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Brown County District Court THIRD-DEGREE DRUG POSSESSION-10 GRAMS OR MORE OF NARCOTIC OTHER THAN HEROIN OR FENTANYL Julie Wahlstrom-Hartmann, Currie. Stay of adjudication. $75. Three days local confinement. Forty hours adult sentence to service for one year. Five years supervised probation. Complete chemical use assessment, follow recommendations within 30 days of Aug. 4, 2026. Attend MADD Impact Panel within 90 days. No possession of alcohol or drugs. No drug paraphernalia. Also 364 days local confinement, 361 days stayed for three years supervised probation.

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Sibley County Sheriff’s Office • Unconditional bail was set at $300,000 cash or bond Aug. 19 for Daniel Arthur Howard Kalm, 67, Gibbon on a charge alleging first-degree DWI. In the alternative, the court released Kalm on his own recognizance, subject to conditions that he not use or possess alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substances, including THC and comply with Colorwheel testing. An omnibus hearing was set for 1 p.m. Oct, 8, 2026. • Tressa Dee Weeden-Bootz, 40, Savage admitted to violating probation terms Aug. 19 after being arrested on allegations she violated ...

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Brown County District Court CARELESS DRIVING Paul Scott Bloemke, Nicollet. $385. 90 days local confinement, stayed for 1 year supervised probation as of Aug. 5, 2026. Complete chemical use assessment, follow recommendations. Attend MADD Impact Panel. Misdemeanor. DRIVING WITHOUT VALID LICENSE FOR VEHICLE CLASS OR TYPE Niyah Ahlyssa Smith. Mankato. $185. 90 days local confinement, stayed for 1 year as of Aug. 4, 2026. Misdemeanor.

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Brown County District Court FIFTH-DEGREE DRUG POSSESSION-NOT CANNABIS/HEMP Josey Ray Netsch. Address unknown. $160. 364 days local confinement, 270 days stayed for two years supervised probation. Complete chemical use assessment, follow recommendations. No alcohol/controlled substance use except prescribed medications. Gross misdemeanor. THEFT Nathan Thomas Veesenmeyer, St. Paul. $290.08 including $215.08 restitution. 90 days local confinement, 83 days stayed for two years supervised probation. Complete antitheft shoplifting course if recommended by probation. Pay restitution July ...

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Sibley County Court • Unconditional bail was set at $300,000 cash or bond Aug. 3 for Jeffrey Richard Divan, 44, Arlington on a charge alleging making threats of violence and domestic assault. He could be released on his own recognizance with conditions that he not use or possess alcohol or non-prescribed, controlled substances including THC, that he comply with alcohol monitoring, not use or possess firearms or ammunition. A Rule 8 hearing was set for 9:45 a.m. Aug. 13. • An omnibus hearing on a charge alleging first-degree sale of a controlled substance was set for 1 p.m., Oct. ...

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Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) SECOND-DEGREE DWI Jeffery Daniel Odegard, New Ulm. $1,010. 364 days local confinement, 354 days stayed for 3 years supervised probation. Complete chemical use assessment, within 30 days of July 22, 2026 sentencing. Attend MADD Impact Panel, no alcohol/controlled substance use or possession. Sentence to service 15 days for indeterminate. Gross misdemeanor. FIFTH-DEGREE ASSAULT Edward Nathaniel Jones, New Ulm. $485. 90 days local confinement, 86 days sdtayed for 1 year supervised probation. Credit for ...