{"id":36767,"date":"2026-07-09T13:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=36767"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:46:57","slug":"cass-lake-man-faces-canceled-license-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/cass-lake-man-faces-canceled-license-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Cass Lake Man Faces Canceled-License Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cass Lake Man Faces Canceled-License Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CASS LAKE<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Cass Lake man faces a gross misdemeanor charge following a May traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>Zachary McCormack, 41, is charged with driving after cancellation as inimical to public safety.<\/p>\n<p>The charge was filed in Cass County District Court. The case is listed under court file number 11-CR-26-650.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged offense happened on or about May 10, 2026, in Cass Lake.<\/p>\n<h2>Traffic Stop Leads To Charge<\/h2>\n<p>According to the criminal complaint, a Cass County deputy was patrolling a Cass Lake roadway.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy noticed a vehicle with a passenger-side taillight emitting white light toward the rear.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy then stopped the vehicle. Court records identify McCormack as the driver.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint states that McCormack told the deputy that his license had an IPS cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>A records check reportedly confirmed that his driving privileges had been canceled.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 600px; width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Zachary-Mccormack.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary McCormack mugshot\" \/><em>Zachary McCormack<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Gross Misdemeanor Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors allege McCormack knew, or had reason to know, about the license cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>They also allege he operated a vehicle despite that cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>The charge falls under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 171.24, subdivision 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That law covers driving after a license was canceled or denied as inimical to public safety.<\/p>\n<p>A conviction can carry up to 364 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>It can also carry a fine of up to $3,000. Both penalties may be imposed.<\/p>\n<p>The court document was issued as a summons. The supplied complaint did not list a hearing date.<\/p>\n<p>Public case information may be available through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Information about local court services is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casscountymn.gov\/1221\/Court-Administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cass County Court Administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n<p>A criminal complaint contains allegations. It does not prove guilt.<\/p>\n<p>McCormack is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole, reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cass Lake man faces a gross misdemeanor charge after deputies say he drove despite a license cancellation tied to public safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36771,"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":[19690,767,848,772,960,1455,151],"class_list":["post-36767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-canceledlicense","tag-cass","tag-charge","tag-crime","tag-faces","tag-lake","tag-man","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36767","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=36767"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36772,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36767\/revisions\/36772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}