{"id":21352,"date":"2026-03-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=21352"},"modified":"2026-03-22T20:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T01:24:30","slug":"bemidji-gun-fentanyl-charges-after-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-gun-fentanyl-charges-after-traffic-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Gun, Fentanyl Charges After Traffic Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beltrami County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Red Lake man is charged after a traffic stop in Bemidji.<\/p>\n

Court records name the defendant as Dyllon Joseph Johns<\/strong>, born June 2, 2002.<\/p>\n

He lists a PO Box address in Red Lake, Minnesota.<\/p>\n

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

Prosecutors list court file 04-CR-26-488.<\/p>\n

Felony firearm and drug charges<\/h2>\n

Johns faces a felony charge for possessing a firearm with an altered serial number.<\/p>\n

The complaint cites Minn. Stat. \u00a7 609.667<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Johns also faces a felony drug charge tied to suspected fentanyl.<\/p>\n

The complaint cites Minn. Stat. \u00a7 152.025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege 0.25 grams or more of fentanyl.<\/p>\n

The filing also alleges a firearm was involved during the drug possession.<\/p>\n

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Dyllon Joseph Johns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Permit allegation<\/h2>\n

Johns is also charged with carrying a pistol without a permit in a public place.<\/p>\n

The complaint cites Minn. Stat. \u00a7 624.714<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The charge is listed as a gross misdemeanor in the complaint summary.<\/p>\n

The maximum penalty listed is 364 days and a $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n

What the complaint alleges<\/h2>\n

The complaint says police stopped a vehicle in Bemidji on February 21, 2026.<\/p>\n

It lists the time as about 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

The driver is identified as Santee Howard, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Howard had a suspended driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n

Johns was a passenger, the complaint says.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Johns had an active warrant for a DWI case.<\/p>\n

Officers then performed a weapons frisk, according to the filing.<\/p>\n

The complaint says two handguns were found on Johns.<\/p>\n

One handgun showed deep scratches over the serial number, the complaint says.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Johns was arrested and taken to the Beltrami County Jail.<\/p>\n

At the jail, staff found suspected fentanyl in the brim of his hat.<\/p>\n

The complaint lists the weight as about 1.25 grams.<\/p>\n

Federal health guidance about fentanyl risks is available from the CDC.<\/p>\n

Case status<\/h2>\n

A criminal complaint is an allegation.<\/p>\n

Johns is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

Public court records can be searched using MCRO<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beltrami County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Red Lake man is charged after a traffic stop in Bemidji. Court records name the defendant as Dyllon Joseph Johns, born June 2, 2002. He lists a PO Box address in Red Lake, Minnesota. The case is filed in Beltrami County District Court, Ninth Judicial District. Prosecutors list court file… Continue reading Bemidji: Gun, Fentanyl Charges After Traffic Stop<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21353,"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":[1287,346,14408,1212,1621,1224,4167,959,772,14407,957,1235,4180,2725,3245,10522,14608,14609,14607,14606,1222,1644],"class_list":["post-21352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-9th-judicial-district","tag-after","tag-altered-serial-number-firearm","tag-beltrami-county","tag-beltrami-county-district-court","tag-bemidji","tag-bemidji-mn","tag-charges","tag-crime","tag-dyllon-joseph-johns","tag-felony-charges","tag-fentanyl","tag-fentanyl-possession","tag-gun","tag-mcro","tag-minnesota-statute-152-025","tag-minnesota-statute-609-667","tag-minnesota-statute-624-714","tag-permit-to-carry-minnesota","tag-santee-howard","tag-stop","tag-traffic","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21352","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=21352"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23459,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21352\/revisions\/23459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}