Brown County District Court

• Matthew Dennis Smith, 32, was charged with felony criminal damage to property Friday in Brown County District Court for damaging the Brown County Jail and Sheriff’s Office by causing a flood in his jail cell in December.

Smith allegedly caused over $12,000 in damage when he flooded his jail cell and the water spread to portions of the Brown County Jail, the Sheriff’s Office and New Ulm Police Department offices below the jail.

Smith had been held since September for assaulting a customer in the drive-thru of the New Ulm McDonald’s, then stealing a vehicle with a gun inside that was left running outside the New Ulm Kwik Trip.

A jury found him guilty of three charges in that case in February and he is now serving a 30-month prison sentence.

Sibley County District Court

• Jose A. Mendoza, 20, Gaylord appeared April 29 for felony fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance. He was released on conditions that he not use or possess alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substances and be subject to reasonable suspicion testing by law enforcement. A Rule 8 hearing was set for 1 p.m., May 13.

• Jordan L. Drexler, 28, New Ulm appeared in a Rule 8 hearing on charges alleging fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance. An omnibus hearing was set for 9:45 a.m. June 10. He was released on the same conditions previously ordered including not using alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substances.

• Katelyn M. Eckblad, 23, St. Peter, appeared on a charge alleging felony financial transaction card fraud. She was released on her own recognizance. A court appearance was set for 9:45 a.m. June 10.

• Dallas J. Thompson, 23, Gaylord, appeared on a charge alleging felony domestic assault. An omnibus hearing was set for 9:45 a.m. June 10. He was released on previously ordered conditions.

• Dale M. Nelson II, 38, Arlington plead guilty to violation of an Order for Protection and escape from custody. Sentencing was set for 11 a.m. June 10. He remains in Sibley County Jail custody.

• Jerry J. Knopik, 39, Ham Lake, appeared on a charge alleging felony fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance. He waived all omnibus issues. A settlement conference was set for 1 p.m. Aug. 12. A jury trial was set for 8:30 a.m. Aug. 24. He was released on previously ordered conditions including not using or possessing alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substances.