Sheriff's Office • 100 North Fifth Avenue West • Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2340 • www.stlouiscountymn.gov
Gordon Ramsay
Sheriff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:8/15/2024
Media Contact: Division Commander Nate Skelton
(218) 471-7167
LSVOTF Arrests
On 08/10/2024 at approximately 2145 hours, Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force (LSVOTF) and the St Louis County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant on Highway 37 and Dublin Road near the Hibbing Airport as a part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. During this warrant, a male and female were taken into custody and are charged with 1st degree sales of methamphetamine for their part in trafficking methamphetamine from Chicago to the Iron Range over the last several months. $1900 of suspected drug proceeds were seized from the passenger during this warrant.
On 08/11/2024 at approximately 0145 hours, a second search warrant was executed as a part of the narcotics investigation, at a residence in the Brooklyn area of Hibbing. At this residence a male and female were taken into custody: one for outstanding arrest warrants and one for their part in distributing narcotics in the community. Approximately 617 grams of methamphetamine was seized during this warrant, as well as cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, schedule II pills, and nearly an ounce of fentanyl. $1562 of drug proceeds were seized during this warrant.
The following parties are in custody:
Ronald Freeman, Hibbing MN
Emily Russo, Hibbing MN
Shaunte Parker, Chicago, IL
Chavell Ford, Las Vegas, NV
Charges have been referred for three additional individuals who have not been taken into custody at this time.
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