Thief River Falls Court Report: DWI Sentences

THIEF RIVER FALLS (trfnews.i234.me) — Recent court cases included DWI sentences, fines, probation, and several dismissed charges.

DWI and Controlled Substance Cases

James Robert Ness, 56, of Newfolden, was sentenced for fourth-degree DWI involving a controlled substance. He was fined $590. A 90-day jail term was stayed for two years. He received two years of supervised probation.

Ness must complete a comprehensive assessment within 60 days. He must also complete recommended treatment and aftercare.

A fifth-degree controlled substance felony received a four-year stay of imposition. The court cited Minnesota Statute 152.18 and Minnesota Statute 609.135. Ness received credit for time served.

Two gross misdemeanor charges were dismissed. They involved controlled substance possession and contraband in a correctional facility.

Erin Christine Romuld, 31, of Grand Forks, had a third-degree DWI test-refusal charge dismissed.

Bryce Jordan Drew, 23, of Thief River Falls, was sentenced for fourth-degree DWI. His 90-day jail term was stayed for two years. He received two years of probation and must complete an assessment.

Damon Christopher Stanton, 42, of Thief River Falls, was sentenced for third-degree DWI. He was fined $1,690. A 364-day jail term was stayed for two years.

Stanton received two years of probation and must complete an assessment. A disorderly conduct charge received a stay of adjudication. He must pay $23.52 in restitution. A theft-of-services charge was dismissed.

Other Thief River Falls Cases

Tiffany Marie Lofberg, 35, had a disorderly conduct charge dismissed. Joann Louise Nelson, 68, had a public nuisance charge dismissed.

Jonathan Wayne Beise, 33, of Bemidji, was sentenced for trespassing. He was fined $210 and ordered to pay $50 restitution.

Beise received a stayed 10-day jail term and one year of probation. He may not enter Old Bostwicks or the alley behind it. A theft-of-services charge was dismissed.

Quinten Thomas Snow, 27, of Crookston, was fined $285 for driving after suspension. He was also fined $200 in an insurance-related case.

Makenzie May Wells, 19, of Thief River Falls, was fined $135 for underage consumption.

Uriah Felix Wirta, 21, was fined $135 after failing to report damaged property. The court reserved the right to order restitution.

Sheriff, Patrol, and DNR Cases

Mark Raymond Williquette, 62, of Thief River Falls, was sentenced for domestic assault. He was fined $210 and received 90 days in jail.

Williquette received credit for two days served. Work release and Sentence to Serve privileges may apply. He must follow a domestic abuse no-contact order.

Jaydce Rose-Marie May, 18, of Red Lake, received fines totaling $435. The cases involved insurance, a license violation, and failure to stop.

State Patrol cases included two hands-free law violations. Taylor Kay Lott and Eric Robert Bauman were each fined $135.

John Russell Hulst was fined $110 for not wearing a seat belt. Berzain Mendez-Montes and Alexander Todd Brua received speeding fines.

Michael Duane Tolpingrud was fined $185 for driving without a license.

Greyson Jon Ecker, 18, of Mentor, received a stay of adjudication in a turkey-tag case. He was fined $100 and placed on probation for 180 days.

Zander Kyle Luckow, 18, of Crookston, received 180 days of probation. His agricultural trespassing case was continued for dismissal.

Learn more about Minnesota DWI laws in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 169A.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.