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Red Lake Falls Man Sentenced in Pennington County on Drug Charges

By Bill Dubensky Nov 30, 2025 | 7:55 AM

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(KNOX) – A Red Lake Falls man was sentenced to nearly five and a half years for selling methamphetamine in Pennington County.

Nicholas Johnson, 38,  pleaded not guilty to felony first-degree sale of a controlled substance in November 2024. Johnson was found guilty of the crime in October in a jury trial.

According to court records Johnson was under investigation by the Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force in August 2023, because it was believed that he was selling methamphetamine. A personal informant set up to buy an ounce of methamphetamine from Johnson for $2,000 and they met in Thief River Falls to complete the drug deal.

The informant turned multiple bags of a crystalline substance over to law enforcement. The substance weighed 29.8 grams and tested presumptively positive for the presence of methamphetamine, the records said.

Johnson has credit for 65 days served.

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