OTC Attorney Michelle Eldien speaking at a press conference at the capitol. (KSTP 5 News)

Fergus Falls, MN – Otter Tail County Attorney Michelle Eldien has joined dozens of Minnesota Sheriffs and County Attorneys in urging lawmakers to pass a bonding bill to help with the mental health crisis.

At a press conference, Eldien spoke about her history with the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center from early in her career, “I remember, at the time, when it closed, that a lot of us in the room now were wondering, ‘What the heck is going to happen and what are they going to do about this and where are these beds going to be?’ And I find it fascinating that I’m standing here, almost thirty years later, wondering that same question.”

Eldien says that law enforcement is in a daily crisis of figu

See Full Page