Multiple agencies execute warrant in Moorhead

Michael Croud | Courtesy: Becker County Sheriff's Office
Michael Croud | Courtesy: Becker County Sheriff's Office

(Moorhead, Minn) -- Multiple agencies worked collaboratively Tuesday night with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to execute a warrant in search of a wanted homicide suspect.

According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the warrant was for 40-year-old Michael Dwayne Croud, age 40, of White Earth. He is wanted in connection with a Becker County homicide occurring in Pine Point on Sunday. In addition to Croud, law enforcement were also looking for evidence connected to the crime.

Croud was not apprehended, and there is a warrant out for his arrest for second-degree murder with intent.

There is no known threat to the public, and anyone who sees Croud or knows his whereabouts is asked to call the Becker County Sheriff's Office at 218-847-2661.

The Red River Valley SWAT Team, West Central Drug Task Force, Becker and Clay County Sheriff's Office, along with the White Earth Tribal and Moorhead Police Departments assisted in the serving of the search warrant in an apartment complex located on South 18th Street in Moorhead.