{"id":44958,"date":"2026-08-26T06:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=44958"},"modified":"2026-08-21T05:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:53:58","slug":"crookston-chad-ostlund-faces-felony-drug-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crookston-chad-ostlund-faces-felony-drug-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Crookston: Chad Ostlund Faces Felony Drug Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crookston<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Chad Allen Ostlund was booked into custody on August 19, 2026.<\/p>\n

The booking information lists one felony third-degree controlled-substance possession charge against Ostlund.<\/p>\n

Ostlund’s date of birth is listed as February 2, 1974.<\/p>\n

The charge is listed under Minnesota Statute 152.023, subdivision 2(a)(4).<\/p>\n

Third-degree drug charge listed<\/h2>\n

The charge involves alleged possession of certain controlled substances inside a protected zone.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law identifies several locations that qualify as protected zones under this provision.<\/p>\n

Those locations include school zones, park zones, public housing zones, and drug treatment facilities.<\/p>\n

The statute covers possession of any amount of certain Schedule I or II narcotic drugs.<\/p>\n

It also covers five or more dosage units of LSD, MDA, or MDMA.<\/p>\n

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 152.023<\/a> for the full law.<\/p>\n

\"ChadChad Allen Ostlund booking image. Northwest Regional Corrections Center.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The booking record classifies Ostlund’s listed charge as a felony.<\/p>\n

A conviction under the statute can carry up to 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n

The law also allows a fine of up to $250,000.<\/p>\n

Those are maximum penalties and do not predict the outcome of Ostlund’s case.<\/p>\n

Booking record provides limited details<\/h2>\n

The supplied record does not identify the controlled substance allegedly involved.<\/p>\n

It also does not state the alleged amount of the substance.<\/p>\n

The booking information does not identify which protected zone is connected to the allegation.<\/p>\n

No detailed account of the alleged incident was included in the information provided.<\/p>\n

Additional facts may become available through future court records.<\/p>\n

Recently booked in Crookston<\/h2>\n

Ostlund was listed as recently booked in the Polk County regional corrections system.<\/p>\n

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center is located at 816 Marin Avenue in Crookston.<\/p>\n

Readers can visit the Northwest Regional Corrections Center website<\/a> for facility information.<\/p>\n

Booking status and court information can change as a criminal case moves forward.<\/p>\n

Charges may also be changed, dismissed, or resolved through later court proceedings.<\/p>\n

A criminal charge is an allegation and does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

Ostlund is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chad Allen Ostlund was booked in Crookston on Aug. 19, 2026, on a felony third-degree controlled-substance possession charge, jail records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44959,"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":[16518],"tags":[21664,23532,892,5234,6777,13812,16683,13727],"class_list":["post-44958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-chad-allen-ostlund","tag-chad-ostlund","tag-crookston","tag-felony-drug-charge","tag-minnesota-drug-charges","tag-nwrcc","tag-polk-county-jail","tag-third-degree-drug-possession","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44958","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=44958"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44960,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44958\/revisions\/44960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}