Fillmore County District Courtance

On February 26, Dalton Lee Volkman, 26 of Harmony, appeared before District Courty Judge Matthew J. Opat.  Volkman is charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.  On or about January 23, a Rushford police officer allegedly observed a running vehicle stopped in the in the northbound lane of a street.  Upon approaching, the officer allegedly discovered the driver was unresponsive, leaning against the wheel, and the vehicle was still in drive.  The officer opened the door, put the vehicle in park, and, in plain sight, saw a glass pipe connected to rubber tubing.  In the tubing was allegedly a white substance.  Upon being woken up, the driver was allegedly listless and confused.  A partial search of the vehicle (due to blizzard conditions) revealed a black pouch and baggie with a white substance (consistent with methamphetamine).  The white material allegedly later tested positive for methamphetamine.  Volkman has two previous Controlled Substance convictions.