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 about July 7, a Minnesota State Trooper was dispatched to a motorcycle accident near Lanesboro. The unknown driver had allegedly walked away. The plate of the bike did not match the make of the bike. When the VIN number was ran, the bike was traced as stolen. Witnesses alleged the driver was wearing a black leather jacket, jeans, and either a black cap and glasses or a helmet. Within an hour of the crash, the defendant allegedly called and said someone test drove the bike, but hadn’t returned it. Bowden alleged to recently trading for the bike, not receiving the title at the time of sale. He alleged to checking the VIN online, where it allegedly wasn’t stolen. He alleged to not knowing it was stolen. Bowden (wearing a black leather jacket and darker jeans, black hat and sunglasses, and black backpack) was identified on surveillance as having visited the Lanesboro BP on the bike the morning of July 7. Other witnesses allegedly had seen a person matching the description of the one in the crash, as having driven Highway 250 and around Lanesboro on the bike at a high rate of speed. Based off the fact that Bowden had a history of failing to appear or pay fines for Driving After Revocation, and there was reason to believe the motorcycle was stolen, Bowden was placed under arrest. The defendant allegedly then got very agitated. The motorcycle in question has a trade-in-value of $3,500 in good condition, a typical listing price of over $5,000 in good condition.
On July 10, Brandon James Wesley Lastine, 32, of Spring Valley, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Lastine 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 July 9, within Fillmore County, the defendant allegedly pushed, and grabbed around the throat of, a significant other (father). Lastine has three qualified prior domestic convictions within the last 10 years, all in Fillmore County, Misdemeanor 5th degree Assault (2017), Gross Misdemeanor Domestic Assault (2018), and Gross Misdemeanor DANCO violation (2018).
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