{"id":43125,"date":"2026-08-15T12:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=43125"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:56:26","slug":"roseau-boat-theft-case-leads-to-meth-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/roseau-boat-theft-case-leads-to-meth-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Roseau Boat Theft Case Leads to Meth Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Roseau Boat Theft Case Leads to Meth Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>ROSEAU COUNTY<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Ryan Tadd Grindahl, 41, of Ada, faces drug and theft charges in Roseau County.<\/p>\n<p>The charges follow an alleged boat theft reported in rural Roseau during July.<\/p>\n<h2>Boat And Trailer Reported Stolen<\/h2>\n<p>A criminal complaint says a riverboat and trailer disappeared from property near Roseau on July 14.<\/p>\n<p>Derrick Byfuglien estimated the boat and trailer were worth about $800 together.<\/p>\n<p>A trail camera recorded a four-wheeler entering the property that evening.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes later, the camera showed a similar rider leaving while pulling a boat.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says a woman later identified the rider as Ryan Tadd Grindahl.<\/p>\n<p>The identification followed the posting of trail-camera images on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Roxy Kjos later reported seeing a four-wheeler pulling a boat the following morning.<\/p>\n<p>The ATV was described as having a yellow crate mounted on the front.<\/p>\n<h2>Authorities Stop Grindahl In Roseau<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities later stopped Grindahl while he was driving an ATV in Roseau.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says the ATV matched the description connected to the reported theft.<\/p>\n<p>His clothing and appearance also allegedly matched the trail-camera images.<\/p>\n<p>Grindahl reportedly said he believed he had permission to retrieve the boat.<\/p>\n<p>He said that permission came from Daryl Dahlquist, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GRINDAHL-RYAN-T-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Tadd Grindahl mugshot\" \/><figcaption>Ryan Tadd Grindahl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Authorities later learned Dahlquist no longer owned the property involved in the case.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint also states Dahlquist was living in a nursing home.<\/p>\n<h2>Suspected Meth Found After Arrest<\/h2>\n<p>Grindahl was arrested and taken to the Roseau County Detention Center.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities allegedly found a small bag containing suspected methamphetamine in his pocket.<\/p>\n<p>A field test produced a presumptive positive result for methamphetamine, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The substance weighed about 0.20 grams.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says Grindahl later admitted the substance was methamphetamine.<\/p>\n<p>He also directed authorities toward an area where the boat could be found.<\/p>\n<h2>Boat Recovered, Trailer Still Missing<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities recovered the boat from property belonging to Floyd Grindahl.<\/p>\n<p>The property connected by trail to the area where Ryan Grindahl was staying.<\/p>\n<p>The boat was anchored in a river, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Its registration stickers had allegedly been spray-painted silver.<\/p>\n<p>A can of silver spray paint was reportedly still inside the boat.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities were unable to locate the missing trailer.<\/p>\n<p>A later search of Grindahl&#8217;s property also failed to recover it.<\/p>\n<h2>Charges Filed In Roseau County<\/h2>\n<p>Grindahl faces felony fifth-degree controlled substance possession.<\/p>\n<p>The charge falls 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 complaint also lists a prior drug conviction from July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Grindahl also faces a gross misdemeanor theft charge.<\/p>\n<p>That charge falls under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 609.52<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The felony drug charge carries up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>It also carries a possible fine of up to $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>The theft charge carries up to 364 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>It also carries a possible $1,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>The charges are allegations. Grindahl 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><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Tadd Grindahl faces a felony drug charge and theft count in Roseau County after a stolen boat was recovered and meth was allegedly found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43126,"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":"","_mastodon_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":[22718,15683,955,14695,5031,18259,22717],"class_list":["post-43125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-boat-theft-roseau","tag-methamphetamine-charge","tag-minnesota-crime-news","tag-roseau-county-charges","tag-roseau-county-court","tag-roseau-minnesota-news","tag-ryan-tadd-grindahl","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43125","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=43125"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44066,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43125\/revisions\/44066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}