{"id":46430,"date":"2026-09-05T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=46430"},"modified":"2026-09-01T06:13:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:13:44","slug":"crookston-ruben-cantu-jr-booked-as-fugitive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crookston-ruben-cantu-jr-booked-as-fugitive\/","title":{"rendered":"Crookston: Ruben Cantu Jr. Booked as Fugitive"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<h2>Crookston: Ruben Cantu Jr. Booked as Fugitive<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Crookston (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/strong> \u2014 Ruben Cantu Jr. was booked into Polk County custody on August 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry lists a fugitive-from-justice matter involving another state.<\/p>\n<p>The record classifies the entry as a felony.<\/p>\n<p>It cites Minnesota Statute 629.13.<\/p>\n<p>Cantu&#8217;s date of birth is listed as February 18, 1984.<\/p>\n<p>No other charges were included in the information provided.<\/p>\n<h2>Fugitive Matter Listed<\/h2>\n<p>Minnesota Statute 629.13 addresses people accused or convicted of crimes in another state.<\/p>\n<p>The law allows a Minnesota judge to issue a warrant in certain cases.<\/p>\n<p>Those cases can involve a person accused of fleeing justice from another state.<\/p>\n<p>The statute also covers some escapes and violations of bail, probation, or parole.<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry does not identify the other state involved.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not identify the underlying case or alleged offense.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CANTU-JR-RUBEN.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CANTU-JR-RUBEN.jpg\" alt=\"Ruben Cantu Jr. booking photo\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><em>Ruben Cantu Jr. booking photo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>No details were provided about when Cantu allegedly entered Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not explain how authorities learned of the out-of-state matter.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/629.13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 629.13<\/a> through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.<\/p>\n<p>The statute describes procedures for apprehending certain people wanted by another state.<\/p>\n<p>It does not, by itself, describe the underlying out-of-state offense.<\/p>\n<h2>Booked in Polk County<\/h2>\n<p>Polk County lists its Justice Center and jail services in Crookston.<\/p>\n<p>The county directs prisoner and visitation questions to its Justice Center.<\/p>\n<p>Cantu&#8217;s booking date is listed as August 28.<\/p>\n<p>The information provided does not include a court date.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not include a bail amount or extradition schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polkcountymn.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Polk County website<\/a> for county information.<\/p>\n<p>Custody information may change as courts review an out-of-state warrant.<\/p>\n<p>An extradition process can also involve officials from the requesting state.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record provided does not say whether extradition has been ordered.<\/p>\n<h2>Case Details Remain Limited<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking does not prove guilt in the underlying case.<\/p>\n<p>The fugitive entry concerns Cantu&#8217;s custody status in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>The available record does not show a conviction on a new Minnesota offense.<\/p>\n<p>Future court records may identify the requesting state and original case.<\/p>\n<p>Those records may also show hearing dates or other custody decisions.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News will report verified updates when additional public 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<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruben Cantu Jr. was booked in Polk County on Aug. 28 on a felony fugitive-from-justice entry involving another state, jail records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46431,"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":[3073,16571,16694,24167,18110,21984,16683,24166,786],"class_list":["post-46430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-crookston-mn","tag-felony-booking","tag-fugitive-from-justice","tag-minnesota-fugitive","tag-minnesota-jail-bookings","tag-polk-county-arrests","tag-polk-county-jail","tag-ruben-cantu-jr","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46430","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=46430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46432,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46430\/revisions\/46432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}