Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal indictment charging ANTHONY DALE RANDKLEV, 39, with illegally possessing a firearm.1 RANDKLEV has been previously convicted of multiple violent offenses, including assault, drug, and kidnapping convictions, which prohibit him, under federal law, from owning or possessing a firearm.

1 The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

According to the indictment, on or about July 22, 2018, the defendant possessed a Remington model 870 12-gauge shotgun. If convicted of the federal charge, RANDKLEV faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison.

RANDKLEV is also indicted in Otter Tail County District Court on three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, as well as one count each of kidnapping, first-degree burglary, false imprisonment, felon in possession of a firearm, and fleeing a police officer. He is currently in custody in the Otter Tail County Jail.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the ATF, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the Otter Tail County Attorney’s Office. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative that brings together federal, state, and local law enforcement to combat violent crime.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson is prosecuting the case.

Defendant Information:

Anthony Dale Randklev, 39

Pelican Rapids, Minn.

Charges:

1 The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

 Felon in Possession of a Firearm, 1 count

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United States Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota: (612) 664-5600