to a school zone.
Arrest at Riverside Terrace
According to the complaint, police and sheriff’s investigators went to Riverside Terrace on Jan. 26.
They went there to find Powell and take him into custody.
Investigators said they spoke with someone at Powell’s last known apartment.
That person said Powell was upstairs in his uncle’s apartment.
Investigators waited near the elevator, the complaint says.
They then met Powell near the elevator area.
He was arrested on the warrant.
Meth allegation in a school zone
Investigators said they found a sunglasses case during the contact.
The case allegedly held a glass pipe.
The pipe had burn marks on one end, records say.
Investigators said there was white residue on the other end.
A field test was positive for meth, according to the complaint.
The item was sent for lab testing.
The complaint lists the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as the lab.
The complaint also says Riverside Terrace is within 300 feet of a school zone.
That claim supports a third-degree drug charge, court records say.
Registration issue and phones
Investigators said Powell had two cell phones at the time.
In a statement, Powell allegedly said the pipe would test positive for meth.
He also allegedly said he had relapsed.
He told investigators he used meth daily since mid-November, records say.
Powell also allegedly said he bought a new phone about two weeks earlier.
Investigators asked if he updated his registration paperwork.
Powell allegedly said he did not update his phone number.
He also allegedly said one phone was used to get meth.
Prior convictions listed
The complaint lists prior registry-related convictions in multiple states.
It cites a felony registry violation in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, in May 2020.
It also cites a felony failure-to-register conviction in Ramsey County, North Dakota, in January 2005.
The complaint further cites a felony failure-to-notify conviction in Marshall County in April 2002.
Powell remains charged, and the case is pending in court.
Charges are allegations unless proven in court.
Related resources
Learn more from these sources.
- Minnesota predatory offender registration law (243.166)
- Minnesota controlled substance crime in the third degree (152.023)
- BCA forensic testing information
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.
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