{"id":39405,"date":"2026-07-26T14:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=39405"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:08:15","slug":"cass-lake-man-charged-after-foot-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/cass-lake-man-charged-after-foot-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"Cass Lake Man Charged After Foot Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Cass Lake Man Charged After Foot Chase<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CASS LAKE<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A man faces felony drug charges after an alleged foot chase in Cass Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Derek James Hunt, 44, of Onamia, was charged in Cass County District Court.<\/p>\n<p>He faces one felony count of fifth-degree controlled substance possession.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt also faces one misdemeanor count of fleeing an officer without using a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The charges are allegations. Hunt is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<h2>Deputies Locate Hunt in Cass Lake<\/h2>\n<p>According to the complaint, deputies received information about Hunt\u2019s location on May 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Hunt had an active arrest warrant from Beltrami County.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies reportedly found Hunt near a home on Basswood Avenue in Cass Lake.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint states Hunt entered an alley after noticing law enforcement nearby.<\/p>\n<p>A deputy left an unmarked vehicle and identified himself as a sheriff\u2019s office employee.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy then ordered Hunt to walk toward him, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt allegedly ran from the area instead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HuntDerek.png\" alt=\"Derek James Hunt mugshot\" \/><em>Derek James Hunt<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Suspect Allegedly Runs Again<\/h2>\n<p>Deputies later saw Hunt attempting to enter the original residence, court records state.<\/p>\n<p>Another law enforcement vehicle arrived with emergency lights and sirens activated.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt allegedly ran from officers a second time.<\/p>\n<p>A deputy caught up with Hunt after he stopped running and fell to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt was then arrested without further reported trouble.<\/p>\n<h2>Methamphetamine Reportedly Found<\/h2>\n<p>A search following the arrest allegedly uncovered a substance on Hunt.<\/p>\n<p>The substance tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities reported the substance weighed 0.51 grams with packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Methamphetamine is listed as a Schedule II controlled substance under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<p>The felony charge carries a possible five-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>It also carries a possible $10,000 fine, or both penalties.<\/p>\n<p>The fleeing charge carries up to 90 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>That misdemeanor also carries a possible fine of up to $1,000.<\/p>\n<h2>Prior Convictions Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint lists three earlier controlled substance convictions involving Hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Those cases were filed in Morrison, Hubbard, and Cass counties.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review Minnesota laws through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Public court information is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncourts.gov\/Access-Case-Records.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint contains one conflicting date for the fleeing charge.<\/p>\n<p>One section lists May 30, 2025, while other sections list May 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cass Lake court case alleges Derek Hunt fled deputies and possessed methamphetamine during a May 30 arrest in Cass County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39406,"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":"","_bluesky_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":[6393,1048,21418,15480,2171,12406,12029],"class_list":["post-39405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-cass-county-charges","tag-cass-county-court","tag-cass-lake-crime","tag-derek-james-hunt","tag-fleeing-police","tag-methamphetamine-possession","tag-minnesota-drug-charge","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39405","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=39405"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39407,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39405\/revisions\/39407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}