{"id":40111,"date":"2026-07-26T09:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=40111"},"modified":"2026-07-26T09:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:57:24","slug":"hubbard-county-drug-contraband-charges-filed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/hubbard-county-drug-contraband-charges-filed\/","title":{"rendered":"Hubbard County Drug, Contraband Charges Filed"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Hubbard County Drug, Contraband Charges Filed<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hubbard County (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Richard Fenzel has been booked into the Hubbard County Jail on one felony charge and one gross misdemeanor charge, according to Hubbard County jail records.<\/p>\n<p>Booking information shows Fenzel entered custody on July 5, 2026. The booking report lists a bail amount of $0.00. No court appearance date was available at the time of booking. The case is assigned to Hubbard County District Court.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records describe Fenzel as 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. The booking report lists brown hair and green eyes.<\/p>\n<h2>Drug Possession Charge<\/h2>\n<p>According to the booking report, Fenzel faces one felony count of fifth-degree controlled substance possession under Minnesota Statute 152.025.2(a)(1).<\/p>\n<p>The allegation states he possessed a Schedule I, II, III, or IV controlled substance, or drug paraphernalia containing residual amounts of a controlled substance. The charge specifically excludes cannabis and hemp.<\/p>\n<p>The charge is filed under court case number <strong>26-005932<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 320px; width: 121px; height: 123px;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FenzelRichard.png\" alt=\"Richard Fenzel Hubbard County Jail booking photo\" \/><em>Richard Fenzel booking photo.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contraband Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>The same case also includes a gross misdemeanor charge under Minnesota Statute 641.165.2(a).<\/p>\n<p>The allegation states Fenzel introduced drug or liquor contraband into a jail, lockup, or prison.<\/p>\n<p>Both charges are scheduled to proceed through Hubbard County District Court.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about Minnesota criminal statutes is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Court Proceedings Pending<\/h2>\n<p>No court date was listed in the available booking information.<\/p>\n<p>A bail amount of $0.00 does not automatically indicate release from custody. Release decisions are determined by the court.<\/p>\n<p>Additional hearings and court filings may be scheduled as the criminal case progresses.<\/p>\n<p>Official case records are available through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Current custody information may also be viewed using the <a href=\"https:\/\/prophoenix.co.hubbard.mn.us\/InmateLocator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hubbard County Inmate Locator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Presumption of Innocence<\/h2>\n<p>The filing of criminal charges does not represent a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News will continue to monitor this case and publish verified updates when additional court information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Fenzel was booked into the Hubbard County Jail on felony drug possession and gross misdemeanor contraband charges, according to court records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40112,"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":[16518],"tags":[5288,21758,21761,21757,21772,955,6777,13875,786],"class_list":["post-40111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-fifth-degree-drug-possession","tag-hubbard-county-arrest","tag-hubbard-county-district-court","tag-hubbard-county-jail","tag-introduce-contraband","tag-minnesota-crime-news","tag-minnesota-drug-charges","tag-richard-fenzel","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40111","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=40111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40113,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40111\/revisions\/40113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}