Callaway Man Charged After Detroit Lakes Chase

Callaway Man Charged After Detroit Lakes Chase

Callaway (trfnews.i234.me) Lucas John Peterson, 36, of Callaway, has been charged in Becker County District Court after a police chase and DWI investigation in Detroit Lakes. Peterson faces a felony count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. He also faces a gross misdemeanor charge of third-degree DWI, according to the criminal complaint.… Continue reading Callaway Man Charged After Detroit Lakes Chase

Holmesville Township Dad, Son Found Dead

Holmesville Township Dad, Son Found Dead

Holmesville Township (trfnews.i234.me) — Authorities have released the names of a man and a young boy found dead at a home in Becker County. The case is being investigated as an apparent murder-suicide. Victims Identified The Becker County Sheriff’s Office said the dead were Gene Russell Bartnes, 45, and his son, Koltyn Wayne Bartnes, 3.… Continue reading Holmesville Township Dad, Son Found Dead

Holmesville Township Shooting Leaves 2 Dead

Holmesville Township Shooting Leaves 2 Dead

Holmesville Township (trfnews.i234.me) — A man and a child were found dead Monday at a home in Holmesville Township. Both had apparent gunshot wounds. Authorities say the case remains under investigation. Welfare Check Led to Discovery The Becker County Sheriff’s Office said the call came in at about 12:39 p.m. Monday. A man went to… Continue reading Holmesville Township Shooting Leaves 2 Dead

Detroit Lakes Walmart Swindle Charge Filed

Detroit Lakes Walmart Swindle Charge Filed

Detroit Lakes, Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) — A 21-year-old man has been charged in Becker County after prosecutors said he used a fake Walmart Spark order to leave a Detroit Lakes store with Apple products worth more than $2,000. According to a criminal complaint, Maurice Drewaun Jordan, of Detroit, Michigan, faces one felony count of theft… Continue reading Detroit Lakes Walmart Swindle Charge Filed

Mahnomen: Detroit Man Faces Drug Charges

Mahnomen: Detroit Man Faces Drug Charges

Mahnomen County (trfnews.i234.me) — A Detroit man is facing felony drug charges in Mahnomen County after authorities executed a search warrant at a home on State Highway 200, according to a criminal complaint. Prosecutors charged Jemichael Leon McCoy Jr., 23, with third-degree sale of a narcotic, fifth-degree drug possession, and giving a false name to… Continue reading Mahnomen: Detroit Man Faces Drug Charges

Detroit Lakes Driver Jailed in TikTok Death

Detroit Lakes Driver Jailed in TikTok Death

Detroit Lakes (trfnews.i234.me) — A 21-year-old rural Detroit Lakes woman has been sentenced after a deadly distracted driving crash that killed an 81-year-old pedestrian. Mariska Kay Nunn was sentenced in Becker County District Court on a felony count of criminal vehicular homicide. Court records said she drove in a grossly negligent manner when the crash… Continue reading Detroit Lakes Driver Jailed in TikTok Death

Detroit Lakes: Felony Charge for Not Registering

Detroit Lakes: Felony Charge for Not Registering

Detroit Lakes, Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) A 36-year-old man faces two felony charges. Court records say he did not update his required address registration. Charges filed in Becker County Duane Lawrence Fineday Jr., 36, address unknown, is charged in Becker County District Court. Prosecutors allege he violated Minnesota’s predatory offender registration law twice. The case includes… Continue reading Detroit Lakes: Felony Charge for Not Registering

White Earth: Man Sentenced for 60-Mile Police Chase

White Earth: Man Sentenced for 60-Mile Police Chase

White Earth, Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) — A Minneapolis man has been sentenced for felony fleeing. Court records tie the case to a child custody call. Levi Roland Hansmeier, 34, of Minneapolis, was sentenced in Becker County District Court. He pleaded guilty to fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. A gross misdemeanor DWI charge… Continue reading White Earth: Man Sentenced for 60-Mile Police Chase

Ogema Man Charged After Deputy Assault, Tasered

Ogema Man Charged After Deputy Assault, Tasered

Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) — Kenneth Quentin Brown Jr., 54, of rural Ogema, has been charged. The case is filed in Becker County District Court, according to court records. Brown is also known as “Crusher,” records say. Prosecutors filed two felony counts of fourth-degree assault on a peace officer. He is also charged with obstructing justice.… Continue reading Ogema Man Charged After Deputy Assault, Tasered

Detroit Lakes SUV Theft Charge Filed in Becker County

Detroit Lakes SUV Theft Charge Filed in Becker County

Becker County (trfnews.i234.me) — Prosecutors have charged a rural Waubun man after an SUV theft report in Detroit Lakes. Dominic Lewis Kroulik, 26, of rural Waubun, faces a felony theft charge. The case is filed in Becker County District Court. Court records say the case involves a white 2011 Dodge Journey SUV. What court records… Continue reading Detroit Lakes SUV Theft Charge Filed in Becker County