{"id":33905,"date":"2026-06-19T20:23:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=33905"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:23:32","slug":"fergus-falls-man-held-on-felony-drug-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/fergus-falls-man-held-on-felony-drug-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Falls Man Held on Felony Drug Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fergus Falls Man Held on Felony Drug Charge<\/h2>\n

FERGUS FALLS<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 William Gilbert Romo, 53, remains listed at the Otter Tail County Jail.<\/p>\n

The county roster shows Romo was booked on June 6, 2026.<\/p>\n

His booking number is 002600000498.<\/p>\n

The roster lists one active felony controlled substance charge.<\/p>\n

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

Fifth-Degree Drug Charge<\/h2>\n

The allegation involves fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n

The cited law covers substances classified under Schedules I, II, III, or IV.<\/p>\n

It can also cover controlled substance residue found inside drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n

The public roster does not identify the substance allegedly involved.<\/p>\n

It also does not state the alleged amount or describe any paraphernalia.<\/p>\n

No details about the reported investigation appear in the jail entry.<\/p>\n

The roster also does not list the location of the alleged offense.<\/p>\n

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William Gilbert Romo booking photo. Source: Otter Tail County Jail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Possible Penalties Depend on the Case<\/h2>\n

Minnesota law provides different penalties for fifth-degree possession cases.<\/p>\n

Certain first-time cases involving very small amounts may be gross misdemeanors.<\/p>\n

Other convictions can bring up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n

The maximum fine under that provision is $10,000.<\/p>\n

The jail roster currently classifies Romo\u2019s listed charge as a felony.<\/p>\n

The final charge level remains subject to court filings and judicial action.<\/p>\n

A jail classification does not determine the outcome of a criminal case.<\/p>\n

No Bond Amount Shown<\/h2>\n

No bond amount appears beside Romo\u2019s entry on the supplied roster.<\/p>\n

That does not establish whether release terms were unavailable.<\/p>\n

A judge may set or change the bond during later court proceedings.<\/p>\n

Official court orders control release conditions and future hearing dates.<\/p>\n

Readers can review the Otter Tail County custody list<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n

The county says its public roster is updated every two hours.<\/p>\n

Officials also warn that online custody information may be incomplete.<\/p>\n

The full Minnesota fifth-degree drug statute<\/a> is available online.<\/p>\n

Public filings may appear through Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The listed charge is an allegation and does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

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

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

William Gilbert Romo, 53, remains jailed in Fergus Falls on an active fifth-degree drug possession charge after a June 6 county booking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33906,"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":[16518],"tags":[17733,848,1191,827,961,1375,3148,151,11819],"class_list":["post-33905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-charge","tag-drug","tag-falls","tag-felony","tag-fergus","tag-held","tag-man","tag-recently","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33905","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=33905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33907,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33905\/revisions\/33907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}