Lake County Sheriff's Office Updates Active Warrant List, Seeks Public Help

More than 20 individuals are named on Lake County's refreshed warrant roster, posted April 8 by Sheriff Nathan Stadler's office in the second such update in less than three weeks. The previous list was dated March 19, a 20-day turnaround that suggests the department is maintaining this public resource more actively than in prior cycles.

The April 8 roster includes Devin James Anderson, Scott Loren Anderson, Daniel Paul Asmussen, Noah William Beld, Justin David Benoit, Lloyd Henry Boudreaux III, Anna Marie Brydon, Michael Joseph Burke, Carley S. Davis, Eric Anthony Friederich, Jean Paul Marcel Gnassounou, Joseph Gordon Haga, Jesse Scott Haglund, Lee Robert Hansen, Michael Kent Harvey, Keith Joseph Honer, Jason William Hungerford, David Maxwell Janke, and Michael David Jarvinen, among others.

In a county where annual reported crime averages around 110 incidents, a roster of this length is a meaningful enforcement signal. Lake County spans 2,062 square miles of the Arrowhead Region of Northeastern Minnesota, from the Lake Superior shoreline north to the gateway of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The 66th most populated of Minnesota's 87 counties, it holds roughly 10,879 residents, and its 13 sworn deputies cover that territory from three stations: the Law Enforcement Center at 613 3rd Ave in Two Harbors, a Silver Bay post 28 miles to the northeast with four deputies and K9 Arrow, and a Fall Lake station at the entry to the BWCA. In a department of that scale, a tip from a neighbor or coworker can determine whether a warrant goes served this week or sits unresolved for months.

Stadler, a Silver Bay native, was sworn in January 3rd to succeed retired Sheriff Carey Johnson, with Tim Luoma serving as Chief Deputy. Under Minnesota Statutes Section 13.82, arrest records are public data, but the sheriff's office cautions that a listing is not a finding of guilt. Warrants typically reflect a court's determination of probable cause or a missed appearance, not a conviction.

Tips on the whereabouts of any named individual go to (218) 834-8385. The office asks callers not to approach or confront people they believe may be wanted. To independently verify warrant status, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension offers a Public Criminal History Search that any resident can access.

If your name appears on the list, contacting an attorney before reaching out to law enforcement is the advisable first move. A warrant does not resolve itself by inaction; self-surrender coordinated through legal counsel typically produces a more controlled outcome than an unannounced arrest.