Five Arrested in Crow Wing County Drug Bust

Five residents of the Lakes Area were arrested Thursday morning for drug offenses and probation violations at a residence in the 10000 block of County Road 16 in Ideal Township.

A search warrant was executed around 9:24 a.m. by the Lakes Area Drug Investigative Division (LADID), Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office and Baxter Police Department. LADID found 3 pounds of methamphetamine, worth about $16,000.00 in street value. Along with the drugs, law enforcement also found large amounts of cash and ammunition inside the residence.

Arrested were:

– Brienna Rodriguez, age 26, Pine River, MN (probation violation)

– Doug Melby Jr., age 59, Pequot Lakes, MN (1st degree drugs, possess pistol/weapon ineligible person ammunition)

– Charles Ford, age 60, Backus, MN (5th degree drugs)

– Richard Kinnunen, age 52, Brainerd, MN (5th degree drugs, probation violation)

– Lisa Maas, age 52, Crosby, MN (probation violation)

Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl said, “these arrests were the result of a continuing investigation and tips from our public. A case like this is a perfect example of our office working with the public to get these drugs out of our community and arrest those involved.”