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Sibley County District Court • Maria Padilla, 51, Gaylord, pleaded guilty Nov. 21 to an amended charge of felony theft. A pre-sentence investigation and 1 p.m. Jan. 30 sentencing hearing were ordered. She was released on previously ordered conditions. • The court found probable cause to require Michael Roy Brown, 47, Gibbon, to stand trial on charges alleging second-degree assault and making threats of violence Nov. 21. A settlement conference was set for 1 p.m. Jan. 23. A jury trial was set for 8:30 a.m. Jan. 26. He was released on previously ordered conditions.

Brown County Record

Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) 5TH-DEGREE ASSAULT Timothy Garth Jr. New Ulm. $560. 90 days local confinement, 87 days stayed for 1 year supervised probation. Pay restitution, open for 45 days. Complete diagnostic assessment/anger management program. No contact with victims. Misdemeanor. Dalton John Kuck. New Ulm. $485. 90 days local confinement, 75 days stayed for 1 year supervised probation. 15 days sentence to service per year for indeterminate. Pay restitution, open for 45 days. Participate in restorative conferencing ...

Sibley County District Court

• Jeffrey Paul Vandenheuvel, 61, Lafayette, pleaded guilty to driving after cancellation-inimical to public safety Thursday. A charge of giving a peace officer the name and birth date of another was dismissed according to a plea agreement. Adjudication was stayed, Vandenheuvel was placed on 1 year unsupervised probation under conditions that he obtain a valid driver’s license within six months, pay $500 and have no same or similar offenses.

Brown County Record

(Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) 5TH-DEGREE ASSAULT Timothy Garth Jr. New Ulm. $560. 90 days local confinement, 87 days stayed for 1 year supervised probation. Pay restitution, open for 45 days. Complete diagnostic assessment/anger management program. No contact with victims. Misdemeanor. Dalton John Kuck. New Ulm. $485. 90 days local confinement, 75 days stayed for 1 year supervised probation. 15 days sentence to service per year for indeterminate. Pay restitution, open for 45 days. Participate in restorative conferencing facilitation. No contact with victims. ...

Court Proceedings

Sibley County District Court • Jeffrey Paul Vandenheuvel, 61, Lafayette, pleaded guilty to driving after cancellation-inimical to public safety Thursday. A charge of giving a peace officer the name and birthdate of another was dismissed according to a plea agreement. Adjudication was stayed, Vandenheuvel was placed on 1 year unsupervised probation under conditions that he obtain a valid driver’s license within six months, pay $500 and have no same or similar offenses.

Court Proceedings

Sibley County District Court • Chad Gregory Royston Stephens, 39, Gaylord, was sentenced to 180 days in the Sibley County Jail for unlawful firearm possession, continue individual therapy, complete 10 days Sentence to Service, not use or possess firearms, ammunition or explosives. A 60 month prison sentence was stayed for up to five years supervised probation. • Osbaldo Cardoza, 33, Glencoe, pleaded guilty to gross misdemeanor domestic assault Nov. 7. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. Sentencing was set for 1 p.m. Jan. 30, 2025.