On September 13, Ahmad Jabar Godbold, 35, of Owatonna, appeared before District Court Judge Christopher A. Neisen. Godbold is charged with five felonies; Domestic Assault – Commits Act With Intent to Cause Fear, Domestic Assault – Intentionally Inflicts or Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm, False Imprisonment – Intentional Restraint, Tamper With a Witness – 1st Degree – Prevent Inform to Police, and Tampering with a Witness – Aggravated 1st Degree – Causes/Threatens Gross Bodily Harm – Prevent Info to Law Enforcement. The maximum criminal penalties for each is; five years in prison, $10,000 fines, or both (counts 1, 2, and 4), three years in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both (count 3), and 20 years in prison and/or a $30,000 fine (count 5). On or about September 11, within the city of Preston, officers were dispatched to an alleged domestic disturbance. The defendant and victim were not found. An eyewitness alleged the defendant struck a significant other, causing significant facial bleeding. The eyewitness alleged the victim told her to call the cops (amidst the domestic scuffle). The eyewitness was too scared to do so per what the defendant would do to. The defendant allegedly threatened killing the victim (via slang) if the cops were called. The victim was allegedly prevented from leaving the residence (alone). The defendant may also have forced the victim to leave the residence against her will. Godbold was eventually taken into custody in Stewartville. He has two other qualified prior domestic assault convictions.
On September 16, Ralph Charles Riehl, 43, of Rochester, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Riehl is charged with Theft – Take/Driver Motor Vehicle – No Owner Consent, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. On or about September 13, a Sheriff’s Deputy was advised by dispatch that OnStar received a complaint regarding a reported stolen vehicle. The vehicle was confirmed stolen via the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle was located in Spring Valley. The defendant was allegedly in the driver’s seat. Riehl allegedly relayed in a follow-up interview that he “could not remember when he got the vehicle,” he was “renting it out of Rochester,” was going to “return it when done,” was going to pay the rental fee but “lost his payment card,” and that he was “going to drop the vehicle off at the dealership, but could not find a ride back.”
On September 19, Faith Marie Schmidt, 18, of Wykoff, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Schmidt is charged with Domestic Assault – By Strangulation, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of three years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine. On or about September 18, within Fillmore County, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in rural Fillmore County. The defendant allegedly assaulted a boyfriend, including by strangulation, as evidenced by the boyfriend and witnessed by a third party.
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