Red Lake Falls man sentenced to 65 months for selling methamphetamine

Red Lake Falls man sentenced to 65 months for selling methamphetamine

PENNINGTON COUNTY, Minn. — A Red Lake Falls man was sentenced Tuesday, Nov. 25, to 65 months — or nearly five and a half years — for selling methamphetamine in Pennington County. Nicholas Walter Johnson, 38, pleaded not guilty to felony first-degree sale of a controlled substance in November 2024, but was found guilty of the crime in October after a trial by jury. He faced up to 30 years in prison for the crime, but state sentencing guidelines r…