Beltrami County man charged with two felonies after fugitive listing
Turney was booked May 27 on two felonies after a fugitive listing. The counts allege fleeing police in a vehicle and a firearm violation.
Alacio Ron Turney, already listed as a wanted fugitive by the Minnesota Department of Corrections, was booked in Beltrami County on May 27 on two new felony counts: fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and a felon convicted crime of violence firearm or ammunition violation.
State corrections records identify Turney, born Oct. 27, 1999, and tie him to Beltrami case file 04-CR-21-1610. The department lists his sentence date as June 22, 2021, his last release date as April 27, 2026, and his highest-ranked offense as weapons. His fugitive status was listed as of May 2, 2026.
The new charges divide the alleged conduct into two separate criminal counts. One count centers on an effort to get away from law enforcement in a motor vehicle. The other alleges prohibited possession of a firearm or ammunition by someone with a qualifying violent conviction. Together, the booking entry shows how prosecutors can turn a single encounter into multiple felony allegations when the facts support more than one offense.
The case now moves into Beltrami County District Court, where criminal matters filed in the county are handled under the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Readers should watch the early court dates, which will show how the complaint is presented, whether the charges hold as filed, and how prosecutors choose to proceed.
The filing lands in a county where the sheriff’s office says it patrols more than 3,000 square miles and serves more than 47,000 residents, with the summertime population more than doubling because of tourism. That broad territory includes Bemidji, the county seat, and stretches across a region where public-safety calls can move quickly from routine enforcement to a wider concern.
For Beltrami County, the significance of the case goes beyond one booking entry. A fugitive designation, a vehicle-flight allegation and a firearm-related felony charge together point to a case that could carry serious consequences if the complaint advances through district court.
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