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Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

August 14, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal

Caledonia Police Department

Kevin David Frank, 43, Caledonia, Minn.; 5/26/2023, Seat Belt Required – Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100.

Nicolas Gerardson, 30, Waterloo, Iowa; 4/7/2023, Speeding (60/45), Fine $60, Fine $135. 

Brandon James Jones, 37, Caledonia, Minn.; 1/20/2023, Parking During Snow Removal, Fine $20, Total Fees $32.

Jacqueline Renee Olson, 34, Caledonia, Minn.; 1/6/2023, Parking During Snow Removal, Fine $20, Total Fees $32. 

Fillmore County Sheriff’s Department

Beah Steven Collins, 18, Harmony, Minn.; 7/21/2023, Speeding (70/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. 

Melissa Kay Eckerle, 49, Eagan, Minn.; 7/6/2023, Speeding (64/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. 

Eddie S. Hershberger, 18, Spring Valley, Minn.; 7/4/2023, Underage Consumption of Alcohol, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. 

Joseph A. Hershberger, 20, Stewartville, Minn.; 7/14/2023, Speeding (70/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $150.

Kirsten Nicole Langrehr, 32, West Salem, Wis.; 7/6/2023, Speeding (69/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. 

Jeremie James Myers, 36, Spring Valley, Minn.; 2/10/2023, Disorderly Conduct – Offensive/Abusive/Boisterous/Obscene, Fine $50, Total Fees $215.  Local Confinement – 90 days.  Credit for time served: 47 days.  Serve as: work release and sentence to serve (if eligible).  Must start jail by the end of August to serve remaining jail time.  Sentence to serve and CWS if jail policy allows. 

Damon Laban Rothstein, 52, Minneapolis, Minn.; 6/30/2023, Speeding (69/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. 

Houston County Sheriff’s Department

Ellie Shaye Cooper, 25, Decorah, Iowa; 7/19/2023, Speeding – Exceed Speed Limit in Posted Local Jurisdiction Speed Zones (79/60), Fine $60, Total Fees $135.

Heather Lynn Gavin, 28, Caledonia, Minn.; 5/29/2023, DWI – Operate Motor Vehicle Under Influence of Alcohol, Fine $300, Total Fees $400.  Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 90 days for one year).  Supervised probation for one year – Conditions (8/1/2023):  Complete Chemical Assessment – and follow recommendations of chemical use assessment of the type and nature to be determined by the Minnesota Department of Corrections, Sign releases of information as directed, No alcohol/controlled substance use or possession (except those prescribed by a physician and then only in the amounts and dosages prescribed), Submit to Random Searches – cooperate with the search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by probation officer, Random testing – at the request of agent or an officer believing she may be using – refusal to test will be considered a violation, Follow all conditions set forth in the Probation Agreement including all special, standard, and general conditions of probation, Remain law-abiding and be of good behavior, No same or similar offenses.

Benjamin James Harter, 25, La Crosse, Wis.; 6/9/2023, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115.

Cooper Willis McElree, 21, Decorah, Iowa; 7/20/2023, Duty to Drive With Due Care – Speed Greater Than Reasonable, Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Dominic Lloyd Oehmigen, 19, Spring Grove, Minn.; 7/6/20223, Driving Without a Valid License for Vehicle Class or Type, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. 

Ishq Dilip Kumar Patel, 18, Waukon, Iowa; 7/6/2023, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Justin William Shepard, 40, Lansing, Iowa; 6/30/2023, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Adam James Wing, 35, La Crescent, Minn.; 7/19/2023, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (75/55), Fine $70, Total Fees $215. 

La Crescent Police Department

Clayton Larry Knutson, 18, Canton, Minn.; 7/21/2023, Speeding (56/40), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. 

Joshua Scott Wynn, 35, La Crescent, Minn.; 4/21/2023, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275.  4/21/2023, Fail to Surrender Impounded Vehicle License Plates, Fine $300. 

MN Department of Natural Resources – Enforcement Division

David Antonia Robinson, 30, Decorah, Iowa; 7/2/2023, Take Fish Without a License, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. 

MN Department of Natural Resources – Forestry, Trails, and Parks

    Todd Jay Hein, 62, Wabasha, Minn.; 4/11/2023, Failure to Control a Permit Fire, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. 

MN State Patrol – Rochester

Michael Burt Benjamin, 33, Peterson, Minn.; 2/6/2023, DWI – Operate Motor Vehicle – Body Contains Any Amount Schedule I/II Drugs – Not Marijuana, Fine $300, Total Fees $415.  Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 90 days for two years).  Supervised probation for three years – Conditions (7/31/2023): Sign Probation Agreement, Follow all instructions of probation, Follow all Conditions set forth in the Probation Agreement, Follow all state and federal criminal laws, Contact probation officer as directed, Tell probation officer within 72 hours if have contact with law enforcement, if charged with any new crime, and/or if change address, employment, or telephone number, Cooperate with the search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by probation officer, Sign releases of information as directed, Remain law-abiding, No same or similar, No alcohol/controlled substance use including THC (with the exception of prescribed medications), No possession of alcohol or drugs including THC (with the exception of prescribed medications), Do not enter bars or liquor stores or any establishment that sells THC, Random testing, Chemical dependency evaluation/treatment – complete within 30 days, Follow recommendations of evaluation, Contact with probation, Submit to Chemical Testing.

Jacqueline Mae Davis, 36, Rushford, Minn.; 7/10/2023, Speeding (43/30), Fine $50, Total Fees $140. 

Rodrigo Gonzalez-Castillo, 35, Hector, Minn.; 5/16/2023, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $290.  5/16/2023, Operating Motor Vehicle While Registration is Cancelled/Revoked/Suspended, Fine $300.  5/16/2023, No Insurance – Driver, Fine $200. 

Alex Jack Reimann, 20, Whalan, Minn.; 7/3/2023, Seat Belt Required – Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $115. 

Burnell Robert Breaker, 61, Racine, Wis.; 7/16/2023, Speeding Exceed in Special Zone Set by Commissioner (50/40), Fine $40, Total Fees $115.

Dawson Duane Bunke, 18, Rushford, Minn.; 7/1/2023, Speeding (74/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. 

Brian Charles Hanson, 57, Houston, Minn.; 6/30/2023, Speeding (70/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. 

Gregory Allen Koetz, 27, Milton, Wis.; 11/27/2022, DWI – Operate Motor Vehicle – Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within Two Hours, Fine $300, Total Fees $400.  Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 90 days for one year).  Unsupervised probation for one year – Conditions (8/2/2023): Complete Chemical Assessment – and follow-up within 90 days of conviction, Follow recommendations of evaluation, Remain law-abiding and be of good behavior, No same or similar, Tell probation officer within 72 hours if charged with any new crime, Follow all standard conditions of probation.

Karen Magdalen Myrah, 49, Spring Grove, Minn.; 7/6/2023, Speeding (69/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $115.

Samuel Ellis Shifflett, 26, Minneapolis, Minn.; 7/16/2023, Speeding Exceed in Special Zone Set by Commissioner (50/40), Fine $40, Total Fees $115.

Gerald Robert Walhovd, 63, Brownsville, Minn.; 7/24/2023, Seat Belt Required – Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100.

Matthew J. Werth, 43, Onalaska, Wis.; 5/18/2023, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

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