Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

Chatfield Police Department

Anaira Natividad Rios-Flores, 30, Fountain, Minn., 9/8/2024, Speeding (38/30), Fine $40, Total Fees $125.

Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office

Khalid Omar Ali, 31, Minneapolis, Minn., 4/6/2024, Speeding – Exceed Posted Speed in Special Zone Set by Commissioner, Fine $40, Total $130 (amount due within 30 days of agreement). 

Cami Jo McIntyre, 31, Decorah, Iowa, 6/18/2024, Disorderly Conduct – Brawling or Fighting, Fine $300, Total Fees $460.  Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 90 days for one year).  Conditions (1/22/2025): Follow all state and federal criminal laws, Contact probation officer as directed., Tell probation officer within 72 hours if charged with any new crime, if change address, employment, or telephone number, and/or if have contact with law enforcement, Cooperate with the search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by probation officer, Sign releases of information as directed, Sign Probation Agreement, Follow all instructions of probation, Chemical dependency evaluation/treatment – complete within 60 days, Aftercare, Contact with probation, Follow all Conditions set forth in the Probation Agreement, Remain law-abiding, Domestic abuse evaluation – and or anger management class if required by probation – follow all recommendations, No assault, aggressive, threatening, assaultive, or disorderly behaviors. Follow recommendations of evaluation – if no use recommended in CD assessment, then random testing if requested by agent. 

Steven James O’Byrne, 49, LeRoy, Minn., 12/24/2024, DWI – Operate Motor Vehicle – Alcohol Concentration Within Two Hours, Fine $50, Total Fees $160. Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 90 days for two years).  Supervised probation for two years – Conditions (1/22/2025): Sign Probation Agreement, Contact with probation, Follow all instructions of probation, Follow all Conditions set forth in the Probation Agreement, Sign releases of information as directed, Remain law-abiding, No same or similar, Chemical dependency evaluation/treatment – complete within 30 days, Follow recommendations of evaluation, No alcohol/controlled substance use including THC (with the exception of prescribed medications), No possession of alcohol or drugs including THC (with the exception of prescribed medications), Do not enter bars or liquor stores or establishments that sell THC  products, Submit to Chemical Testing – at the request of a peace officer or probation agent to prove defendant is not using alcohol, THC, or controlled substance, Cooperate with the search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by probation officer, No driver’s license violations, No driving without insurance, Follow all state and federal criminal laws, Contact probation officer as directed, Tell probation officer within 72 hours if charged with any new crime, if change address, employment, or telephone number, and/or if have contact with law enforcement, Attend MADD Impact Panel – complete within 6 months.

Owen Douglas Rasmussen, 68, Mabel, Minn., 9/12/2024, Overwork/Mistreat Animals – Cruelty, Total Fees $160.  Local Confinemet – 90 days (stay 90 days for one year).  Supervised probation for one year – Conditions (1/24/2025).  Follow all state and federal criminal laws, Contact probation officer as directed, Tell probation officer within 72 hours if charged with any new crime, if change address, employment, or telephone number, and/or if have contact with law enforcement, Cooperate with the search of person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by probation officer, Sign releases of information as directed, Sign Probation Agreement, Follow all instructions of probation, Chemical dependency evaluation/treatment – complete if probation requires and follow any recommendations from evaluation, Mental Health Evaluation, Follow recommendations of evaluation, Defendant will not have any pets.

Edgar Valencia Alvarado, 26, Rochester, Minn., 12/8/2024, Speeding (69/60), Fine $40, Total Fees $125. 

Houston County Sheriff’s Office

Heather Ann Benson, 38, La Crescent, Minn., 11/4/2024, School Bus – Fail to Stop, Fine $150, Total Fees $225.

Christopher Lawrence Dick, 48, Brownsville, Minn., 12/26/2024, Speeding – Exceed Limit 55 mph Where Appropriate (85/55), Fine $100, Total Fees $275. 

Nicholas Michael Douglas, 26, Houston, Minn., 11/13/2024, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275. 

James Arnold Gayken, 65, Dougherty, Iowa, 10/30/2024, Careless Driving – Operate Any Vehicle Carelessly on a Street or Highway, Fine $400, Total Fees $550. Local Confinement – 30 days (stay 28 days for one year).  Credit for time served: two days.  Unsupervised probation for one year – Condition (1/22-23/2025): Remain law-abiding and be of good behavior, Supply DNA sample. 

David James Johnson, 33, Brownsville, Minn., 1/9/2025, Driving After Revocation, Fine $100, Total Fees $175.  Local Confinement – 14 days.  Credit for time served: 14 days. 

Larry Duane Venner Jr., 56, Brownsville, Minn., 7/28/2024, DWI – Operate Motor Vehicle – Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within Two Hours, Fine $400, Total Fees $575.  Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 88 days for one year). Credit for time served: two days.  Supervised probation for one year – Conditions (1/23/2025): Attend MADD Impact Panel, Sign Probation Agreement – as directed by agent – follow standard and special conditions of probation, Complete Alcohol Assessment – as directed by agent – sign releases and follow all recommendations, Remain law-abiding and be of good behavior. 

La Crescent Police Department

Gabriel Rowland Erickson, 32, La Crescent, Minn., 1/8/2025, Driver Fails to Stop at Stop Sign, Fine $50, Total Fees $125.

Shirley Jean Kasten, 74, La Crescent, Minn., 11/9/2024, Fourth Degree Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol, Fine $325, Total Fees $425.  Local Confinement – 90 days (stay 90 days for one year).  Supervised probation for one year – Conditions (1/23/2025):  Complete Chemical Assessment – of the type and nature to be determined by the Minnesota Department of Corrections within 60 days, No same or similar, Sign Probation Agreement – as directed by agent – make an appointment with the Minnesota DOC within seven days of approval of this agreement – follow standard and special conditions of probation, Remain law-abiding and be of good behavior, Complete booking, process within 10 days if defendant has not already done so.

Lukas James Twite, 22, Caledonia, Minn., 1/15/2025, Speeding – School Zone (31/20), Fine $100, Total Fees $175. 

Minnesota State Patrol – Rochester

Joshua John Bessler 36, Calmar, Iowa, 11/25/2024, Seat Belt Required – Driver and Passenger Must Use, Fine $25, Total Fees $110. 

Kelly Rose Kane, 32, St. Paul, Minn., 1/20/2025, Speeding (73/60), Fine $50, Total Fees $135. 

Randall Scott Smith, 64, Houston, Minn., 1/8/2025, Speeding (64/40), Fine $70, Total Fees $225. 

Ken Alan Carrier, 72, Houston, Minn., 12/22/2024, Speeding (72/60), Fine $50, Total Fees $125. 

Payden Robert Foster Erickson, 22, Owatonna, Minn., 11/23/2024, Speeding (77/55), Fine $70, Total Fees $215.

Daniel J. Steffy, 44, New Lenox, Ill., 11/12/2024, Speeding (60/50), Fine $40, Total Fees $115. 

Preston Police Department

Daniel William Thuringer, 47, Hastings, Minn., 11/15/2024, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $285.