{"id":45668,"date":"2026-08-31T06:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=45668"},"modified":"2026-08-27T06:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:14:21","slug":"thief-river-falls-jessica-johnson-booked-on-drug-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-jessica-johnson-booked-on-drug-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls: Jessica Johnson Booked on Drug Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thief River Falls: Jessica Johnson Booked on Drug Charge<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Thief River Falls<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Jessica Johnson was booked into the Pennington County Jail on August 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records list one felony drug-related charge against Johnson. The case is listed under number 26012289.<\/p>\n<h2>Felony Meth Exposure Charge Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The charge cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/152.137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 152.137<\/a>, subdivision 2(b).<\/p>\n<p>The statute covers methamphetamine exposure involving children or vulnerable adults.<\/p>\n<p>According to the jail record, Johnson is accused of causing or permitting such exposure.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not provide details about the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>It does not identify where the alleged conduct happened. It also does not state when investigators say the conduct occurred.<\/p>\n<h2>Johnson Listed on Hold<\/h2>\n<p>Johnson was listed on a hold at the Pennington County Jail. The jail record shows a bail or fine amount of $0.00.<\/p>\n<p>That figure is listed in the custody record. The record does not explain whether a separate bail decision has been made.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/JohnsonJessica1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/JohnsonJessica1.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Johnson booking image\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><em>Jessica Johnson booking image. Source: Pennington County Jail.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>The case is assigned to District Court. No court date was shown in the jail information provided to TRF News.<\/p>\n<h2>Minnesota Law Details Possible Penalties<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota law says a violation of Section 152.137, subdivision 2, is a felony.<\/p>\n<p>A conviction can carry up to five years in prison. The law also allows a fine of up to $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Those penalties apply only after a conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the law through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/152.137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The official state website provides the full text of Section 152.137.<\/p>\n<h2>Court Records Could Provide More Information<\/h2>\n<p>More information about the jail is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penningtonsheriff.org\/index.php\/services\/jail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The correctional facility is in Thief River Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Public court information may also become available through <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/access-case-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The state court system provides access to many district court records.<\/p>\n<p>The custody listing alone does not establish guilt. A criminal charge is an allegation.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Additional court filings could provide more details about the case.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News will continue to follow public court records as information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jessica Johnson was booked into the Pennington County Jail in Thief River Falls on a felony meth exposure charge involving a child or vulnerable adult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45669,"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":[20793,23898,12029,12459,12696,14664,778,786],"class_list":["post-45668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-jessica-johnson","tag-meth-exposure-charge","tag-minnesota-drug-charge","tag-minnesota-statute-152-137","tag-pennington-county-jail","tag-pennington-county-news","tag-thief-river-falls","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45668","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=45668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45670,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45668\/revisions\/45670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}