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(Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) DWI Joshua Jay Knakmuhs, Westbrook. $2,155. 180 days local confinement, 60/60/60 staggered jail, Huber privileges apply. Credit for 4 days served. 42 mo. St. Cloud Correctional Facility, stayed for five years supervised probation. No mood-altering chemicals including alcohol. Attend MADD Impact Panel. Serve 30 days alcohol monitoring every year on probation. Ignition Interlock can substitute for monitoring. Felony. Stacy Lynn Melzer. N. Mankato. $510. 90 days local confinement stayed for 1 year supervised probation. Complete ...

Brown County Record

(Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) THIRD-DEGREE DWI, 1 AGGRAVATING FACTOR Faye Colleen Dietz, Sleepy Eye. $620. 364 days local confinement, stayed for 3 years supervised probation. Attend MADD Impact Panel, pay fee. Complete chemical use assessment, follow recommendations. No alcohol use, no mood-altering chemicals. Sentence to service 15 days for indeterminate. Gross misdemeanor. DWI Kyle Anthony Forster. New Ulm. $510. 90 days local confinement, stayed for 2 years supervised probation. Complete chemical use assessment. No alcohol use, mood-altering ...

Court proceedings

Brown County District Court • Abel Lee Vasquez, 27, New Ulm, was charged July 2 with felony malicious punishment of a child and two counts of gross misdemeanor domestic assault. A first appearance Zoom hearing was set for 10 a.m. July 17. According to court documents, on April 18, New Ulm Police Senior Investigator Chris Moellenhoff learned of a report involving an 8-year-old being allegedly physically assaulted by his father. The child talked about an April 14 incident at the family residence in which the child was laying on the couch, a sibling wanted to sit on the couch too, but ...

Court Proceedings

Brown County District Court • Abel Lee Vasquez, 27, New Ulm, was charged July 2 with felony malicious punishment of a child and two counts of gross misdemeanor domestic assault. A first appearance Zoom hearing was set for 10 a.m. July 17. According to court documents, on April 18, New Ulm Police Senior Investigator Chris Moellenhoff learned of a report involving an 8-year-old being allegedly physically assaulted by his father. The child talked about an April 14 incident at the family residence in which the child was laying on the couch, a sibling wanted to sit on the couch too, ...

Court proceedings

Brown County District Court • Zachary Lucas Bongers, 32, Albert Lea, was charged Tuesday with Felony 3rd-degree drug possession of a Schedule II controlled substance in a drug treatment facility and misdemeanor violate restraining order. A Zoom hearing was set for 10 a.m. July 17. According to court documents, New Ulm Police Officer Greg Miller got a phone call at 1:25 a.m. June 2 from a Brown County Evaluation Center staff member (witness 1) who said a man brought in items for one of their patients that contained narcotics. At detox, officer Miller was shown a “rock” of what he ...

Brown County Record

(Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) INSTRUCTION PERMIT VIOLATION Juan Gabriel Andrade Duran. New Ulm. $135. SPEEDING William James Brooks. Fairmont. 70/55. $145. Brandon James Marron. Eyota. 65/55. $125. Mason Jon Schwecke. Mayer. 65/55 .$125. Jef Lee Behnken. St. Louis Park. 65/55. $125. Pedro Garcia. Greenwald. 79/60. $145. Also No Mn driver’s license. $100. Peter John Goblirsch. Hanska. 64/55. $125. Emily Laura Grimsbo. Palisade. 76/60. $145. Parker August Neubauer. New Ulm. 65/55. $125. Austin Nathaniel Ouellette. St. Cloud. 65/55. $125. Also expired ...