{"id":32929,"date":"2026-06-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=32929"},"modified":"2026-06-13T08:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:30:06","slug":"crookston-man-charged-in-school-zone-meth-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crookston-man-charged-in-school-zone-meth-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Crookston Man Charged In School Zone Meth Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crookston Man Charged In School Zone Meth Sale<\/h2>\n

Crookston<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Crookston man is facing two felony drug charges after a court complaint alleged a methamphetamine sale happened near a school and park.<\/p>\n

Kaleb Lee Armstrong, 21, of Crookston, is charged in Polk County District Court. The case is filed in Minnesota\u2019s 9th Judicial District under court file number 60-CR-26-737.<\/p>\n

Armstrong is charged with second-degree controlled substance crime. That charge alleges a sale within a prohibited zone. He is also charged with third-degree controlled substance crime for the alleged sale of a narcotic drug.<\/p>\n

The alleged offense happened on or about March 25, 2026, in Crookston. Court documents say the case involved suspected methamphetamine.<\/p>\n

Complaint Alleges Drug Sale Near School And Park<\/h2>\n

According to the complaint, a confidential informant told law enforcement they had bought methamphetamine from Armstrong before. The informant then made a recorded phone call to Armstrong.<\/p>\n

During the call, Armstrong allegedly said he had just under a \u201cT.\u201d Court documents say that term was known to mean about 1.75 grams.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Armstrong agreed to sell the substance for $100. An undercover officer and the informant later went to 820 Lowell Street in Crookston.<\/p>\n

The address is within one city block of Highland Elementary School and the Highland Park Complex, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

\"Mugshot<\/p>\n

Kaleb Lee Armstrong<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Court documents allege Armstrong came out of the residence and entered the vehicle. He then allegedly handed over a small rolled plastic bag.<\/p>\n

The bag contained a crystal-like substance, according to the complaint. Armstrong allegedly received $100 in pre-recorded buy money.<\/p>\n

Suspected Meth Field-Tested Positive<\/h2>\n

After the alleged sale, law enforcement took the substance for testing. The complaint says a field test was positive for methamphetamine.<\/p>\n

The suspected methamphetamine weighed about 2.2 grams with packaging, according to court records.<\/p>\n

The second-degree charge carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. It also carries a possible $500,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n

The third-degree charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. It also carries a possible $250,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n

More information about Minnesota controlled substance laws is available through the Minnesota Legislature<\/a>. Court case information may also be searched through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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

Crookston man Kaleb Lee Armstrong faces felony charges after a meth sale allegedly happened near Highland School and Highland Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32930,"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":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_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":[770,772,892,151,1026,6416,642,5657],"class_list":["post-32929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-crookston","tag-man","tag-meth","tag-sale","tag-school","tag-zone","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32929","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=32929"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33177,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32929\/revisions\/33177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}