{"id":70780,"date":"2026-11-01T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=70780"},"modified":"2026-11-01T01:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T07:26:34","slug":"bemidji-chavez-wind-booked-on-drug-gun-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bemidji-chavez-wind-booked-on-drug-gun-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemidji: Chavez Wind Booked on Drug, Gun Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bemidji <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">(trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2013 Chavez Antonio Wind, 36, of Bemidji, Minnesota, was booked into Cass County Jail on October 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied jail listing shows his booking time as 8:07 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists allegations involving legend drugs, fifth-degree drug possession, possession of a bullet-resistant vest during a crime, and unlawful firearm possession.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the listed offenses appear more than once in the booking entry.<\/p>\n<h2>Multiple Charges Listed in Booking Record<\/h2>\n<p>The first listed allegation cites Minnesota Statute 151.37, subdivision 1.<\/p>\n<p>That law makes it unlawful to possess, sell, give away, barter, exchange, or distribute a legend drug, unless another legal exception applies.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record does not identify the specific legend drug allegedly involved.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not describe the circumstances that led to the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>The record next lists fifth-degree controlled substance possession under Minnesota Statute 152.025, subdivision 2(a)(1).<\/p>\n<p>That same allegation appears twice in the supplied jail listing.<\/p>\n<p>The law covers possession of certain Schedule I, II, III, or IV controlled substances, or residual amounts in drug paraphernalia, with stated exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record does not identify the substance allegedly involved.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70781\" style=\"width: 104px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wind-Chavez-Antonio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70781\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Wind-Chavez-Antonio.jpg\" alt=\"Chavez Antonio Wind\" width=\"104\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chavez Antonio Wind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Firearm and Vest Allegations<\/h2>\n<p>Another listed offense cites Minnesota Statute 609.486.<\/p>\n<p>That statute applies when a person commits or attempts to commit a gross misdemeanor or felony while wearing or possessing a bullet-resistant vest.<\/p>\n<p>The offense is classified as a felony under Minnesota law.<\/p>\n<p>However, the supplied booking record does not describe the alleged underlying crime tied to that allegation.<\/p>\n<p>The final listed statute is Minnesota Statute 624.713, subdivision 1(10)(iii).<\/p>\n<p>The booking entry states this allegation was listed as two counts.<\/p>\n<p>This provision covers firearm possession by an unlawful user of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p>The jail record does not identify the type of firearm allegedly involved.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not explain why two firearm counts were listed.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the laws through the following official resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/151.37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 151.37 \u2013 Legend Drugs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/152.025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 152.025 \u2013 Fifth-Degree Controlled Substance Crime<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.486 \u2013 Crime While Wearing or Possessing a Bullet-Resistant Vest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/624.713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 624.713 \u2013 Certain Persons Not to Possess Firearms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Location and Case Details Not Included<\/h2>\n<p>The jail record identifies Bemidji as Wind&#8217;s listed city.<\/p>\n<p>However, it does not establish where the alleged offenses occurred.<\/p>\n<p>No address, roadway, or incident location appears in the supplied booking information.<\/p>\n<p>The record also does not say whether all allegations came from one incident or more than one investigation.<\/p>\n<p>It does not list a bail amount, release date, or scheduled court appearance.<\/p>\n<h2>Cass County Jail Information<\/h2>\n<p>Cass County Jail operates in Walker, Minnesota, under the Cass County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The county says the jail is a 60-bed facility and also contracts for housing with Itasca County.\u3010turn494138view4\u2020L16-L21\u3011<\/p>\n<p>Readers can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casscountymn.gov\/1321\/Detention-Center-Jail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official Cass County Detention Center website<\/a> for jail information.<\/p>\n<p>Public court records may later appear through <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseSearch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Court Records Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Presumption of Innocence<\/h2>\n<p>A jail booking records an arrest and listed allegations. It does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez Antonio Wind is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/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>Chavez Antonio Wind, 36, of Bemidji, was booked into Cass County Jail on October 15, 2026, on drug, firearm, vest, and legend drug allegations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70782,"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":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"","timeOption":"","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":""},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16518],"tags":[1224,756,30509,11029,16553],"trf_mt_town":[29430],"trf_mt_county":[29512],"trf_mt_topic":[29493,29584],"trf_mt_series":[],"class_list":["post-70780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-bemidji","tag-cass-county","tag-chavez-antonio-wind","tag-drug-charges","tag-jail-booking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70780","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=70780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70783,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70780\/revisions\/70783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70780"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_town","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_town?post=70780"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_county","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_county?post=70780"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_topic?post=70780"},{"taxonomy":"trf_mt_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trf_mt_series?post=70780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}