Fugitive to be extradited to Texas; county charge dismissed
Mark Anthony Flores, 26, agreed to waive his right to contest extradition to Texas in a hearing Monday afternoon, facing a felony charge as a fugitive from justice for multiple active warrants from...
View ArticleSt. Cloud man charged with felony domestic assault
Brian Lawrence Haugen, 37, St. Cloud, was charged Monday with one felony count each of domestic assault and interfering with an emergency telephone call. According to the criminal complaint, on Aug....
View ArticleMorrison County District Court
The following people, charged with a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor level crime in Morrison County District Court, have recently been sentenced: Misdemeanors •Mitchell Paul Lange, 31, Swanville;...
View ArticleGross misdemeanor charges filed
Morrison County Attorney Brian Middendorf and his staff have filed a gross misdemeanor complaint against the following person: •Alecia Kaye McCall, 36, Little Falls — In connection with an Aug. 17...
View ArticleDevereaux charged with fifth-degree methamphetamine possession
Robert James Devereaux, 33, Swanville, was charged Aug. 21 with one felony count of fifth-degree possession of methamphetamine. According to the criminal complaint, on Aug. 20, law enforcement received...
View ArticleDreiling charged with felony possession of prescription pills
Charles Anthony Dreiling, 64, Little Falls, was charged Aug. 21 with one felony count of fifth-degree possession of methylphenidate, a prescription drug commonly used to treat ADHD. According to the...
View ArticleKasten charged with fleeing an officer on an ATV
Michael Frank Kasten III, 18, Motley, was charged Aug. 21 with one felony count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. According to the criminal complaint, on Aug. 20, an officer of the Motley...
View ArticleMorrison County Sheriff’s Department
Aug. 20 — A resident on Highway 27 in Hillman reported a burglary. Aug. 20 — Residents on Linehan Avenue in Hillman reported an incident of fraud in which they had received a letter stating they had...
View ArticleHanks convicted of fifth-degree possession of meth
David Wayne Hanks, 27, Ponsford, was convicted Monday in Morrison County District Court of one felony count of fifth-degree possession of methamphetamine. According to the criminal complaint, on April...
View ArticleJohn and Leo Puchalla charged with theft of fish house
John Adam Puchalla, 31, and Leo Joe Puchalla, 29, both of Bowlus, were charged Tuesday with one felony count each of theft of property valued at more than $1,000. According to the criminal complaint,...
View ArticleTschida convicted of fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle
Benjamin Anthony Tschida, 31, Little Falls, was convicted Aug. 19 in Morrison County District Court of one felony count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. According to the criminal...
View ArticleWitucki convicted of fifth-degree possession of heroin
Jesse James Witucki, 34, Browerville, was convicted Aug. 19 in Morrison County District Court of one felony count of fifth-degree possession of heroin. According to the criminal complaint, on Jan. 18,...
View ArticleJackman charged with felonies for growing marijuana
Gary Lee Jackman, 48, Cushing, was charged Aug. 20 with one felony count each of fifth-degree sale of marijuana and fifth-degree possession of marijuana. According to the criminal complaint, a...
View ArticleLittle Falls Police Department
Aug. 20 — A business on Second Avenue Northeast reported a shoplifter. Aug. 23 — A business on First Avenue Northeast reported a gas drive off. Aug. 24 — A business on 16th Street Northeast reported a...
View ArticleSiordia charged with fifth-degree meth possession
Arielle Rose Siordia, 26, Little Falls, was charged Aug. 20 with one felony count of fifth-degree possession of methamphetamine. According to the criminal complaint, on Aug. 18, the Morrison County...
View ArticleLashinski, Wolf charged with possessing meth, heroin
Thomas John Lashinski, Jr., 31, Little Falls, and Katie Lynn Wolf, 29, of Royalton, were charged Aug. 21 with one felony count each of third-degree possession of methamphetamine and heroin. According...
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Randall parish, St. Cloud Diocese charged as new victims of sexually-abusive...
By Gabby Landsverk, Staff Writer Anonymous victims from Randall and Kimball filed lawsuits Tuesday morning against the St. Cloud Diocese and their local parishes following new allegations of childhood...
View ArticleLocal bar caught serving alcohol to minors; owner allegedly aided escape from...
By Gabby Landsverk, Staff Writer The Grub and Pub Bar in Morrison County is facing civil penalties after an undercover, underaged officer was allegedly served alcohol at the business and helped out of...
View ArticleCMVOTF investigations in St. Cloud result in several arrests
Over the past two months, the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force (CMVOTF) has been conducting an investigation into criminal activities occurring at 604 22nd Ave. N., St. Cloud. On Aug. 21,...
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Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Smith case this morning
The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Byron Smith murder case this morning, Sept. 3, at 10 a.m., in the Minnesota Judicial Center in St. Paul. The Little Falls man was convicted...
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