Washington County summary of major cases for the week of April 20

The following is a summary of cases handled by the Washington County Attorney's Office for the week of April 20, 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 4/20/2009

DATE: 4/21/2009

DEFENDANT: Kenya Ramott Stroughter

DOB: 6/24/1983

CITY/RESIDENCE: Minneapolis, MN

AGENCY: Oakdale Police Department

CHARGE: I: Aiding and Abetting Riot in the Second Degree; II: Aiding and

Abetting Riot in the Third Degree

DATE: 4/22/2009

DEFENDANT: James Marvin Hubbard, Jr.

DOB: 12/9/1967

CITY/RESIDENCE: Woodbury, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CHARGE: I: Burglary-3rd Deg-Steal/Commit Felony or Gross Misd

DATE: 4/21/2009

DEFENDANT: Richard Donald Hegquist

DOB: 2/1/1976

CITY/RESIDENCE: HAM LAKE, MN

AGENCY: Washington County Sheriff's Office

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

Amount Marijuana; II: Traffic - DWI - Third-Degree Driving While Impaired;

1 Aggravating Factor; III: Traffic - Careless Driving; IV: Drugs -

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia - Use or Possession

DATE: 4/24/2009

DEFENDANT: Aaron Anthony Ernst

DOB: 2/20/1976

CITY/RESIDENCE: LAKELAND, MN

AGENCY: Washington County Sheriff's Office

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

Amount Marijuana

DATE: 4/24/2009

DEFENDANT: Stacey Joy Williams

DOB: 7/20/1984

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: Pharmacy -

Possess/Control/Manufacture/Sell/Furnish/Dispense

DATE: 4/16/2009

DEFENDANT: Thomas Joseph Hoff, II

DOB: 7/22/1981

CITY/RESIDENCE: St Paul, MN

AGENCY: Oakdale Police Department

CHARGE: I: Drugs - 1st Degree - Sale - 10 Grams or

More-Cocaine/Heroin/Meth w/in 90-Day Period; II: Drugs - 2nd Degree -

Possess 6 Grams or More Cocaine/Heroin/Meth

DATE: 4/17/2009

DEFENDANT: Mark David Bonovsky

DOB: 9/23/1963

CITY/RESIDENCE: Woodbury, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CHARGE: I: Domestic Abuse - Violate OFP Between the First of Two or More

DATE: 4/17/2009

DEFENDANT: Shawn Phillip Arvin, Sr.

DOB: 8/18/1976

CITY/RESIDENCE: Oakdale, MN

AGENCY: Oakdale Police Department

CHARGE: I: Drugs - 1st Degree - Sale - 10 Grams or

More-Cocaine/Heroin/Meth w/in 90-Day Period

DATE: 4/17/2009

DEFENDANT: Steven Richard Dunkel

DOB: 7/1/1966

CITY/RESIDENCE: Oakdale, MN

AGENCY: Oakdale Police Department

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

Amount Marijuana

DATE: 4/21/2009

DEFENDANT: Bernard Rashee Benson

DOB: 9/6/1973

CITY/RESIDENCE: St Paul, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CHARGE: I: Possession of Shoplifting Gear; II: Attempted

Theft-Take/Use/Transfer Movable Prop-No Consent

DATE: 4/21/2009

DEFENDANT: Clayton Steven Johnson

DOB: 12/17/1986

CITY/RESIDENCE: Braham, MN

AGENCY: Forest Lake Police Department

CHARGE: I: Possession or Sale of Stolen or Counterfeit Check; Crimes

SENTENCING FOR THE WEEK OF 4/20/2009

DATE: 4/24/2009

DEFENDANT: Theodore John Larson

DOB: 11/1/1950

CITY/RESIDENCE: Lakeland, MN

AGENCY: Minnesota Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division

CONVICTION: Gambling

SENTENCE: Stayed the Imposition of Sentence and placed defendant on

probation for 5 years on the following conditions: 1) Serve 30 days in

jail with credit for 1 day served, to be served on in or out-of-custody

Sentence to Service; 2) Pay $250 fine; 3) Refrain from gambling in any

form; 4) No same or similar offenses, be law abiding, and cooperate with

all the standard conditions of probation; 5) Provide a

biological specimen for purposes of DNA analysis.

DATE: 4/17/2009

DEFENDANT: Jason Evan Mann

DOB: 10/5/1959

CITY/RESIDENCE: Brooklyn Park, MN

AGENCY: Oakdale Police Department

CONVICTION: I: Burglary-3rd Degree; II: Controlled Substance Crime-5th

Degree

SENTENCE: Count 1: Defendant was committed to the Commissioner of

Corrections for 30 months, pay $50 fine, $339 in restitution to Oakdale

Meats. On Count 2: Defendant was committed to the Commissioner of

Corrections for 24 months concurrent to Count 1, pay $50 fine.

DATE: 4/20/2009

DEFENDANT: Jeffrey John Fritz,Jr

DOB: 1/16/1987

CITY/RESIDENCE: Cottage Grove, MN

AGENCY: Cottage Grove Police Department

CONVICTION: Drugs - Second Degree

SENTENCE: (1) Supervised probation for 25 years; (2) abstain from

the use of alcohol and drugs not prescribed for him; (3) complete the

Minnesota Teen Challenge Program and any aftercare recommendations; (4)

maintain employment or attend school; (5) serve 109 days in jail, with

credit for 109 days served; (6) pay a $200 fine on a schedule to be

determined by Court Administration; (7) provide a DNA

sample, and (8) remain law abiding.

DATE: 4/23/2009

DEFENDANT: Boury Yang

DOB: 5/10/1982

CITY/RESIDENCE: St. Paul, MN

AGENCY: Woodbury Police Department

CONVICTION: 5th Degree Controlled Substance

SENTENCE: Stay of imposition of sentence, 5 yrs probation on

following conditions: 1) Serve 58 days in jail with credit for 58; 2) Pay

$50 fine; 3) Obtain chemical dependency evaluation and follow all

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

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

expense; 5) Complete an evaluation for Cognitive Skills programming; 6)

Maintain gainful employment and provide verification; 7) No same or

similar offenses, be law abiding, and cooperate

with all the standard conditions of probation; 8) Provide a biological

specimen for purposes of DNA analysis.

DATE: 4/20/2009

DEFENDANT: Grant Reece Warmus

DOB: 12/20/1987

CITY/RESIDENCE: Lake Elmo, MN

AGENCY: Washington County Sheriff's Office

CONVICTION: DWI

SENTENCE: 365 days jail and $2000 fine with 351 days and $1600

stayed. 2 years on probation, obtain chemical dependency evaluation and

follow all recommendations, attend MADD panel, no drug or alcohol related

offenses, no drivers license violations or insurance violations.

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