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Brown County District Court • Two 3rd-degree gross misdemeanor DWI charges were filed Oct. 10, 2023 against Victoria E. Raatz, 21, 107 Sunset Ave., Hanska. According to court documents, New Ulm Police saw a vehicle touch a lane marker at Center and Broadway, then cross over 10 lane marking stripes for a half block at 1:11 a.m., Sept. 16, 2023. Police stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as Raatz who showed alcohol impairment clues. She admitted to drinking and failed a series of field sobriety tests. Raatz provided a preliminary breath test read .167% and she was ...

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(Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted). SPEEDING Obet A. Briones, White Pine, Tn. 70/60. $125. Anthony J. Chadderdon, Mora. 105/55. $385. Coltyn Forrest Griffin Fogal, Darfur. 75/55. $225. Also no proof motor vehicle insurance, $200. Randell John Henderson, St. James. 77/55. $225. Xander Thomas Mcbride, 711 Sunrise Blvd. Redwood Falls. 65/55. $125. Brady Richard Mertz. 2316 Lake Ave. New Ulm. 71/55. $145. Candi Lynn Petersen, St. James. 77/55. $225. Elizabeth Danielle Borer, Eagle Lake. 43/30. $135. Stephen thomas Marlowe, 1317 S. State, New Ulm. 43/30. $135. Ray ...

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Brown County District Court • A felony check forgery charge was filed Oct. 3, 2023 against Michael Le Duong, 31, St. Paul. According to court documents, New Ulm Police Cpl. T. J. Ibberson took a call on Sept. 11, 2023 from a Citizens Bank representative about a fraudulent check received and cashed at Citizens Bank in Lafayette. Duong did not want to wait for an attempt to verify the check and left. Staff learned the check Duong tried to cash was fraudulent and the information was passed on to Citizens Bank in New Ulm. By the time the information was received by the New Ulm ...

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(Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted). SPEEDING Ethan S. Domeier, 22925 185th Ave. New Ulm. 60/40. $225. Pollyana M. Johnson, 15237 CR 8, Comfrey. 70/60. $125. Rachelle M. Petrick, La Salle. 70/55. $145. Georgiy Pavlovich Cholak, Lakeville, 68/55. $135. Michael Thomas Cooper, 22481 519th Ave. Lake Crystal, 65/55. $125. Mary Jo. Schuette, 12312 320th Ave. Comfrey. 71/55. $145. Stephen Micah Trachtenberg, Chatfield. 69/60. $125. Michael Jon Wurtzberger, 419 N. German, New Ulm. 65/55. $125. William Murl Beem Jr. Lakeville. 44/30. $135. Justin Scott Hoffmann, 12032 110th ...

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Brown County District Court • Two felony financial transaction card fraud charges was filed Sept. 25, 2023 against Laura Sue Randall, 50, 1108 17th St. N., New Ulm. A Zoom hearing was set for 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. According to court documents, New Ulm Police Patrol Officer Tyler Forrest talked with an alleged victim about a theft report Sept. 5, 2023 who said Randall stole her credit card information and made about $900 in fraudulent charges to “Chuma,” an online gambling service, on his Aspire MasterCard. The victim said several days earlier, he met Randall ...

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(Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted). SPEEDING Leo P. Frese, Pflugerville, Tx. 81/55. $285. Ronald L. Irlbeck, 31785 160th St. Sanborn. 66/55. $135. Sarah N. Kottke, 20580 CR 2. Springfield. 72/55. $145. Linda K. Vortherms, Windom, 71/60. $135. Russell A. Brown Jr., 35 Woodland Dr. New Ulm. 45/35. $125. Nathan L. Gieseke, 621 Summit Ave. New Ulm. 41/30. $135. Kelsey L. Horn, 131 Park View Court, Courtland. 42/30. $135. Rylee K. Quandt, Omaha, Ok. 42/30. $135. Jeanne M. Schaefer, 417 Summit Ave. New Ulm. $135. Troy A. Wersal. 12987 Meadow Creek Dr. Searles. 64/50. ...