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Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

January 13, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Caledonia Police Department

Kaitlyn Cynthia Fah, 29, Sparta, Wis., 10/8/2024, Uninsured Vehicle – Owner Violation, Fine $160, Total Fees $235. 

Chatfield Police Department

Grace Rose Himle, 24, Spring Valley, Minn., 11/30/2024, Speeding (48/30), Fine $60, Total Fees $145.  11/30/2024, No Proof of Insurance – Owner, Fine $200. 

Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office

Brittany Nicole Edgar, 33, Kasson, Minn., 2/16/2024, Criminal Vehicular Operation – Substantial Bodily Harm – Driver Who Causes Collision Leaves Scene (Felony), Fine $50, Total Fees (including $20,600 in restitution) $20,815.  Commit to Commissioners of Corrections, Minnesota Correctional Facility Shakopee – 13 months (stay for three years).  Local Confinement – 30 days.  Serve as: work release.  Begin serving by January 31, 2025 – release to treatment if outpatient.  Supervised probation for three years – Conditions (12/30/2024): Follow all state and federal criminal laws, Contact probation officer as directed, Tell probation officer within 72 hours if charged with any new crime, if change address, employment, or telephone number, and/or if have contact with law enforcement, Cooperate with the search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by probation officer, Sign releases of information as directed, Give a DNA sample when directed, Do not use or possess firearms, ammunition, or explosives, Sign Probation Agreement, Follow all instructions of probation, 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 establishments that sell THC, Random testing – at the request of a peace officer or probation agent to prove defendant is not using alcohol, THC, or controlled substance, Chemical dependency evaluation/treatment – complete updated assessment, Follow recommendations of evaluation, Aftercare, Cognitive skill training,  Obtain permission from agent before leaving the state, Mental Health Evaluation – follow all recommendations – sign release of information.

Curtis Louis Pranger, 43, Spring Valley, Minn., 10/16/2024, Stray Animals – Running at Large of Domestic Animals Prohibited, Fine $50, Total Fees $135. 

Sheri Jean Reeves, 57, Rochester, Minn., 10/16/2024, Speeding (64/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $125. 

Benito Barbra Reyes, 27, Rochester, Minn., 7/27/2024, DWI – Refuse to Submit to Chemical Test; Breath or Test Refusal or Failure, Fine $900, Total Fees $1,010.  Local Confinement – 364 days (stay 274 days for four years).  Serve as: work release and sentence to serve (if eligible).  Sentence to Serve towards the fine – jail term to begin within 45 days of December 30, 2024 – JLC.approved request for defendant to serve time in the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center rather than the Fillmore County Jail. Supervised probation for four years – Conditions (12/2/2024): Follow all state and federal criminal laws, Contact probation officer as directed – after court December 30, Tell probation officer within 72 hours if charged with any new crime, if change address, employment, or telephone number, and/or if have contact with law enforcement, Cooperate with the search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by probation officer, Sign releases of information as directed, Follow all instructions of probation, No alcohol/controlled substance use or THC (with the exception of prescribed medications), No possession of alcohol or drugs or THC (with the exception of prescribed medications), No possession of alcohol or drugs or THC (with the exception of prescribed medications), Do not enter bars or liquor stores or establishments that sell THC, Random testing – at the request of a peace officer or probation agent to prove defendant is not using alcohol, T.H.C., or controlled substance, Chemical dependency evaluation/treatment – within 60 days, Follow recommendations of evaluation, Submit to Random Searches, Give a DNA sample when directed, Attend MADD Impact Panel – within 120 days. 

Hokah Police Department

Keegan Joseph Munkelwitz, 19, Hokah, Minn., 7/26/2024, Speeding (75/60), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. 

Houston County Sheriff’s Office

Shane Earl Bartels, 37, Caledonia, Minn., 10/18/2024, No Insurance – Owner Violation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275.   10/18/2024, ATV’s – Operate Unregistered Vehicle, Fine $50. 

Eric Wangu Bofotola, 33, La Crosse, Wis., 10/27/2024, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Devin Michael Haley, 20, Farmington, Minn., 11/23/2024, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Mariah Whaley Hardesty, 42, Houston, Minn., 11/22/2024, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

John Edward Jensen, 67, Fayette, Iowa, 8/21/2024, DWI- Operate Motor Vehicle Under Influence of Intoxicating Substance – Impaired, Fine $400, Total Fees $500.  Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 90 days for one year).  Unsupervised probation for one year – Conditions (12/30/2024): Remain law-abiding and be of good behavior – defendant shall self-report any violations or new offenses to the prosecuting attorney within three business days, Defendant has already completed a chemical use assessment and has shared correspondence regarding the recommendations to the prosecutor – there were no recommendations made within the Chemical use assessment, No alcohol/controlled substance use – defendant shall abstain from all mood altering substances not prescribed – not operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of any intoxicating substances, Attend MADD Impact Panel (defendant has already completed a MADD victim Impact Panel and shared the certificate of completion with the prosecutor).

Steven Wayne Popplewell, 65, Caledonia, MN; 12/8/2024, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Minnesota State Patrol – Rochester

Alan Walter Bahler, 56, Harmony, Minn., 12/21/2024, Unsafe Lane Usage on Laned Highway, Fine $50, Total Fees $135.

Ryan James Cheney, 35, Federal Way, Wash., 10/13/2024, Speeding (70/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $145. 

Cole James Volkman Hall, 32, Rushford, Minn., 11/27/2024, Hands Free Law – Hold Wireless Communications Device with One or Both Hands (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $135.

Jeremiah David Holst, 47, Lanesboro, Minn., 12/22/2024, Animals at Large, Fine $50, Total Fees $135. 

Nikita V. Kargalskiy, 39, Decorah, Iowa, 12/11/2024, Hands Free Law – Initiate, Compose, Send, Retrieve, Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $135.

Brian Gene Lee, 63, Chatfield, Minn., 12/23/2024, Hands Free Law – Hold Wireless Communications Device with One or Both Hands (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $135.

Joseph Daniel Mellenbruch, 33, Rochester, Minn., 10/16/2024, Speeding (75/60), Fine $60, Total Fees $145. 

Markus John Mulvihill, 27, Fountain, Minn., 8/2/2024, Third Degree DWI; Under Influence of Alcohol; One Aggravating Factor, Fine $900, Total Fees $1,610.  Local Confinement – 364 days (stay 319 days for three years).  Credit for time served: one day.  Serve as: work release and sentence to serve (if eligible).  Concurrent with file 23-CR-24-154.  Supervised probation for three years – Conditions (12/30/2024): Follow all state and federal criminal laws, Contact probation officer as directed, Tell probation officer within 72 hours if charged with any new crime, if change address, employment, or telephone number, and/or if have contact with law enforcement, Cooperate with the search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by probation officer, Sign releases of information as directed, Give a DNA sample when directed, Do not use or possess firearms, ammunition, or explosives, Sign Probation Agreement, Follow all instructions of probation, No alcohol/controlled substance use including THC (with the exception of prescribed medications), No possession of alcohol or drugs or THC (with the exception of prescribed medications), No possession of alcohol or drugs or THC (with the exception of prescribed medications), Do not enter bars or liquor stores or establishments that sell THC, Random testing – at the request of a peace officer or probation agent to prove defendant is not using alcohol, THC, or controlled substance, Follow recommendations of evaluation – follow recommendations from chemical assessment, Cognitive skill Training, Obtain permission from agent before leaving state.

Joel Lester Stangeland, 56, Fountain, Minn., 12/26/2024, Seat Belt Required – Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $110. 

Allisa Ann Sweeney, 28, Litchfield Park, Ariz., 12/25/2024, Speeding (70/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $125. 

Kady Morgan Krieger, 25, Brownsville, Minn., 12/23/2024, Duty to Drive With Due Care, Fine $40, Total Fees $115.   

Josephine Makayla Stanlick, 21, Brookfield, Wis., 12/2/2024, Duty to Drive With Due Care, Fine $40, Total Fees $115.

Preston Police Department

Lee Moua, 39, St. Paul, Minn., 10/182024, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $285.

Tyler Randal Webb, 36, Spring Valley, Minn., 11/2/2024, Driving After Suspension, Fine $200, Total Fees $285.

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