Brown County Record
Brown County District Court
POSSESS ANY TYPE OF FIREARM/AMMUNITION-CRIME OF VIOLENCE
Erasmo Ozuna Jr. 60 mos. St. Cloud Correctional Facility. May 4, 2026. Felony.
FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION-VULNERABLE ADULT
Kathryn Marie Hjelmer. St. James. Stay of adjudication. $160. Pay restitution, to remain open for 30 days from May 4, 2026. Five years supervised probation. Do not use or possess firearms, ammunition or explosives. No use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons. Sentence to service 10 days for five years.
SECOND-DEGREE DWI
Jacob Allen Carnes. New Ulm. May 7, 2026. $1,010. 364 days local confinement, 349 days stayed for three years supervised probation. Work release, sentence to service if eligible. Good time credit if earned. Comply with Ignition Interlock program, complete chemical use assessment. Attend MADD Impact Panel/DWI Impact Panel. Gross misdemeanor.
ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY
Owen Dean Palm. Fairmont. $160. 364 days local confinement, 244 days stayed for two years supervised probation. Pay restitution to remain open for 30 days from May 5, 2026. Follow all recommendations of Recovery in Motion treatment program upon discharge. No possession of alcohol or drugs except prescribed medications. No alcohol/controlled substance use, no mood-altering chemicals. Gross misdemeanor.
DWI
Dawn Marie Smith, Mankato. $685. May 7, 2026. 90 days local confinement, stayed for two years supervised probation. Complete chemical use assessment, follow recommendations, attend MADD Impact Panel, No alcohol/controlled substance use. No mood-altering chemicals. Misdemeanor.
