CHISHOLM, MN (KDAL) – On Tuesday, the Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force and local law enforcement executed a search warrant at a residence on the 700 block of 3rd Street NW in Chisholm.
As officers arrived, the resident attempted an escape from the rear of the building but was detained without incident when confronted by a police K-9.
A search of the residence turned up an AR-15 rifle, an assortment of illegal drugs including meth, cocaine and fentanyl, digital scales and other evidence of drug distribution.
The suspect, identified as 40 year old Justin Stauffer, was charged with various drug related felonies and has multiple prior felony convictions on his record.
During his arraignment hearing at the St. Louis County Courthouse in Hibbing, bail was set at 300 thousand dollars.
