Syrus Riley Sargent, 40, is charged in Mahnomen County District Court.<\/p>\n
The charges involve alleged possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl.<\/p>\n
The case stems from an incident on September 24, 2026.<\/p>\n
Police Called To Mahnomen Apartment<\/h2>\n
According to the criminal complaint, law enforcement responded to an apartment at 2235 College Road.<\/p>\n
The initial report involved someone allegedly barricaded in a room and being threatened with a knife.<\/p>\n
Officers entered a rear bedroom and found Sargent and another person.<\/p>\n
The complaint says investigators found insufficient evidence to file charges over the alleged knife incident.<\/p>\n
Authorities continued investigating after allegedly seeing suspected drugs inside the bedroom.<\/p>\n
Suspected Meth Seen Near Scale<\/h2>\n
The complaint says a baggie containing a white crystalline substance was visible on a dresser.<\/p>\n
A digital scale was reportedly located beside the baggie.<\/p>\n
The other person in the bedroom allegedly admitted using methamphetamine earlier that day.<\/p>\n
Authorities then obtained a warrant to search the residence.<\/p>\n
Search Allegedly Finds Meth And Fentanyl<\/h2>\n
During the search, investigators reported finding several pieces of suspected drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n
Those items included a digital scale and several small baggies containing crystalline residue.<\/p>\n
Authorities also reported finding a pink paper bindle containing a white powder.<\/p>\n
Several pieces of burned tinfoil were also recovered, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n
A crystalline substance allegedly tested presumptively positive for methamphetamine.<\/p>\n
The complaint says it weighed approximately 1.8 grams.<\/p>\n
The white powder allegedly tested presumptively positive for fentanyl.<\/p>\n
Apartment Located In Protected Zones<\/h2>\n
The complaint states the apartment was part of a public housing complex.<\/p>\n
It was also across the street from a park and located within a school zone.<\/p>\n
Sargent faces felony third-degree drug possession involving alleged methamphetamine in a protected zone.<\/p>\n
That charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison or a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n
He also faces felony fifth-degree possession involving alleged fentanyl.<\/p>\n
The complaint cites two previous fifth-degree drug possession convictions.<\/p>\n
The fifth-degree charge carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment or a $10,000 fine.<\/p>\n
More information about Minnesota controlled-substance laws is available through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n The charges are allegations. Sargent is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n I\u2019m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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