Man gets 88 months in prison after being caught near Detroit Lakes with loaded gun, meth and cocaine

Man gets 88 months in prison after being caught near Detroit Lakes with loaded gun, meth and cocaine

DETROIT LAKES — Ryan Lee Schmidt, 44, of Minneapolis, has been sentenced in Becker County District Court for felony second-degree drugs and gross misdemeanor DWI. Felony charges of felon in possession of a gun, and committing a crime while in possession of a bullet-resistant vest, and a second gross misdemeanor DWI charge, were all dropped in a plea agreement. According to court records, on Oct. 25, 2024, he was pulled over by a Becker County de…