{"id":46979,"date":"2026-09-09T11:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=46979"},"modified":"2026-09-05T17:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:50:43","slug":"crookston-ryan-earle-booked-on-1st-degree-drug-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/crookston-ryan-earle-booked-on-1st-degree-drug-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Crookston: Ryan Earle Booked on 1st-Degree Drug Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Crookston: Ryan Earle Booked on 1st-Degree Drug Charge<\/h2>\n

CROOKSTON, Minn.<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Ryan Kenneth Earle was booked into custody on Sept. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

Earle, 45, was recently booked on a felony first-degree controlled substance charge.<\/p>\n

The Polk County jail information lists the allegation as a first-degree drug sale offense.<\/p>\n

The booking record cites Minnesota Statute 152.021, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n

First-Degree Drug Charge Listed<\/h2>\n

The jail description references cocaine, heroin, or methamphetamine and sales during a 90-day period.<\/p>\n

The booking description also references a threshold of 10 grams or more.<\/p>\n

The available jail information does not describe the alleged sale.<\/p>\n

It does not provide an alleged offense date or identify another person.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Statute 152.021<\/a> covers first-degree controlled substance crimes.<\/p>\n

The current law contains several different ways a first-degree sale offense can be charged.<\/p>\n


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Ryan Kenneth Earle | Northwest Regional Corrections Center booking photo<\/em><\/div>\n

Those provisions depend on the drug, weight, and other alleged circumstances.<\/p>\n

The exact allegations against Earle would be detailed in a criminal complaint or court filing.<\/p>\n

Possible Penalties Under Minnesota Law<\/h2>\n

Current Minnesota law allows significant penalties for a first-degree controlled substance conviction.<\/p>\n

A conviction can carry up to 30 years in prison.<\/p>\n

The statute also allows a fine of up to $1 million.<\/p>\n

Those are maximum penalties under the current statute.<\/p>\n

They do not represent a sentence against Earle.<\/p>\n

Any sentence would depend on a conviction and applicable sentencing rules.<\/p>\n

Booking Recorded in Crookston<\/h2>\n

Polk County inmates are housed at the Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston.<\/p>\n

The facility is located at 816 Marin Avenue.<\/p>\n

Tri-County Community Corrections operates the regional jail.<\/p>\n

The agency serves Polk, Norman, and Red Lake counties.<\/p>\n

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

Additional information is available through Tri-County Community Corrections<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Charge Remains an Allegation<\/h2>\n

A jail booking does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n

The charge against Earle remains an allegation unless proven in court.<\/p>\n

The booking information does not show a final court outcome.<\/p>\n

It also does not list bail, bond, or a sentencing decision.<\/p>\n

No police officer names are included in this report.<\/p>\n

Further court records may provide additional details about the allegations.<\/p>\n

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

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

Ryan Kenneth Earle, 45, was booked in Crookston on Sept. 3 on a felony first-degree drug sale charge, according to Polk County jail information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46980,"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":[3073,6264,17955,18699,4334,954,13812,16683,4413,24492,786],"class_list":["post-46979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-crookston-mn","tag-drug-sale-charge","tag-first-degree-drug-charge","tag-minnesota-drug-arrest","tag-minnesota-statute-152-021","tag-northwest-regional-corrections-center","tag-nwrcc","tag-polk-county-jail","tag-polk-county-minnesota","tag-ryan-kenneth-earle","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46979","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=46979"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46982,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46979\/revisions\/46982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}