Man Accused Of Shooting At Law Enforcement Helicopter Is Charged

The man accused of shooting at a border patrol helicopter, injuring a Polk County deputy, has been charged.

Seventy-one–year–old Carstie Clausen of Clearbrook is facing three felony charges including attempted murder.

Bail was set at $300,000 dollars.

Authorities were flying over rural Clearwater County on Monday to check on a suspected drug operation.

Clausen shot at the helicopter and a deputy was injured by shattered glass.

He was taken to the hospital in Fosston, treated and released.

His name has not been released since he is part of an undercover drug task force.

According to the criminal complaint, Clausen told investigators he felt the border patrol flyovers were “harassment.”