On April 2, Marshall Montgomery Rolfs appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Rolfs, 21 of Preston, is charged with Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle, a felony with a maximum criminal sentence of three years and one day in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. On or about March 30, within the city of Rushford, a Rushford Police Officer attempted a traffic stop. The defendant allegedly fled in his vehicle (at high speeds, not pulling over when another car did, crossing the center line). Once the vehicle stopped, departing the passenger side of the vehicle, Rolfs allegedly fled on foot. When found he allegedly tested .18 (preliminary) and then .14 blood alcohol level. It was discovered his license was revoked. The vehicle allegedly also contained empty beer cans.
On April 4, Courtney Marie Henson was scheduled to appear for an Omnibus Hearing before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat relating to a felony Possession of a Controlled Substance charge. Henson, 29, of Bloomington, did not appear, eliciting a felony charge for Failure to Appear, which carries a maximum sentence of 2½ years in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both.
On April 3, Krystal Terry Gottstein, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Gottstein, 54 of Harmony, is charged with Identity Theft – Electronic Use of False Pretense to Obtain Identity, a felony with a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. On or about March 28 or 29, it was discovered the defendant allegedly attempted to withdraw funds from another person’s account (N.R.) from an Albert Lea Wells Fargo Bank. The defendant was allegedly in possession of items that appeared to belong to N.R. Upon searching N.R.’s apartment, it was discovered that N.R.’s checkbook was missing and that a computer (search history) had substantial, unaccounted use (Wells Fargo Bank, casinos, PayPal, online banking, etc). N.R. was in the hospital at the time. Gottstein allegedly had a key to the apartment to feed a cat. Albert Lea police executed a search warrant of the vehicle Gottstein was driving, allegedly finding items belonging to N.R. (checks, Social Security card, and driver’s license).
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