Bench warrant issued for man in White Bear Lake HS forgery case

A Ramsey County judge issued a bench warrant after Kelvin Micaiah Luebke missed his April 30 court appearance on forgery charges connected to White Bear Lake Area High School.

Luebke faces two counts of aggravated forgery and one count of forgery, prosecutors say. Investigators allege he enrolled at the school as a 17-year-old using a Liberian birth certificate that showed a 2007 birthdate and attended for 19 days in September 2025, joining football practices but not playing in games, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul reported. Authorities say jail booking records and Luebke's Minnesota driver's license, U.S. passport and U.S. birth certificate show his true birthdate is May 30, 2003.

The episode traces back to the school enrollment, which prosecutors say exploited protections meant for homeless and unaccompanied minors under the McKinney-Vento Act. That law allows schools to enroll students quickly without usual documentation, and officials say the case raises questions about how Twin Cities districts verify age and identity while complying with federal rules.

Court records show the bench warrant was issued after Luebke failed to appear for the scheduled Ramsey County hearing on April 30. Authorities did not say whether Luebke has been located or when he might be returned to custody.