Moorhead, MN (KROC-AM News) - A major fentanyl bust in northern Minnesota has put a Rochester man in prison for more than eight years.

According to court documents, 33-year-old Antonio Deandre Johnson was arrested in June 2023 after Moorhead Police Officers conducted a traffic stop on I-94 and discovered a large stash of drugs. Investigators reported seizing approximately 1000 fentanyl pills and 13 grams of cocaine.

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The criminal complaint filed against Johnson indicated Moorhead Police believe the drugs were set to be delivered to the Fargo-Moorhead and sold throughout the community. He was charged with aggravated first-degree drug sales, two additional first-degree drug charges for sale, and a third-degree drug possession charge.

APPOXIMATELY 1000 FENTANYL PILLS WERE SEIZED IN THE BUST

Prior to the announcement of a plea agreement in the case, a judge in Clay County dismissed the aggravated first-degree charge after ruling the prosecution lacked probable cause. Under the plea deal, Johnson admitted to the first-degree drug sales charge in exchange for the dismissal of the remaining charges.

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A Rochester man went before a judge in Moorhead this morning and was given a sentence of 98 months in prison. He was also given credit for 217 days he has already served in jail.

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