{"id":47052,"date":"2026-09-10T15:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=47052"},"modified":"2026-09-06T06:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:33:43","slug":"moorhead-fabian-contreras-booked-on-drug-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/moorhead-fabian-contreras-booked-on-drug-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Moorhead: Fabian Contreras Booked on Drug Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Moorhead: Fabian Contreras Booked on Drug Charge<\/h2>\n

MOORHEAD, Minn.<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Fabian Abel Contreras was booked into the Clay County Correctional Facility on Sept. 2, 2026.<\/p>\n

Contreras, 33, was booked at 11:34 p.m., according to the Clay County inmate roster.<\/p>\n

The Moorhead Police Department is listed as the arresting agency.<\/p>\n

The roster lists one fifth-degree controlled substance possession charge.<\/p>\n

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

The booking description references possession of certain Schedule I, II, III, or IV controlled substances.<\/p>\n

It also references controlled substance residue found in drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n

The listed offense excludes cannabis and qualifying hemp products.<\/p>\n

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

It also does not provide an alleged amount or describe where the substance was found.<\/p>\n

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

Minnesota Statute 152.025<\/a> covers controlled substance crime in the fifth degree.<\/p>\n

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\"Fabian<\/p>\n

Fabian Abel Contreras | Clay County Correctional Facility booking photo<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Subdivision 2(a)(1) covers unlawful possession of certain Schedule I through IV controlled substances.<\/p>\n

The provision also includes some residual amounts found in drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n

Cannabis flower and several legal cannabis or hemp products are excluded from that provision.<\/p>\n

Penalties Can Depend on Case Details<\/h2>\n

Minnesota law provides different penalties for fifth-degree controlled substance possession convictions.<\/p>\n

Some qualifying first-time cases involving very small amounts can be gross misdemeanors.<\/p>\n

Other convictions can carry up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n

The statute also allows a fine of up to $10,000 in those cases.<\/p>\n

Those penalties do not represent a sentence against Contreras.<\/p>\n

The roster does not provide enough information to determine which penalty provision could apply.<\/p>\n

Any sentence would require a conviction through the court process.<\/p>\n

Booked at Clay County Facility<\/h2>\n

The Clay County Correctional Facility is located at 800 9th Street North in Moorhead.<\/p>\n

The county says the facility has 220 beds.<\/p>\n

It houses minimum, medium, and maximum custody inmates.<\/p>\n

Readers can visit the Clay County Correctional Facility website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Clay County inmate roster<\/a> provides updated custody information.<\/p>\n

Charge Remains an Allegation<\/h2>\n

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

The charge against Contreras remains an allegation unless proven through the court process.<\/p>\n

The available roster does not provide a final court judgment.<\/p>\n

Additional court filings may provide more information about the allegation.<\/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":"

Fabian Abel Contreras, 33, was booked in Moorhead on Sept. 2 on a fifth-degree controlled substance possession charge, Clay County records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47053,"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":[1145,8617,5704,24523,9555,10809,18699,10522,1835,786],"class_list":["post-47052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-clay-county-jail","tag-clay-county-minnesota","tag-controlled-substance-possession","tag-fabian-abel-contreras","tag-fabian-contreras","tag-fifth-degree-drug-charge","tag-minnesota-drug-arrest","tag-minnesota-statute-152-025","tag-moorhead-mn","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47052","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=47052"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47055,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47052\/revisions\/47055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}