{"id":21291,"date":"2026-03-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=21291"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T01:20:26","slug":"bemidji-woman-charged-after-fentanyl-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-woman-charged-after-fentanyl-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji Woman Charged After Fentanyl Found"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beltrami County (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Bemidji woman is charged with felony drug possession after a search warrant.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors say Crystal Leah Cloud<\/strong>, 41, of Bemidji, had fentanyl and drug items in a bedroom.<\/p>\n

The case is filed in Beltrami County District Court, Ninth Judicial District.<\/p>\n

Court records list the file as 04-CR-26-274.<\/p>\n

Search warrant in Bemidji<\/h2>\n

The criminal complaint says agents served the warrant on January 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

The warrant targeted 1414 Beltrami Avenue NW, Unit A, in Bemidji.<\/p>\n

Investigators reported a strong smell of a burned chemical during the search.<\/p>\n

They said Cloud and Jackson Bradley Brusewitz were in a northeast bedroom.<\/p>\n

What investigators say they found<\/h2>\n

In that bedroom, agents reported finding two small \u201cbindles\u201d with white powder.<\/p>\n

They said both bindles field-tested positive for fentanyl.<\/p>\n

The complaint says the bindles weighed about 0.8 and 0.9 grams with packaging.<\/p>\n

Investigators also reported digital scales, a scoop, and packaging items.<\/p>\n

Those items included tinfoil, baggies, and several burned pieces of foil.<\/p>\n

Agents also reported a white powder believed to be a cutting agent.<\/p>\n

The complaint says one bindle had the word \u201ccut\u201d written on it.<\/p>\n

Investigators also wrote that Cloud and Brusewitz appeared impaired.<\/p>\n

Charge and possible penalty<\/h2>\n

Cloud is charged with a fifth-degree controlled substance crime, a felony.<\/p>\n

The charge alleges possession of fentanyl, a Schedule II drug.<\/p>\n

The complaint cites Minnesota Statute 152.025, subdivision 2(a)(1).<\/p>\n

Read Minnesota Statute 152.025 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The maximum penalty listed is five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n

Court history noted in the complaint<\/h2>\n

The filing lists several prior convictions for Cloud in Minnesota courts.<\/p>\n

It also lists pending cases in Beltrami County at the time of filing.<\/p>\n

Those include a pending first-degree DWI case.<\/p>\n

They also include pending first-degree fentanyl sale and possession cases.<\/p>\n

The filing also lists a pending third-degree murder case.<\/p>\n

A complaint is not proof of guilt.<\/p>\n

A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted.<\/p>\n

How to follow the case<\/h2>\n

Public case information may appear on Minnesota Court Records Online.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO)<\/a> explains what is available.<\/p>\n

For fentanyl risk information, see the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration page.<\/p>\n

DEA fentanyl fact sheet<\/a> includes safety guidance.<\/p>\n

Minnesota also has overdose prevention resources.<\/p>\n

MDH Drug Overdose Resource Center<\/a> lists local tools and help.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Beltrami County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Bemidji woman is charged with felony drug possession after a search warrant. Prosecutors say Crystal Leah Cloud, 41, of Bemidji, had fentanyl and drug items in a bedroom. The case is filed in Beltrami County District Court, Ninth Judicial District. Court records list the file as 04-CR-26-274. Search warrant in… Continue reading Bemidji Woman Charged After Fentanyl Found<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[12062,346,1212,1621,1224,770,772,12257,1235,2546,10522,5227,3124,3098,620],"class_list":["post-21291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-5th-degree-drug-possession","tag-after","tag-beltrami-county","tag-beltrami-county-district-court","tag-bemidji","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-crystal-leah-cloud","tag-fentanyl","tag-found","tag-minnesota-statute-152-025","tag-ninth-judicial-district","tag-paul-bunyan-drug-task-force","tag-search-warrant","tag-woman","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21291"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21293,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21291\/revisions\/21293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}