Fillmore County District Court

On July 17, Leroy Lamond Wiley, 30 of St. Paul, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Wiley is charged with Theft – Take/Drive Motor Vehicle – No Owner Consent, and Receiving Stolen Property.  Each are the felonies.  The first carries a maximum criminal penalty of 20 years in prison, a $100,000 fine, or both; the second a penalty of not more than ten years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both.  On or about July 16, a phone was allegedly reported stolen from the Mabel BP by an individual driving a white pick-up.  A deputy pulled over a vehicle matching the description.  It was then allegedly discovered that the defendant had the cell phone, and that the vehicle was verified stolen out of Wabasha County.