Douglas County circuit court

Dec. 11

Ryan Donald Polaski, 33, 4102 E. Third St., strangulation amended to battery, guilty plea, 18 months probation, 30 days jail, Huber work release granted, undergo alcohol, mental health and domestic violence evaluations and follow recommendations, no violent or abusive contact with victim, pay fine, court costs and domestic surcharge totaling $324.

Dec. 14

Lucas Paul Ness, 20, Duluth, disorderly conduct, no contest plea, one-year probation, seven days jail, no violent or abusive contact with victim, fine, court costs and domestic surcharge totaling $261, undergo chemical dependency evaluation and follow recommendations, charges could be expunged upon successful completion of probation.

Tracey Lyn Myers, 36, Duluth, theft amended to shoplifting, failure to appear, found guilty by default, fine and court costs totaling $267.50.

Teri Lynn Schaeffer, 40, 3411 Belknap St., theft, no contest plea, 31 days jail, $437.45 restitution ordered, pay court costs of $98; battery, no contest plea, 31 days consecutive, $98 court costs; third offense operating while revoked, dismissed.

Dec. 15

David Daniel Boder, 25, Duluth, unlawful phone use-threatens harm, guilty plea, 90 days jail, $100 fine plus court costs; bail jumping, guilty plea, six months jail consecutive, fine, court costs and domestic abuse surcharge totaling $250; criminal damage to property as a party to a crime, guilty plea, three years probation, complete domestic and anger management programs, provide DNA sample, pay $3,837 restitution; telephone harassment, additional count unlawful phone use-threatens harm, dismissed.

Dec. 16

Theodore John Kimmes, 45, Douglas County Jail, three counts burglary, guilty pleas, six year sentence – one year, six months initial confinement and four years, four months extended supervision, consecutive to Minnesota sentence, undergo chemical dependency evaluation and follow recommendations, maintain absolute sobriety, pay court costs totaling $123, no contact with victims, their residences, pay $9,746.80 restitution; five counts issuing worthless checks, guilty pleas, three years probation, undergo chemical dependency evaluation and follow recommendations, maintain absolute sobriety, no contact with victims, their residences, pay court costs, pay $620 restitution; three additional counts burglary and issuing worthless checks, dismissed but read in for restitution; operating while revoked, dismissed.

Jacob Matthew Baker, 33, Solon Springs, possession of a firearm by a felon amended to carrying a concealed weapon, no contest plea, nine days jail, pay fine, court costs and surcharge totaling $236; battery, guilty plea, 18 months probation, undergo chemical dependency and domestic evaluations and follow recommendations, no violent or abusive contact with victim, fine, court costs and surcharge totaling $336; disorderly conduct, guilty plea, 40 days jail concurrent, fine of $161; additional count possession of a firearm by a felon, bail jumping and criminal damage to property, dismissed.

Martin Russell McCuskey, 48, Foxboro, third offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, guilty plea, 80 days jail, Huber work release granted, $3,491 fine, 30-month driver’s license revocation, alcohol assessment ordered; third offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, dismissed.

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