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Brown County Record

Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) OBSTRUCT LEGAL PROCESS-INTERFERE WITH PEACE OFFICER James Norman William Wellmann, Jr. Hanska. 364 days local confinement, 361 days stayed for 2 years supervised probation Dec. 16. Complete chemical use assessment, follow recommendations, no alcohol use, pay restitution, remain open for 30 days. Write apology letter to victim and officers involved in arrest. Sentence to service 24 hours for 2 years. Gross misdemeanor. Also 4th-degree damage to property. Pay restitution, open for 30 days. ...

Sibley County District Court

• Alberto Javier Palacios Jr. 35, Gaylord, was sentenced Dec. 23 to 87 days in the Sibley County Jail for disorderly conduct. Fines and surcharges were waived. • Brett Matthew Zangel, 32, New Ulm, pled guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm Dec. 23. He was sentenced to 60 months in prison effective immediately.

Brown County Record

(Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) THEFT Julius Lee McGuire. Mankato. $1,579.29 including $919.29 restitution. 364 days local confinement, 341 days stayed for 2 years supervised probation. Credit for 23 days served Dec. 8. Complete intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment, follow all recommendations. No contact with victims. Do not enter Walmart or Sam’s Club stores nationwide while on probation. No alcohol/controlled substance use. Gross misdemeanor.

Sibley County Court

• Eh Kheh Lert, 38, Cottage Grove, pled guilty Dec. 18 to charges alleging first-degree possession of a controlled substance and fourth-degree DWI. He was sentenced to 65 months in prison, stayed for up to 5 years supervised probation with conditions of 43 days in the Sibley County Jail, be released directly from jail into the Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge High Intensity Residential Program, complete a Victim Impact Panel, pay a $1,085 fine. • Alfred Eugene Lee, 29, Gibbon; and Victoria Lavelle Noyes, 25, Gaylord, pled guilty Dec. 18 to a charge alleging child neglect. ...

Court Proceedings

Sibley County Sheriff’s Office • Eh Kheh Lert, 38, Cottage Grove, pled guilty Dec. 18 to charges alleging first-degree possession of a controlled substance and fourth-degree DWI. He was sentenced to 65 months in prison, stayed for up to 5 years supervised probation with conditions of 43 days in the Sibley County Jail, be released directly from jail into the Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge High Intensity Residential Program, complete a Victim Impact Panel, pay a $1,085 fine. • Alfred Eugene Lee, 29, Gibbon; and Victoria Lavelle Noyes, 25, Gaylord, pled guilty Dec. 18 to a ...

Brown County Record

Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) FIFTH-DEGREE DRUG POSSESSION-NOT SMALL AMOUNT MARIJUANA Kelly Florence Beach, Winona. $1,060. 364 days local confinement, stayed for 2 years supervised probation. Sentence to Service 10 hours for 2 years. Complete chemical use assessment, follow recommendations. NO mood-altering chemicals. No possession of alcohol or drugs. No alcohol/controlled substance use. Gross misdemeanor Dec. 2. THIRD-DEGREE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY-REDUCE VALUE $501-$1,000 Jeremy Scott Blahowski Jr. Harris. $1,441 including $1,366 ...