Brown County District Court

• Felony 1st-degree burglary, gross misdemeanor 4th-degree burglary and misdemeanor 5th-degree assault charges were filed Jan. 3, 2022 against Jeffrey S. Hookom, 25, and against Jonathon D. Hookom, 21, both of 1427 S. Broadway, New Ulm. Court appearances were set for 8:30 a.m., Jan. 25, 2022.

According to court documents, New Ulm Police responded to a disturbance at 12:02 p.m. Sept. 13, 2021 at the Affordable New Ulm Motel, 1427 S. Broadway. An alleged victim told police Hookom and a juvenile forced their way into his room and tried to assault him. The man said three men came to his door. When he opened it, they pushed their way in and began yelling and swearing at him, which scared a small child on a couch.

The man said the men tried to punch him but he blocked the punches and was not injured. He said the disturbance woke another person sleeping in a different room. The man showed police a lamp near the door that was damaged in the incident.

In addition, the man said his vehicle was damaged and another person was assaulted as he left the area.

• Two counts of felony 5th-degree drug possession controlled substance and two counts of misdemeanor 4th-degree DWI were filed Jan. 3, 2022 against Hunter E. Johnson, 22, 1621 Garden St. N., New Ulm. A court appearance was set for 8:30 a.m., Jan. 25, 2022.

According to court documents, New Ulm Police responded to the 400 block of State Street North for a vehicle that collided with a parked vehicle on March 27, 2021. At the scene, Johnson told police he was driving a vehicle in the crash. Police saw a prescription medication bottle in the vehicle that had been tampered with and was unreadable.

Police found two different types of pills in the bottle that Johnson said were both Adderall that he obtained from random people. Johnson told police he swerved to to avoid a squirrel that caused the crash.

Johnson said he took some of his medication the previous day. Police located a glass container with a very small amount of a green, leafy substance that looked and smelled like marijuana. Police noticed several intoxication clues from Johnson including slight swaying while standing and dilated pupils.

Since a preliminary blood test Johnson agreed to take registered no blood alcohol content, police thought he was under the influence of a controlled substance. Police completed a blood draw search warrant that was granted/approved by a judge and samples were collected.

Two of the medications found in Johnson’s possession were labeled “Adderall XR 30 mg.” Other medications in pill form were broken into pieces and stamped “S903.” They were identified as Alprazolam 2 mg. a Schedule 4 controlled substance.

A BCA toxicology report dated Sept. 16, 2021 showed a significant present of alprazolam, a Schedule 4 narcotic drug, and clonazolam, a Schedule 1 controlled substance.

• A felony issue dishonored check charge was filed Jan. 3, 2022 against Jamie M. Hugoson, 44, Fairmont. A court appearance was set for 8:30 a.m., Jan. 25, 2022.

According to court documents, Royal Tire called New Ulm Police Oct. 7, 2021 about a bad check written Hugoson for $1,638.15. The Royal Tire caller said they tried reaching Hugoson but had no contact of calls returned.

New Ulm Police Senior Investigator Moellenhoff was referred a report of a bad check returned for insufficient funds. The name on the check was Hugoson, 2458 10th St., Fairmont, Mn., drafted on a Bank Midwest account.

Royal Tire authored a demand letter and mailed it to Hugoson Oct. 12, 2021. The post office attempted mail delivery on Oct. 14 and 19, 2021, leaving letter notices. The letter was returned to the original sender, marked unclaimed on Oct. 29, 2021.

Moellenhoff wrote Bank Midwest for information on Hugoson’s account, comparing the signature on the check to that on a signature card for Hugoson. The signatures appeared to match. Bank statement provided by the bank showed a negative balance for Hugoson during the month of August.

• A felony theft charge was filed Jan. 3, 2022 against Bryan G. Mortensen, 33, 103 Bardin Dr., Mankato. A court appearance was set for 8:30 a.m. Jan. 25, 2022.

According to court documents, New Ulm Police were contacted by Southside Auto Salvage June 9, 2021 regarding aluminum cans or radiators being stacked in different places from where they were earlier. In addition, aluminum rims were hidden under other vehicles.

The caller said on June 9, 2021, he found a fence cut near where trail cameras were set up and that one of two trail cameras were stolen.

New Ulm Police Investigator Eric Gramentz reviewed trail camera photos and noted two individuals arrive at 7:35 a.m. One was a male wearing only silver/gray shorts, short brown hair with a cigarette under his right ear and a large, back tattoo mostly on his shoulder blades. The other individual is suspected to be male, wearing a red shirt.

The salvage yard contact said three vans near the fence hole were missing catalytic converters. The trail camera showed more items being carried by the individual wearing the red shirt. The salvage yard contact estimated the value of the thefts and property damage to be $2,000 to $3,000.

On June 28, 2021, police received an anonymous tip that the shirtless suspect was Mortensen and a Mankato MMA fighter. Gramentz searched an Minnesota MMA website and found Mortensen’s photos including one of him not wearing a shirt and with tattoos the same as those seen on the trail camera.

On Nov. 7, 2021, Southside Salvage reported missing aluminum rims, radiators and condensers. The exact amount of items missing was not known.

The salvage yard reported nine vehicles missing catalytic converters with a total value of $2,520. The missing game camera was valued at $80, fence repair $70, for a total loss of $2,670.