On March 3, Juana Lashaun Walker, 20, of Spring Valley, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Walker is charged with Domestic Assault by Strangulation, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty three years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.  On or about March 10, within the city of Spring Valley, a sheriff’s deputy met with a woman who had allegedly been … [Read more...]

On February 18, Loren Adam Sarazin, 33, of Spring Valley, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Sarazin is charged with Domestic Assault - Commits Act With Intent to Cause Fear, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.  On or about February 16, within the city of Spring Valley, amidst a domestic disturbance, the … [Read more...]

On December 26, Thomas Daniel O’Connell, 30, of Rochester, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  O’Connell is charged with Terroristic Threats - Reckless Disregard Risk, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.  On or about December 24, the defendant was allegedly being belligerent at a residence in Spring Valley.  … [Read more...]

On December 16, James Robert Branch, 44 of Preston, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Branch is charged with Malicious Punishment of a Child, Domestic Assault - Commits Act With Intent to Cause Fear, and Domestic Assault - Inflicts or Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm.  All three are felonies, each carrying maximum criminal penalties of five years in prison … [Read more...]

On December 9, Shawn Gene Johnson, 26 of Harmony, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Johnson is charged with Violate a No Contact Order - Within Ten Years of the First of Two or More Convictions, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.  On or about December 6, a Fillmore County Sheriff’s Investigator and the … [Read more...]

On October 29, Dakota Ray Janning, 22 of Austin, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Janning is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.  On or about October 28, within the city of Chatfield, an officer was dispatched to the Cenex Gas Station in response a … [Read more...]

On October 11, James Francis Phillips, 59 of Harmony, appeared before District Court Judge Carol M. Hanks.  Phillips is charged with Terroristic Threats - Reckless Disregard Risk, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.  On or about October 10, amidst a domestic altercation between neighbors that allegedly included yelling on … [Read more...]

On October 4, Steven Craig O’Neill, 52 of Mazeppa, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  O’Neill is charged with three felonies, two counts of Burglary (1st Degree, Dwelling, Occupied, Non-Accomplice Present) and 3rd Degree Assault (Substantial Bodily Harm).  The Burglary charges each carry maximum criminal penalties of 20 years in prison, $35,000 fines, and/or … [Read more...]

On September 13, Ahmad Jabar Godbold, 35, of Owatonna, appeared before District Court Judge Christopher A. Neisen.  Godbold is charged with five felonies; Domestic Assault - Commits Act With Intent to Cause Fear, Domestic Assault - Intentionally Inflicts or Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm, False Imprisonment - Intentional Restraint, Tamper With a Witness - 1st Degree - Prevent … [Read more...]

On September 5, Loren Adam Sarazin, 32 of Spring Valley, appeared before District Court Judge Christa M. Daily.  Sarzin is charged with two counts of Domestic Assault; Commits Act With Intent to Cause Fear and Intentionally Inflicts or Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm.  Each is a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and/or both.  On or … [Read more...]

On August 28, Cody Mycal Garness, 28, of Canton, appeared before District Court Judge Carol M. Hanks.  Among other charges, Garness is charged with Fifth Degree Drug Possession (Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small Amount Marijuana), a felony with a maximum criminal sentence of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.  On or about August 26, within Fillmore County, a deputy was … [Read more...]

On July 17, Leroy Lamond Wiley, 30 of St. Paul, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Wiley is charged with Theft - Take/Drive Motor Vehicle - No Owner Consent, and Receiving Stolen Property.  Each are the felonies.  The first carries a maximum criminal penalty of 20 years in prison, a $100,000 fine, or both; the second a penalty of not more than ten years in … [Read more...]

On July 8, Adam Burton Bowden, 33, of Lanesboro, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Bowden is charged with three counts of felony Receiving Stolen Property.  The first carries a maximum criminal penalty of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both.  The second two each carry maximum criminal penalties of five years in prison, $5,000 fines, or both.  On or … [Read more...]