Douglas County Circuit Court for April 22, 2022

April 7

Zachary Dake Ayers, 33, Superior, possession of methamphetamine, no contest plea, two year deferred prosecution agreement, $829.25 fine; possession of marijuana, possess drug paraphernalia, dismissed.

Joseph Charles Blackdeer, 31, Radisson, operating while revoked, guilty plea, $705 fine and court costs; failure to install ignition interlock, dismissed.

Patrick Michael Derusha, 58, 2601 Banks Ave., domestic battery, domestic disorderly conduct, dismissed.

Riley Terence Gibson-Bunnell, 27, Duluth, burglary, repeater drive or operate vehicle without consent, no contest pleas, five years state prison, five years extended supervision imposed and stayed, five years of probation concurrent, $3,258 restitution, fine and court cost, no contact with victims or their residence or cabin; repeater bail jumping, repeater criminal damage to property, dismissed.

April 8

Jenny Sue Ackerson, 47, 2415 E. Fifth St., theft-movable property, dismissed.

Stacie Marie Kelsey Antell-White, 29, Cloquet, possession of methamphetamine, amended to possess amphetamine, no contest plea, 89 days jail, $563.25 fine and court costs; repeater possess drug paraphernalia, dismissed.

Jacob Allan Bertelsen, 32, Maple, possess with intent to deliver amphetamine, felony bail jumping, guilty pleas, four years state prison, four years extended supervision concurrent, $2,733 fine and court costs; repeater intimidate victim-use or attempt force, four additional counts bail jumping, knowingly violate a domestic abuse order, dismissed.

Edmund Mark Feller, 45, Duluth, take and drive vehicle without consent, no contest plea, one year jail imposed and stayed, two years of probation, 39 days jail, $663.50 restitution and court costs; two counts repeater theft, dismissed.

Danielle Louise Herges, 37, 1303 Hammond Ave., possession of methamphetamine, guilty plea, deferred prosecution agreement; resisting or obstructing an officer, retail theft, guilty pleas, 60 days jail imposed and stayed, 18 months of probation concurrent, 16 days jail, $779 fine and court costs; bail jumping, additional count possession of methamphetamine, possess drug paraphernalia, dismissed but read in for sentencing.

Miles Joseph Hjelsand, 33, Duluth, retail theft, amended to ordinance violation shoplifting, guilty plea, $326.50 fine.

Malinda Ann Johnson, 47, 3806 Tower Ave., domestic disorderly conduct, guilty plea, deferred prosecution agreement.

Joseph Thomas Long, 40, Cumberland, fifth- or sixth-offense operating while intoxicated, guilty plea, three years state prison, three years extended supervision, lifetime driver’s license revocation, $3,593 fine, alcohol assessment; two counts bail jumping, fifth- or sixth-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, dismissed.

Nicole Loraine Wallin, 38, Rochester, Minnesota, theft-written lease, dismissed.

April 11

Dallas Judson Berthiaume, 30, 5509 Tower Ave., third-offense operating while intoxicated, no contest plea, 60 days jail, Huber work release, $1,744 fine, 24 month driver’s license revocation, ignition interlock, alcohol assessment.

Kelly Jean Blaisdell, 52, Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, retail theft, disorderly conduct, dismissed.

Michele Marie Clark, 44, bail jumping, disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property, dismissed.

Benjamin Roy Damberg, 29, 806 N. 20th St., criminal damage to property, no contest plea, 18 month deferred prosecution agreement.

Richard Erron Larson, 27, 1603 Hammond Ave., repeater possession of methamphetamine, repeater possession of narcotic drugs, deferred prosecution agreement revoked, three years state prison, two years extended supervision concurrent; repeater bail jumping, additional count repeater possession of narcotic drugs, dismissed.

Andrew Lawrence Ojanen, 34, 1502 N. 56th St., child abuse-recklessly cause great harm, no contest plea, three year deferred prosecution agreement, no violent or abusive contact with victim.

Jeorge Angel Sales, 34, St. Paul, Minnesota, repeater possession of methamphetamine, guilty plea, six month deferred prosecution agreement; repeater possess drug paraphernalia, dismissed.

Charles Vernon Stevens, 30, Duluth, repeater burglary, no contest plea, 16 years state prison, five years extended supervision imposed and stayed, three years of probation, 208 days jail, $300 fine and court costs, restitution to be determined.

Steven Michael Watts, 34, 5212 E. Second St., domestic disorderly conduct, guilty plea, 30 days jail imposed and stayed, one year of probation, two days jail, $225 fine and court costs.

April 12

Juliano J. Ferreira, 41, Medford, Massachusetts, operating commercial motor vehicle without a license, dismissed.

Kristopher Michael Hackensmith, 44, 2801 E. Third St., domestic disorderly conduct, deferred prosecution agreement fulfilled, dismissed.

Anthony Pierson, 54, 1013 N. Eighth St., possess with intent to deliver marijuana, deferred prosecution agreement fulfilled, dismissed.

Sharon Lynn Smith, 40, Cloquet, Minnesota, two counts retail theft-intentionally take, trespass to land, dismissed.

Joseph Carl Stupak, 69, Foxboro, domestic threats to injure/accuse of crime, deferred prosecution agreement fulfilled, dismissed.

Frederick DeMond Watts, 46, Duluth, fifth- or sixth-offense operate with restricted controlled substance, no contest plea, two years state prison, three years extended supervision, $3,635 fine, lifetime driver’s license revocation, 36 month ignition interlock, alcohol assessment; fifth- or sixth-offense operating while intoxicated, dismissed.

April 13

Justin Michael Olenski, 33, 2302 Tower Ave., second- and subsequent offense possession of marijuana, amended to misdemeanor repeater possession of marijuana, guilty plea, seven days jail, $443 court costs.

April 14

Anthony Jordan Crist, 22, Braham, Minnesota, resisting or obstructing an officer, deferred prosecution agreement revoked, $768 fine and court costs.

Jeffrey Scott Vnuk, 66, 1803 Ohio Ave., fifth- or sixth-offense operating while intoxicated, guilty plea, one year and six months state prison, two years extended supervision, $4,015 fine, lifetime driver’s license revocation, 36 month ignition interlock, alcohol assessment; fourth- and subsequent offense operating while revoked, fifth- or sixth-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, dismissed.

April 18

Dominick Allen Moore, 26, 1316 N. 14th St., operator flee/elude officer-bodily harm or property damage, bail jumping, no contest pleas, six months jail concurrent, Huber work release, $518 court costs; possess firearm-convicted of a felony, no contest plea, five years state prison, five years extended supervision imposed and stayed, five years of probation, six months jail concurrent; battery, false imprisonment, two additional counts bail jumping, endanger safety/reckless use of firearm, disorderly conduct, carry concealed weapon, dismissed.

Richard Kenneth Ostman, 65, 914 Tower Ave., 605, resisting or obstructing an officer, false emergency 911 call, guilty pleas, 28 days jail concurrent, $822 fine and court costs.

Brittany Simone Rabbitt, 31, 1311 John Ave., two counts bail jumping, possession of narcotic drugs, no contest pleas, three years of probation concurrent, 122 days jail, $1,560 fine and court costs; three additional counts bail jumping, aggravated battery-intend bodily harm, dismissed but read in for sentencing.

Halie Cynthia Rivord, 25, Iron River, possession of methamphetamine, no contest plea, 180 days jail imposed and stayed, three years of probation, 20 days jail, $572.10 fine and court costs; party to burglary, deferred prosecution agreement revoked, nine months jail imposed and stayed, three years of probation concurrent, 110 days jail, $563.20 fine and court costs; operating while revoked, possess illegally obtained prescription, remove vehicle’s major parts without consent, bail jumping, dismissed.

Jason Robert Thompson, 48, 3706 E. Fourth St., knowingly violate a domestic abuse order-injunction, no contest plea, five days jail; burglary, no contest plea, 18 months state prison, two years extended supervision consecutive, no contact with victim, $518 court costs; disorderly conduct, stalking, bail jumping, dismissed.
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