Washington County summary of major cases for the week of March 30

The following is a summary of cases handled by the Washington County Attorney's Office for the week of March 30, 2009. This list includes dates of first appearances of felonies and gross misdemeanors and results of sentencing hearings of felonies and gross misdemeanors.

SUMMARY OF MAJOR CASES FOR THE WEEK OF 3/30/2009

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Todd Hayden Schilling

DOB: 1/24/1971

CITY/RESIDENCE: Cottage Grove, MN

AGENCY: Minnesota State Patrol Dist. 2400-East Metro

CHARGE: I: Traffic - DWI - Refuse to Submit to Chemical Test; II:

Traffic-DL-Driving after cancellation-inimical to public safety

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Dawn Marcelle Nelson

DOB: 8/14/1973

CITY/RESIDENCE: Woodbury, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CHARGE: I: Drugs - 5th Degree - Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small

Amount Marijuana; II: Giving Peace Officer False Name-of Another Person

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Paul Isaac Aherns

DOB: 12/3/1971

CITY/RESIDENCE: White Bear Lake, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CHARGE: I: Drugs - 5th Degree - Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small

Amount Marijuana

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Nicole Marie Williams

DOB: 11/6/1982

CITY/RESIDENCE: White Bear Lake, MN

AGENCY: Oakdale Police Department

CHARGE: I: Check Forgery-Offer/Possess W/Intent to Defraud

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Joseph Patrick Parisi

DOB: 1/28/1985

CITY/RESIDENCE: Woodbury, MN

AGENCY: Oakdale Police Department

CHARGE: I: Check Forgery-Offer/Possess W/Intent to Defraud

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Steven Adam Wolfsteller

DOB: 1/26/1984

CITY/RESIDENCE: Forest Lake, MN

AGENCY: Forest Lake Police Department

CHARGE: I: Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle; II: Traffic-Drivers

License-Driving After Suspension

DATE: 4/2/2009

DEFENDANT: Christopher James Whidby

DOB: 3/3/1975

CITY/RESIDENCE: Woodbury, MN

AGENCY: Oakdale Police Department

CHARGE: I: Theft-Take/Use/Transfer Movable Prop-No Consent; II: Theft-by

Swindle; III: Theft of Services; IV: Theft-by Swindle

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Michael Alberto Geving

DOB: 10/6/1989

CITY/RESIDENCE: New Richmond, WI

AGENCY: Stillwater Police Department

CHARGE: I: Theft-Take/Drive Motor Vehicle-No Owner Consent

DATE: 3/31/2009

DEFENDANT: Dylan Hiroyuki Bell

DOB: 3/9/1970

CITY/RESIDENCE: Stillwater, MN

AGENCY: Stillwater Police Department

CHARGE: I: Malicious Punishment of a Child-Less than Substantial Bodily

Harm; II: Domestic Assault-Misdemeanor-Intentionally Inflicts/Attempts to

Inflict Bodily Harm

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Lance Jason Best

DOB: 1/26/1971

CITY/RESIDENCE: Woodbury, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CHARGE: I: Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle; II: Traffic - DWI -

Fourth-Degree Driving While Impaired; Described

DATE: 3/31/2009

DEFENDANT: Ronald Fredrick Boesel

DOB: 10/11/1966

CITY/RESIDENCE: Scandia, MN

AGENCY: Washington County Sheriff's Office

CHARGE: I: Traffic - DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle - Alcohol Concentration

0.08 Within 2 Hours

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Calvin Maurice Williams, aka Calvin Maurice Rogers

DOB: 5/31/1981

CITY/RESIDENCE: Minneapolis, MN

AGENCY: St. Paul Park Police Department

CHARGE: I: Check Forgery-Offer/Possess W/Intent to Defraud; II: Theft-by

Swindle

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Stanley Anderson

DOB: 2/21/1967

CITY/RESIDENCE: St Paul, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CHARGE: I: Domestic Assault - By Strangulation; II: Domestic

Assault-Misdemeanor-Intentionally Inflicts/Attempts to Inflict Bodily Harm

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Paul Anthony Trudeau

DOB: 10/30/1963

CITY/RESIDENCE: South St Paul, MN

AGENCY: Cottage Grove Police Department

CHARGE: I: Drugs - 5th Degree - Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small

Amount Marijuana; II: Aiding and Abetting Receiving Stolen Property

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Kimberlee Marie Houska

DOB: 7/28/1971

CITY/RESIDENCE: Cottage Grove, MN

AGENCY: Cottage Grove Police Department

CHARGE: I: Drugs - 5th Degree - Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small

Amount Marijuana; II: Aiding and Abetting Receiving Stolen Property

DATE: 4/2/2009

DEFENDANT: Anthony Harold Richardson

DOB: 4/23/1985

CITY/RESIDENCE: Oakdale, MN

AGENCY: Oakdale Police Department

CHARGE: I: Terroristic Threats-Cause or Attempt Cause Terror; II: Domestic

Assault-Felony; III: Interfere with Emergency Communications

SENTENCING FOR THE WEEK OF 3/30/2009

DATE: 3/27/2009

DEFENDANT: Beth Anne Elledge

DOB: 3/20/1977

CITY/RESIDENCE: Maplewood, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CONVICTION: Theft

SENTENCE: Committed to the Commissioner of Corrections for 15 months

under a stay of execution of sentence and placed on probation for 5 years

on the following conditions: 1) Serve 179 days in jail with credit for 179

days; 2) Pay $50 plus surcharges; 3) Restitution ordered; 4) Complete an

evaluation for Cognitive Skills Programming; 5) Complete a chemical

dependency evaluation; 6) Provide proof of GED prep courses and/or seek

and maintain gainful employment; 7) No same or similar offenses, be law

abiding, and cooperate with all the standard conditions of probation; 8)

Cooperate with transfer of her supervision to her County of residence; 9)

Provide a biological specimen for purposes of DNA analysis.

DATE: 3/24/2009

DEFENDANT: Amy Lynn Oliver

DOB: 4/26/1958

CITY/RESIDENCE: Roseville, MN

AGENCY: Washington County Sheriff's Office

CONVICTION: Theft by Swindle

SENTENCE: The Court stayed the imposition of sentence and placed the

defendant on probation for a period not to exceed five years on the

following conditions: Pay fine in the amount of $100 plus surcharges,

serve 20 days in the Washington County Jail with credit for 2 days served;

pay restitution in the amount of $14,325 to Community Corrections; have no

use of mood-altering chemicals, including

alcohol unless prescribed by physician; submit to urinalysis and

breathalyzers; submit urinalysis at first opportunity when probation is

transferred to Ramsey County; complete cognitive skills programming;

participate in counseling as directed by Community Corrections; maintain

employment as directed by Community Corrections; hold no position of

fiduciary responsibility; remain law abiding; complete all standard rules

and regulations of probation; provide a DNA sample.

DATE: 3/26/2009

DEFENDANT: Michael Dennis Jerry

DOB: 12/12/1969

CITY/RESIDENCE: St. Cloud, MN

AGENCY: Newport Police Department

CONVICTION: Assault in the 3rd Degree

SENTENCE: The defendant was committed to the Commissioner of

Corrections for 28 months. Execution of sentence was stayed and the

defendant was placed on probation for 5 years with the following

conditions: 1) pay $100 fine; 2) no contact with the victim; 3) complete

domestic abuse program; 4) complete a cognitive skills evaluation; 5)

cooperate with chemical dependency evaluation and follow the

recommendations; 6) abstain from chemicals and alcohol; 7) seek and

maintain employment; 8) complete RUDI Program (Resources for the

Unemployed and Determined Individual); 9) remain law abiding. No further

jail time was ordered and credit was given for 344 days.

DATE: 3/30/2009

DEFENDANT: Roger Allen Prokes

DOB: 12/13/1950

CITY/RESIDENCE: St Paul Park, MN

AGENCY: St. Paul Park Police Department

CONVICTION: Disorderly Conduct

SENTENCE: 90 days in jail and $1000 fine with 90 days and $700 of

the fine stayed for 12 months while on probation, no same or similar

offenses, be law abiding and no contact with people under the age of 18.

DATE: 3/27/2009

DEFENDANT: Ladonta Elaine Hayes

DOB: 5/28/1967

CITY/RESIDENCE: Oakdale, MN

AGENCY: Minnesota Department of Revenue

CONVICTION: Taxes - False or Fraudulent Returns

SENTENCE: Imposition of sentence was stayed and the defendant was

placed on probation for five years with the following conditions: 1)

serve 23 days jail; 2) pay $50 fine; 3) complete full scale tax audit with

the Department of Revenue including filing all missing returns and pay in

full all taxes, penalty and interest; 4) provide current address to

Department of Revenue; 5) complete a gambling assessment; 6) abstain from

gambling and have no contact with casinos; 7) remain law abiding; 8)

provide DNA sample.

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Roosevelt Ramon Hunt

DOB: 3/5/1979

CITY/RESIDENCE: ST PAUL PARK, MN

AGENCY: St. Paul Park Police Department

CONVICTION: Terroristic Threats

SENTENCE: Imposition of sentence was stayed and the defendant was

placed on probation for three years with the following conditions: 1) 30

days jail, can be done on work release or Sentence to Service; 2) $500

fine plus surcharge; 3) no contact, direct or in-direct, with the victims;

4) complete an evaluation for anger management and follow the

recommendations; 5) no same or similar offenses, remain law abiding; 6)

complete high school equivalency unless the probation agent deems it

unnecessary; 7) provide DNA sample; 8) no threatening or assaultive

behavior.

DATE: 3/26/2009

DEFENDANT: Daniel Marcelino Ledesma

DOB: 11/19/1968

CITY/RESIDENCE: White Bear Lake, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CONVICTION: Second Degree Burglary

SENTENCE: Defendant committed to the Commissioner of Corrections for

28 months, stay of execution, one year local jail, 10 years probation, pay

a $50 fine, have a chemical dependency evaluation and follow

recommendations, abstain from alcohol and chemicals, seek and maintain

employment, follow conditions of intensive probation, remain law abiding,

and provide a DNA sample.

DATE: 4/3/2009

DEFENDANT: Troy Anthony Longen

DOB: 11/26/1977

CITY/RESIDENCE: HUDSON, WI

AGENCY: Washington County Sheriff's Office

CONVICTION: 5th Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct

SENTENCE: Court sentenced defendant to serve 365 days in jail and

pay a $3000 fine with 320 days and $2700 suspended for 2 years on the

following conditions: 1) Serve 45 days in jail with credit for 1 day, to

be served on Work Release if criteria waived, probation to determine any

food issues with jail staff; 2) Pay $300 fine; 3) Pay restitution, if any

requested, and restitution to remain open for

6 months; 4) No direct or indirect contact with victims; 5) Enter and

complete sexual offender treatment; 6) No contact with minor females,

including his daughter, until approved by a therapist trained in sexual

offending; 7) Participate in and pay for any polygraph testing per the

instructions of any treatment provider; 8) Follow all the standard

conditions of the Sex Offender Unit; 9) No same or similar offenses, be

law abiding, and cooperate with all the standard conditions of probation;

10) Provide a biological specimen for

purposes of DNA analysis; 11) Register as a predatory offender.

DATE: 3/24/2009

DEFENDANT: Robert John Blaszczak

DOB: 9/19/1967

CITY/RESIDENCE: HAMPTON, MN

AGENCY: Washington County Sheriff's Office

CONVICTION: Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct

SENTENCE: The Court sentenced the defendant to a $1,000 fine, 90

days in jail with $700 and 87 days suspended for one year on the following

conditions: Serve 3 days in the Washington County jail with credit for 3

days served, pay fine of $300, plus surcharges, have no direct or indirect

contact with victim, continue anger management and/or domestic abuse

program unless supervising probation officer

deems it unnecessary; continue counseling until approved for completion by

counselor or probation officer; have no same or similar offenses and

remain law abiding, cooperate with transfer of supervision to county or

state of residence, display no threatening or assaultive behavior.

DATE: 3/27/2009

DEFENDANT: James Michael Staricha

DOB: 3/22/1990

CITY/RESIDENCE: Lakeland, MN

AGENCY: Washington County Sheriff's Office

CONVICTION: Possess Explosive/Incendiary Device

SENTENCE: Court stayed the imposition of sentence and placed

defendant on probation for 5 years on the following conditions: 1) Serve

60 days in jail with credit for 44 days. 30 days to be served on

in-custody Sentence to Service and remaining time to be served on

out-of-Custody Sentence to Service if qualified/criteria waived. Time to

be served concurrent to Terroristic Threats charge. 2) Pay $50 fine

consecutive to Terroristic Threats charge. 3) Complete an evaluation for

Cognitive Skills Programming and follow all recommendations; 4) Schedule

and attend an appointment with a psychiatrist within 30 days of

sentencing; 5) Complete psychological evaluation and follow all

recommendations; 6) Complete GED; 7) Do not possess any firearms,

incendiary devices of any type or possess items used for the making of an

incendiary device; 8) Complete an assessment for appropriateness for the

Intensive Supervision Unit and follow all recommendations; 9) No same or

similar offenses, be law abiding, and cooperate with all the standard

conditions of probation; 10) Provide a biological specimen for purposes of

DNA analysis.

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Sonnie Thao

DOB: 1/21/1989

CITY/RESIDENCE: St. Paul, MN

AGENCY: Minnesota State Patrol - District 2400/East Metro

CONVICTION: Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle

SENTENCE: Imposition of sentence was stayed and the defendant was

placed on probation for 3 years with the following conditions: 1) serve

15 days jail with credit for 4 days; 2) pay $250 fine plus surcharge; 3)

seek and maintain gainful employment or attend school full time and

provide verification; 4) no same or similar offenses, remain law abiding;

5) provide DNA sample.

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: Sonnie Thao

DOB: 1/21/1989

CITY/RESIDENCE: St. Paul, MN

AGENCY: Oakdale Police Department

CONVICTION: Attempted Theft

SENTENCE: Imposition of sentence was stayed and the defendant was

placed on probation for 2 1/2 years with the following conditions: 1)

serve 15 days jail with credit for 4 days, can be done on out-of-custody

Sentence to Service; 2) pay $250 fine plus surcharge; 3) seek and maintain

gainful employment or attend school full time and provide verification; 4)

no same or similar offenses, remain law abiding; 5) comply with the

booking motion; 6) provide a DNA sample.

DATE: 3/27/2009

DEFENDANT: James Michael Staricha

DOB: 3/22/1990

CITY/RESIDENCE: Lakeland, MN

AGENCY: Washington County Sheriff's Office

CONVICTION: Terroristic Threats

SENTENCE: Court stayed the imposition of sentence and placed

defendant on probation for 5 years on the following conditions: 1) Serve

60 days in jail with credit for 44 days. 30 days to be served on

in-custody Sentence to Service and remaining time to be served on

out-of-Custody Sentence to Service if qualified/criteria waived. Time to

be served concurrent to Possess Explosive/Incendiary Device charge. 2) Pay

$50 fine consecutive to Possess Explosive/Incendiary Device charge. 3)

Complete an evaluation for Cognitive Skills Programming and follow all

recommendations; 4) Schedule and attend an appointment with a psychiatrist

within 30 days of sentencing; 5) Complete psychological evaluation and

follow all recommendations; 6) Complete GED; 7) Do not possess any

firearms, incendiary devices of any type or possess items used for the

making of an incendiary device; 8) Have no contact with

victim, unless contacted by victim as related to his responsibilities; 9)

Complete an assessment for appropriateness for the Intensive Supervision

Unit and follow all recommendations; 10) No same or similar offenses, be

law abiding, and cooperate with all the standard conditions of probation;

11) Provide a biological specimen for purposes of DNA analysis.

DATE: 3/31/2009

DEFENDANT: Matthew Gene Kranick

DOB: 8/25/1990

CITY/RESIDENCE: Rush City, MN

AGENCY: Chisago County Sheriff's Office

CONVICTION: Criminal Sexual Conduct 5th Degree

SENTENCE: Court sentenced defendant to 365 days in jail and $3,000

fine and that execution of sentence be stayed and place defendant on

probation for 2 years under the following conditions: 1) Serve 60 days in

jail, with Huber or Sentence to Service; 2) Pay $500 fine, with the option

of Community Work Service; 3) Complete a psycho-sexual evaluation and

follow recommendations within 30 days of release from jail; 4) Comply with

any treatment polygraphs required; 5) Reimburse the county for the cost of

the

psycho-sexual assessment; 6) Follow recommendations of chemical dependency

treatment center for aftercare/half way house; 7) Attend AA/NA and provide

verification; 8) Comply with any medication regime recommended to

stabilize his mental health

functioning; 9) Do not use or possess alcohol or non-prescribed drugs and

submit to random testing; 10) Register as Predatory Offender per statute,

and maintain compliant with Predatory Offender Registration requirements;

11) No contact with the victim; 12) No unsupervised contact with female

minors, and any supervised contact should be approved by probation or

treatment; 13) Remain law

abiding and follow rules of probation.

DATE: 4/1/2009

DEFENDANT: David Wayne Kieffer

DOB: 8/4/1963

CITY/RESIDENCE: Woodbury, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CONVICTION: Count III: Disorderly Conduct; Count IV: Obstruct Legal

Process

SENTENCE: The defendant was given a $1,000 fine and 90 days jail.

$800 of the fine and 80 days of the jail time were suspended with the

following conditions: 1) no same or similar offenses; 2) pay the fine,

which is a total of $400. The sentences on both counts are concurrent and

the 10 days can be done on Sentence to Service.

DATE: 3/27/2009

DEFENDANT: Todd Elliott Olson

DOB: 3/3/1980

CITY/RESIDENCE: Chisago City, MN

AGENCY: Forest Lake Police Department

CONVICTION: Drugs-5th Degree

SENTENCE: Court stayed the adjudication of sentence and placed

defendant on probation for 5 years on the following conditions: 1) Serve 4

days in jail with credit for 4 days served; 2) Pay $50 fine plus

surcharges; 3) Follow all recommendations of the chemical dependency

evaluation completed on January 30, 2008. If evaluation has not been

completed at the time of sentencing, Defendant be ordered to

complete a chemical dependency evaluation within 30 days and follow all

recommendations; 4) Abstain from the use of all mood-altering chemicals,

including alcohol, and submit to random urinalysis/breathalyzers at own

expense; 5) No same or similar offenses, be law abiding, and cooperate

with all the standard conditions of probation.

DATE: 3/31/2009

DEFENDANT: Ronald Fredrick Boesel

DOB: 10/11/1966

CITY/RESIDENCE: Scandia, MN

AGENCY: Washington County Sheriff's Office

CONVICTION: Third Degree DUI

SENTENCE: $3,000 and 365 days with $2,100 and 355 days suspended for

two years on these conditions: (1) supervised probation for two years;

(2) remain law abiding, keep the peace and be of good behavior; (3) follow

recommendations of chemical dependency evaluation; (4) attend a MADD

Victim Impact Panel; (5) serve 10 days out-of-custody Sentence to Service;

defendant to pay fine by 4:30 p.m.

tomorrow.

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