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Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) FIFTH-DEGREE DRUG POSSESSION-NOT CANNABIS/HEMP Zachery Lucas Bongers. Faribault. $1,160. 17 mo. St. Cloud Correctional Facility, stayed for 3 years supervised probation. Sentence to service 40 hours for 1 year. Complete chemical use assessment, follow recommendations. No mood-altering chemicals, no use or possession of alcohol or drugs except prescribed medications. Felony. FLEEING A PEACE OFFICER IN MOTOR VEHICLE Patrick Jerry Moses Jr. Glencoe. Stay of imposition. $1,160. Two days local ...

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Sibley County Court • Vadim Ushakov, 28, Krakow, Wi., pled guilty to amended fourth-degree DWI Feb. 12. He was sentenced to 90 days in the Sibley County Jail, stayed for up to one year supervised probation. Conditions include serving two days in the Sibley County Jail, complete a comprehensive assessment within 60 days, follow all recommendations, not use or possess alcohol, THC or non-prescribed controlled substances, attend a Victim Impact Panel, complete 40 hours Sentence to Service within six months, pay $385 within 90 days. • Keagan Anthony Evenson, 32, Gaylord, pled guilty to ...

Springfield woman faces 13 criminal sex counts

BROWN COUNTY — A 43-year-old Springfield woman faces 13 first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges for allegedly having sex with underage victims from Nov. 1, 2022 to March 2, 2023. Charges were filed Dec. 19, 2025 against Sarah Marie Riederer in Brown County District Court. An arrest warrant was issued Dec. 19 for William Roy Witt, 39, of Redwood Falls in what is alleged to be the same case. According to the complaint, Redwood Falls Police received a child protection report Jan. 28, 2025 that stated an 18-year-old victim disclosed his father, William Roy Witt, made him have sex ...

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Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) THREATS OF VIOLENCE Heberto Eliseo Ramirez. Sleepy Eye. Stay of imposition. $1,160. 45 days local confinement, credit for 45 days served. Complete comprehensive assessment within 30 days of sentencing (Jan. 26), follow all recommendations and aftercare, complete diagnostic assessment within 60 days of sentencing, cooperate with Brown County Family Services Adult Mental Health Case Management Services, follow all recommendations. No drug or alcohol possession. No alcohol/controlled substance use, no ...

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(Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) THREATS OF VIOLENCE Heberto Eliseo Ramirez. Sleepy Eye. Stay of imposition. $1,160. 45 days local confinement, credit for 45 days served. Complete comprehensive assessment within 30 days of sentencing (Jan. 26), follow all recommendations and aftercare, complete diagnostic assessment within 60 days of sentencing, cooperate with Brown County Family Services Adult Mental Health Case Management Services, follow all recommendations. No drug or alcohol possession. No alcohol/controlled substance use, no mood-altering chemicals. No ...

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Sibley County Court • Nereyda Flores, 33, Sleepy Eye, pled guilty Feb. 5 to felony fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance and third-degree DWI. The Court stayed adjudication on the drug charge and convicted Flores of DWI. She was placed on up to two years supervised probation with conditions of serving two days in the Sibley County Jail, 28 days electronic home monitoring, complete 40 hours of Sentence to Service within six months, complete a comprehensive assessment within 60 days and follow all recommendations, not use or possess alcohol or non-prescribed controlled ...