{"id":36945,"date":"2026-07-09T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=36945"},"modified":"2026-07-08T04:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:49:24","slug":"thief-river-falls-travis-johnson-faces-drug-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-travis-johnson-faces-drug-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls: Travis Johnson Faces Drug Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Thief River Falls: Travis Johnson Faces Drug Charges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>THIEF RIVER FALLS<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Travis Johnson was booked into the Pennington County Jail on July 7, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record lists two felony drug charges under case number 2026001800.<\/p>\n<p>One charge alleges third-degree possession of methamphetamine or amphetamine in a protected zone.<\/p>\n<p>The second charge alleges methamphetamine paraphernalia was stored near a child or vulnerable adult.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Listed in the Booking Record<\/h2>\n<p>The first charge cites Minnesota Statute 152.023, subdivision 2(a)(6).<\/p>\n<p>That law covers methamphetamine or amphetamine possession within several protected areas.<\/p>\n<p>Those areas include schools, parks, public housing zones, and drug treatment facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record does not identify which protected area is involved.<\/p>\n<p>The second charge cites Minnesota Statute 152.137, subdivision 2(a)(4).<\/p>\n<p>That law bars knowingly storing methamphetamine paraphernalia where a child or vulnerable adult could be present.<\/p>\n<p>Both allegations are listed as felonies in the jail record.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px auto;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/incustodysearch.penningtonsheriff.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0 auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JohnsonTravis.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Johnson booking photo\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><figcaption><em>Travis Johnson booking photo. Click the image to open the official inmate search.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Custody and Court Information<\/h2>\n<p>Johnson entered custody on July 7, according to the supplied booking information.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists him as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 171 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>It lists blond hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The listed bail or fine amount was $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>No court date appeared in the booking information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The record names Pennington County District Court as the court branch.<\/p>\n<p>The court handles criminal cases filed in Pennington County.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the first law through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/152.023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The second law is also available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/152.137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Official court information is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/find-courts\/pennington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Details Remain Limited<\/h2>\n<p>The available record does not identify the alleged substance&#8217;s weight.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not describe the arrest location or surrounding events.<\/p>\n<p>No child or vulnerable adult was named in the public information provided.<\/p>\n<p>Future court filings may provide more details about the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records can change as release decisions and court orders are entered.<\/p>\n<p>A booking does not establish guilt or confirm a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole, reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><small>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travis Johnson was booked into the Pennington County Jail on two felony drug charges involving methamphetamine and paraphernalia near a child.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36946,"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":[17733,959,1191,960,827,748,11819,824,825,1926],"class_list":["post-36945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-booked","tag-charges","tag-drug","tag-faces","tag-falls","tag-johnson","tag-recently","tag-river","tag-thief","tag-travis","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36945","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=36945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36947,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36945\/revisions\/36947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}