{"id":39463,"date":"2026-07-27T08:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=39463"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T00:38:27","slug":"callaway-man-charged-after-meth-found-in-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/callaway-man-charged-after-meth-found-in-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Callaway Man Charged After Meth Found in Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Callaway Man Charged After Meth Found in Car<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CALLAWAY, Minn. (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 A Callaway man faces a felony drug charge after a traffic stop in Becker County.<\/p>\n<p>Johnathan Daniel Moore, 44, is charged with fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p>The charge was filed in Minnesota\u2019s Seventh Judicial District Court. The case number is 03-CR-26-1246.<\/p>\n<p>A criminal complaint alleges Moore possessed methamphetamine on June 23, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The charge is an allegation. Moore is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<h2>Traffic Stop Leads To Search<\/h2>\n<p>According to the complaint, an officer saw Moore driving in Callaway on June 23.<\/p>\n<p>The officer reportedly knew Moore\u2019s driver\u2019s license was revoked.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Moore also failed to fully stop at a stop sign.<\/p>\n<p>The officer then attempted to conduct a traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>Moore allegedly continued driving for about one-half mile before stopping at his home.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says the officer saw Moore moving near the vehicle\u2019s center console.<\/p>\n<p>After the stop, the officer reported that Moore had red and bloodshot eyes.<\/p>\n<p>The officer also described Moore\u2019s speech as unclear.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOORE-JOHNATHAN-DANIEL.jpg\" alt=\"Johnathan Daniel Moore mugshot\" \/><em>Johnathan Daniel Moore<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Suspected Methamphetamine Found<\/h2>\n<p>Moore was detained during the investigation, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>He allegedly showed officers the contents of his pockets.<\/p>\n<p>Those items included two metal pipes and a piece of burned tinfoil.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Moore declined to complete field sobriety tests.<\/p>\n<p>An officer later searched the vehicle and examined the center console.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the officer reportedly found a glove containing a small plastic bag.<\/p>\n<p>The bag held a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities seized the substance and reported a weight of 0.79 grams.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint does not state whether laboratory testing was completed before the charge was filed.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony Charge Filed<\/h2>\n<p>Fifth-degree controlled substance possession is a felony under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/152.025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 152.025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The offense carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>It may also carry a fine of up to $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint lists a prior fourth-degree controlled substance conviction from 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Case information may be available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncourts.gov\/Access-Case-Records.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch court records system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No conviction has been entered in the current case.<\/p>\n<p>Future hearings and court rulings will determine how the case proceeds.<\/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><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Callaway man faces a felony drug charge after officers reported finding methamphetamine and drug items during a June traffic stop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39464,"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":[15304,21283,21590,5234,19672,12406,955,786],"class_list":["post-39463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-becker-county-court","tag-callaway-minnesota-news","tag-callaway-police","tag-felony-drug-charge","tag-johnathan-daniel-moore","tag-methamphetamine-possession","tag-minnesota-crime-news","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39463","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=39463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39465,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39463\/revisions\/39465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}