{"id":25635,"date":"2026-04-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=25635"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:09:13","slug":"crookston-man-charged-in-school-zone-meth-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crookston-man-charged-in-school-zone-meth-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Crookston Man Charged in School Zone Meth Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Crookston<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 <strong>Jesse James Donarski<\/strong>, 33, of Climax, has been charged in Polk County District Court after a March 17 traffic stop in Crookston.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Filed<\/h2>\n<p>According to the complaint, Donarski faces a felony count of third-degree drug possession in a prohibited zone. He also faces a gross misdemeanor count of refusing a chemical test under a search warrant.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities allege the stop happened near Washington Elementary School. Court records say suspected methamphetamine was found during the arrest. The complaint says the substance weighed about 12.3 grams with packaging.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px 0;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 300px; width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"MUGSHOT_URL_HERE\" alt=\"Jesse James Donarski mugshot\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What Investigators Allege<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint says Donarski was stopped after traffic violations. Court records say he resisted during the encounter. He was later taken to the Northwest Regional Corrections Center. Investigators say he later refused to give a blood or urine sample after a warrant was issued.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Status<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint also lists prior convictions and says prosecutors may seek an aggravated sentence. Charges are allegations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/152.023\">Minnesota Statute 152.023<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25636\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25636\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crookston-Man-Charged-in-School-Zone-Meth-Case-300x200.png\" alt=\"Crookston Man Charged in School Zone Meth Case\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crookston-Man-Charged-in-School-Zone-Meth-Case-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crookston-Man-Charged-in-School-Zone-Meth-Case-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crookston-Man-Charged-in-School-Zone-Meth-Case-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Crookston-Man-Charged-in-School-Zone-Meth-Case.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crookston Man Charged in School Zone Meth Case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crookston (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Jesse James Donarski, 33, of Climax, has been charged in Polk County District Court after a March 17 traffic stop in Crookston. Charges Filed According to the complaint, Donarski faces a felony count of third-degree drug possession in a prohibited zone. 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