Fillmore County District Court

On December 9, Shawn Gene Johnson, 26 of Harmony, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Johnson is charged with Violate a No Contact Order – Within Ten Years of the First of Two or More Convictions, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.  On or about December 6, a Fillmore County Sheriff’s Investigator and the Preston Police Chief executed a warrant check at a residence in Preston.  The defendant was allegedly found at the dwelling.  Two Domestic Abuse No Contact Order’s allegedly pertaining to Johnson exist, both protecting a second party who was at the residence at the time.  Johnson has a prior Domestic Abuse No Contact Order conviction dating to 3/19/2019 in Fillmore County, and a second DANCO conviction dating to 7/15/2019 in Fillmore County.