An officer with the Fairmont Police Department has been arrested and is awaiting charges following an investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA).
On the evening of May 30, 2026, Fairmont Police Department responded to a civil-custody issue involving Fairmont Police Officer Dustin Wade Schwebke. Due to the conflict of interest, Martin County Sheriff’s Office was requested to conduct the investigation.
On June 15, 2026, an adult female reported additional crimes to the Fairmont Police Department.
The accusations involve Officer Schwebke. For that reason, on June 17 the Fairmont Police Department requested the BCA take on the investigation as a conflict-of-interest case. On June 18, BCA agents arrested Schwebke in Parkers Prairie without incident. He is being held in the Otter Tail County Jail in Fergus Falls awaiting his first court appearance on the following probable cause charges.
• Felony – Criminal Sexual Conduct – 3rd Degree, 609.344.1(b)
• Felony – Threats of Violence – Reckless Disregard Risk, 609.713.1
•Felony – Tamper w/Witness-1st Deg-Prevent Inform to Police, Active 609.498.1(d)
•Misdemeanor – Domestic Assault, 609.2242.1(1)
Officer Schwebke has been employed with the Fairmont Police Department since 2007 and is currently assigned as a patrol officer. He has been placed on administrative leave.
The Fairmont Police Department remains committed to cooperating with the BCA investigation