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Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

July 7, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

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Caledonia Police Department

Jackson Pete Fort, 25, Brownsville, Minn., 10/12/2024, Damage to Property – Third Degree – Reduce Value $501 to $1,000, Fine $300, Total Fees (including $3,371.50 total in restitutions) $3,746.50.  Local Confinement – 364 days (stay 363 days for two years).  Credit for time served: one day.  Supervised probation for two years – Conditions (6/16/2025): Remain law-abiding and be of good behavior, Sign Probation Agreement – as directed by agent – report to Department of Corrections within 24 hours – cooperate with interstate transfer and rules regarding out of state travel (if applicable) – follow standard and special conditions of probation, Pay restitution – make all restitution payments in the amount determined by probation, Write letter of apology to the victims – the letters must be turned into agent for approval, Give a DNA sample when directed.

Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office

Sandra Winkler Estes, 65, Round Rock, Tex., 5/18/2025, Speeding (65/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $125.

Todd Michael Kress, 46, Dubuque, Iowa., 6/7/2025, Speeding (50/40), Fine $40, Total Fees $125. 

Nathan John McGill, 42, Spring Valley, Minn., 4/5/2025, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fee $285.  4/5/2025, Driver Must Carry Proof of Insurance When Operating Vehicle, Fine $200. 

Emery H. Stutzman, 18, Harmony, Minn., 5/11/2025, Minor Consumption of Alcohol, Fine $100, Total Fees $185.

Gavin Xavier White, 19, Rochester, Minn., 6/8/2025, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 55 mph Where Appropriate (81/55), Fine $100, Total Fees $285. 

Houston County Sheriff’s Office

Austin Jody Conway, 19, Caledonia, Minn., 5/30/2025, Seat Belt Required – Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $100. 

Jackson Pete Fort, 25, Brownsville, Minn., 2/7/2025, DWI – Operate Motor Vehicle – Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within Two Hours, Fine $300, Total Fees $400.  Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 88 days for two years).  Credit for time served: two days.  Supervised probation for two years – Conditions (6/16/2025): Sign Probation Agreement, – as directed by agent – report to DOC within 24 hours – cooperate with interstate transfer and rules regarding out of state travel (if applicable) – follow standard and special conditions of probation, Sign releases of information as directed, Remain law-abiding and be of good behavior, Complete Chemical Assessment – of the type and nature to be determined by the Minnesota DOC, No mood-altering chemicals – that the defendant abstain from the use and possession of all mood altering chemicals including alcohol and THC (except those prescribed by a licensed physician and those should be taken only in the amount and dosages prescribed), Random testing – at the request of agent or an officer believing he may be using – refusal to test will be considered a violation, Do not enter bars or liquor stores – that the defendant refrain from entering any establishment where the primary business is the sale of alcohol or THC – if it is a restaurant/bar establishment defendant must refrain from entering the bar area and must remain in the restaurant area, No driving without valid driver’s license and insurance.   

Katherine Theresa Mason, 73, Shoreview, Minn., 5/21/2025, Speeding – Exceed Limit 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Sophia Lee Morken, 20, Mabel, Minn., 5/17/2025, Consumption by Persons Under 21, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. 

Michael Anthony Stemper, 54, Caledonia, Minn., 5/31/2025, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Enforcement Division

Arlo Paul Warnke, 59, Decorah, Iowa., 5/6/2025, Must Have (Game and Fish) License or Proper Paperless in Personal Possession, Fine $25, Total Fees $110. 

Minnesota State Patrol – Rochester

Wilson David Avalos-Avalos, 20, Rushford, Minn., 5/21/2025, Hands Free Law – Hold Wireless Communications Device With One or Both Hands (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $135.  5/21/2025, Instruction Permit Violation (18 Years or Older), Fine $50. 

Elaine Mae Fiegel, 36, Spring Valley, Minn., 4/2/2025, Speeding (74/60), Fine $50, Total Fees $135. 

Jacob Maxwell Fissell, 35, Spring Valley, Minn., 3/24/2025, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $125.  3/24/2025, No Minnesota Driver’s License, Fine $100. 

Laura Lynn Kahoun, 42, Rushford, Minn., 4/9/2025, Driving After Cancellation, Fine $200, Total Fees $285. 

James Daryl Myers, 40, Seymour, Iowa., 5/22/2025, Length of Single Vehicles – Exceed Limitations, Fine $40, Total Fees $125. 

Garrett James Thornton-Paulson, 27, Rushford, Minn., 4/23/2025, Hit and Run Driver Required to Provide Information, Fine $300, Total Fees $385.  Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 90 days for one year).  Unsupervised probation for one year – Conditions (6/11/2025): Remain law abiding, No same or similar.

Andrew Michael Auger, 30, Houston, Minn., 6/8/2025, Speeding (73/60), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. 

Rosward Roseliano Chacon, 31, Chicago, Ill., 4/2/2025, No Minnesota Driver’s License, Fine $100, Total Fees $175. 

Bowen Michael Woodward, 19, Houston, Minn., 5/21/2025, Speeding (70/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Rushford Police Department

Adrienne Robin Cortez, 40, Rushford, Minn., 4/4/2025, Animal Control, Fine $50, Total Fees $135.

Caledonia Police Department

Sheri Ann Kerrigan, 43, Caledonia, Minn., 4/12/2025, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275.

Nathaniel Wilson Moyer, 25, Woodbury, Minn., 5/26/2025, Speeding – Exceed Limit of 30 mph – Urban District (48/30), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. 

Timothy Michael Paul, 63, Buffalo City, Wis., 5/16/2025, Speeding (75/60), Fine $60, Total Fees $135.

Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office

Ryan Raymond Bimberg, 19, Rochester, Minn., 6/20/2025, Speeding – Exceed Limit 55 mph Where Appropriate (62/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $125. 

Jacob Reid Bothun, 33, Eyota, Minn., 4/13/2025, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $285.

Elma May Erding, 23, Wykoff, Minn., 6/17/2025, Unlawful Passing – When Lane is Not Clearly Visible and Not Free of Oncoming Traffic, Fine $50, Total Fees $135.

Jacob Allen Ernst, 24, Canton, Minn., 6/15/2025, Speeding (86/60), Fine $100, Total Fees $285. 

Phillip Lee Graunke, 36, Fountain, Minn., 4/13/2025, Speeding (72/60), Fine $50, Total Fees $135.  4/13/2025, No Motor Vehicle Insurance – Owner, Fine $200. 4/13/2025, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200. 

Richard Allan LaFountain, 41, Spring Valley, Minn., 4/15/2025, Speeding (75/60), Fine $60, Total Fees $145. 4/15/2025, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200.  4/15/2025, Driver Must Carry Proof of Insurance When Operating Vehicle, Fine $200. 

Craig Joseph Lord, 63, Canton, Minn., 4/17/2025, Wireless Communications Device – Initiate, Compose, Send, Retrieve, Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $135. 

Jordan Cory Syverson, 36, Harmony, Minn., 5/4/2025, Operate Vehicle with Expired Registration, Fine $30, Total Fees $115.

Martise Travon Thomas, 31, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 4/13/2025, Driving Without a Valid License for Vehicle Class or Type, Fine $100, Total Fees $185. 

Theodore Ordell Torgerson, 18, Canton, Minn., 6/9/2025, Speeding – Exceed Limit 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $125. 

Houston County Sheriff’s Office

Tayven Michael Barnhill, 18, Grove City, Minn., 5/30/2025, Speeding (77/55), Fine $70, Total Fees $215.

Sasha Marie Erdner, 38, Houston, Minn., 4/11/2025, Speeding (71/60), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. 

Linda Lou Holty, 70, Red Wing, Minn., 6/8/2025, Speeding – Exceed Limit 55 mph Where Appropriate (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Vanessa Alice Smith, 24, West Salem, Wis., 4/10/2025, Speeding – Exceed Speed Posted in Local Jurisdiction Speed Zones (70/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

La Crescent Police Department

Kari Ann Haynes, 46, La Crescent, Minn., 5/14/2025, Noise Violation, Fine $40, Total Fees $115.

Travis Lanier Headrick, 53, Cashton, Wis., 5/28/2025, Speeding (62/40), Fine $70, Total Fees $215. 

Susan Ann McCann, 69, La Crescent, Minn., 4/15/2025, Horns on Vehicles Required/Only Use When Necessary to Ensure Safety, Fine $50, Total Fees $125. 

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – Enforcement Division

Austin Davis Robinson, 22, Madison, Miss., 5/20/2025, Fish and Game – Hunting Turkey Without a License, Fine $200, Total Fees $675. 

Minnesota State Patrol – Rochester

Zachary Josepah Brueggen, 24, Houston, Minn., 6/22/2025, Speeding (77/60), Fine $60, Total Fees $135. 

Lori Lee Darling, 62, New Albin, Iowa, 6/20/2025, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Mitchell Roy Dempewolf, 27, Spring Valley, Minn., 6/4/2025, Speeding (72/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $145. 

Brooks Charles Johnson, 20, Trempealeau, Wis., 4/16/2025, Duty to Drive With Due Care, Fine $40, Total Fees $125.

Sheldon Lyle Kinneberg, 59, Preston, Minn., 5/28/2025, Illegal U-Turn Vis – 1000 Feet, Fine $50, Total Fees $135.

Kayla Rae Lawston, 28, Canton, Minn., 5/27/2025, Hands Free Law – Hold Wireless Communications Device With One or Both Hands (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $135. 

Meghan Marie Lipkie, 41, Rochester, Minn., 5/24/2025, Hands Free Law – Initiate, Compose, Send, Retrieve, Read Electronic Message (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $135. 

Trae Daniel Mathison, 20, Canton, Minn., 6/20/2025, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $125. 

Lindsi Michelle Poppe, 32, Canton, Minn., 6/10/2025, Hands Free Law – Violate Paragraph 2(A); Second or Subsequent Offense, Fine $275, Total Fees $360. 

Bruce Alan Riley, 62, Decorah, Iowa, 5/24/2025, Hands Free Law – Hold Wireless Communications Device With One or Both Hands (While Driving), Fine $50, Total Fees $135. 

Rushford Police Department

Adrienne Robin Cortez, 40, Rushford, Minn., 4/13/2025, Animal Control, Fine $50, Total Fees $135.

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