Published 3:50 pm Tuesday, November 26, 2024 By Submitted Freeborn County District Court Sept. 4 Dustin Lee Schlaak, 31, 13850 215th Ave., New Richland. Count 1: Theft – take, use or transfer movable property – no consent. Local confinement for ten days, stay nine days, credit for one day served. Restitution $717.35. Fees $130. Supervised probation for one year. Count 2: Theft – take, use or transfer movable property – no consent. Dismissed. Count 3: Theft – take, use or transfer movable property – no consent. Dismissed. Count 4: Theft – take, use or transfer movable property – no consent. Dismissed. Count 5: Theft – take, use or transfer movable property – no consent. Dismissed. Jose Luis Sifonte, 36, 303 Park St., Freeborn. Count 1: Aiding and abetting third-degree assault – felony. Commit to Commissioner of Corrections – adult MN Correctional Facility-St. Cloud for 15 months, stayed for five years. Supervised probation for five years. Local confinement for 60 days. Serve as work release. Restitution $12,406. Fees $500. Marisa Elezabeth Walderon, 30, 308 Euclid Ave., Albert Lea. 4/30/24 offense. Count 1: Domestic assault – misdemeanor. Unsupervised probation for one year. Fees $75. 5/9/24 offense. Count 1: Fish and game – take fish without angling license. Fees $180. Dawson James Heuer, 26, 31950 870th Ave., Blooming Prairie. Count 1: Traffic – DWI – gross misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Dismissed. Count 2: Traffic – DWI – second-degree gross misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol – two or more aggravating factors. Local confinement for 180 days, stay 180 days. Supervised probation for two yeast. Fees $980. Jeffry John Mauer, 46, 23336 790th Ave., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – driver must carry proof of insurance when operating a motor vehicle. Fees $280. Dustin Lee Schlaak, 31, 13850 215th Ave., New Richland. Count 1: Traffic – driving after suspension. Stay of adjudication. Unsupervised probation for six months. Fees $75. Count 2: Traffic – driver must carry proof of insurance when operating a motor vehicle. Dismissed. Alice Kousaynon Boduo, 37, 3350 SE Glenstone Dr., Grimes, IA. Count 1: Traffic – speeding 90/70. Fees $220. Heather Marie Brigston, 34, 1510 Academy Ave., Albert Lea. Count 2: Traffic – no proof of insurance. Fees $280. Felicia Michelle Burciaga, 28, 456 Mound St., Owatonna. Count 1: Traffic – driving after revocation. Fees $280. Quintex Javonte Calhoun, 32, 1710 1st Ave. NE, Austin. Count 1: Traffic – driving after suspension. Fees $280. Count 2: Drugs – cannabis open package in motor vehicle. Fees $100. Grelisa Maldonado, 36, 41 Irene Ct., Chicopee, MA. Count 1: Traffic – speeding 95/70. Fees $220. Hugo Moran Rios, 48, 2617 81st Ave. N., Brooklyn Center. Count 1: Traffic – no Minnesota driver’s license. Fees $180. Nicole Mari Schmitz, 48, 700 W. Ridgeway Ave., Cedar Falls, IA. Count 1: Traffic – speeding 94/70. Fees $220. Sept. 5 Jeffrey Lynn Doyle, 63, 1019 James Ave., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – driving after revocation. Fees $280. Thin Ha Oo, 29, 300 10th Ave. NW, Austin. Count 1: Traffic – DWI – gross misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Dismissed. Count 2: Traffic – DWI – gross misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle – alcohol concentration .08 within two hours. Local confinement for 180 days, stay for 180 days. Supervised probation for two years. Fees $605. Jamie Valdez, 1224 James Ave., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – driving after revocation. Fees $280. Count 2: Traffic – failure to obey traffic control device. Fees $50. Angel Marie Leonard, 41, 810 Troy Rd., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – driving after revocation. Fees $280. Sept. 6 Adrienne Lark Bryan, 47, 201 N. 8th St., Kiester. Count 1: Traffic – speeding 76/55. Fees $220. David Moon Chung, 80, 186 Cordero Lane, Hot Springs V Garland, AR. Count 1: Traffic – no Minnesota driver’s license. Fees $180. Zyveair Christell Dorn, 24, 9411 Stark Ave., Kansas City, MO. Count 1: Traffic – speeding 84/70. Fees $130. Count 2: Traffic – no Minnesota driver’s license. Fees $100. Elvin Manuel Jimenez Rivera, 26, 317 Court St., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – no Minnesota driver’s license. Fees $180. Count 2: Traffic – hands free law. Fees $50. Fatu Yatta Sheriff, 22, 308 Court Ave., Des Moines, IA. Count 1: Traffic – speeding 92/70. Fees $220. Kylie Lynne Syverson, 24, 120 Oak Ave. SW, Bagley. Count 1: Traffic – speeding 94/70. Fees $220. Sept. 9 Michael Thomas Benner, 21, 836 Newton Ave. S., Albert Lea. Count 1: Drivers license – driving without a valid license for vehicle class or type. Fees $180. Count 2: Traffic – no insurance driver. Fees $200. Dacia Jean Clark, 23, 707 Water St., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – driving after suspension. Fees $280. Brittany Elizabeth Gade, 33, 2306 Main St. E., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – uninsured vehicle – owner violation. Fees $280. Jeanne Ellen Penhollow, 51, 1786 Tiger Ridge Dr., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – speeding 39/30. Fees $120. Count 2: Traffic – driver who is not owner must later produce proof of insurance. Fees $200. Matthew Bryant Santee, 23, 522 College St., Albert Lea. 9/27/23 offense. Count 1: Restraining order violation within ten years of previous domestic violence conviction/adjudication. Local confinement for 364 days, stay 359 days, credit for five days served. Supervised probation for one year. Fees $75. Sentence to service for 40 hours. Concurrent with other case. 10/7/23 offense. Count 1: Possess manor or any firearm –subject to an order for protection. Local confinement for 364 days, stay 361 days, credit for three days served. Supervised probation for one year. Fees $75. Sentence to service for 40 hours. Concurrent with other case. Kristal Lee Hooks, 21, 2475 Welch Ave., Garner, IA. Count 1: Traffic – uninsured vehicle – owner violation. Fees $280. Count 2: Traffic – speeding 87/70. Fees $60. Elizabeth Lee Johnson, 29, 111 5th St. SE, Geneva. Count 1: Domestic assault – misdemeanor. Stay of adjudication. Local confinement for one day, credit for one day served. Supervised probation for one year. Fees $150. Joel Gene Alberts, 58, 22120 Bracketts Rd., Excelsior. Count 1: Traffic – speeding 90/70. Fees $220. Sept. 10 Justin Chales Jean, 40, 216 2nd St., Hayward. Count 1: Traffic – DWI – misdemeanor. – Fourth-degree driving while impaired. Dismissed. Count 2: Traffic – DWI – misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle – any amount of schedule one or two drugs, not cannabis. Local confinement for 60 days, stay 59 days, credit for one day served. Supervised probation for one year. Fees $480. Count 3: Traffic – open bottle law. Dismissed. Perry Flowers Black, 33, 802 Fountain St., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – DWI – gross misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle while under the influence. Dismissed. Count 2: Traffic – DWI – gross misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle – alcohol concentration .08. Local confinement for 150 days, stay for 120 days, credit for one day served. 28 days on electronic home monitoring. Supervised probation for two years. Fees $680. Count 3: Traffic – driving after revocation. Dismissed. Julius Deandre Hill, 33, 609 Ruble Ave., Albert Lea. Traffic – DWI – gross misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Dismissed. Traffic – DWI – gross misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle – alcohol concentration .08 within two hours. Local confinement for 180 days, stay for 178 days, credit for two days served. Supervised probation for two years. Fees $655. Count 3: Traffic – driving after revocation. Dismissed. Dante Malcom Lewis, 33, 4315 Grace Ave., St. Louis, MO. Count 1: Traffic – speeding 90/70. Fees $220. David George Topp, 79. 1010 11th Ave. NE, Faribault. Count 1: Over legal tandem axle weight. Fees $180. Sept. 11 Timothy Abrego Jr., 38, 635 6th St. E., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – uninsured vehicle –driver violation. Fees $280. Kyle Andrew Anderson, 38, 205 1st St. SE, Clarks Grove. Count 1: Gross misdemeanor – 911 interference. Dismissed. Count 2: Domestic assault – misdemeanor. Local confinement for 90 days, stay 60 days, credit for five days served. Serve as work release. Supervised probation for one year. Adult sentence to service for 50 hours. Count 3: Domestic assault – misdemeanor. Local confinement for 90 days, stay 60 days, credit for five days served. Serve as work release. Supervised probation for one year. Adult sentence to service for 50 hours. Fees $75. Vernon LeRoy Frydenlund, 71, 18351 810th Ave., Hayward. Count 1: Assault – fifth-degree misdemeanor. Local confinement for 90 days, credit for 16 days served. The Tribune publishes all convictions where the financial obligation to the court is $180 or greater, or resulted in jail time, probation or community service.ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is bringing celebration for many throughout Syria and beyond. Two native Syrians who fled that country after living under the harsh rule of the Assad regime are cheering the developments. Their family and friends are among those who are seeing the possibilities of a whole new world in front of them now that the Assad regime has toppled. “It was, just filled with, not a lot of freedom, a lot of, like fear, and a lot of, just not feeling like I have any future over there with them in that family, in the leadership, just controlling everybody, owning everybody,” said Mohammad Alfayed. He and his friend Ahmad Kindawi were both born in Syria. They describe living with no power or control over their own lives under the Assad family regime. “Yeah, we grow up in Syria with fear," Kindawi said. "We are scared to talk about anything about politics. We can’t criticize any politician. [We] can’t criticize the ruling family." Both men left Syria about a dozen years ago. Alfayed owns Levantine’s Syrian Café & Cuisine. “I came to Rochester not knowing anything about the U.S.," he said. "I have no expectations. I don't know if people are going to love me [or] fear me for where I am from. But I found a lot of love here and I love this city. I had so many positive experiences here. People are so nice and so generous [and] so welcoming. And I want the people in this beautiful country to have the same experience that I had in Rochester when they go to Damascus someday.” That could now be a reality as the celebrations in his homeland continue with the ousting of Assad – ending decades of harsh Assad family leadership. “I felt so happy," Alfayed said. "I had one of the most amazing feelings that I ever experienced in my life. And it’s just like I feel my freedom is complete now." “Actually, this is like the happiest moment in my life," Kindawi said. "I can’t describe it. All happiness. It's like, full of joy." “I cannot believe myself saying that it's past and we have the future now to build a beautiful country,” added Alfayed. Both have family in Syria. Alfayed wants to return to Damascus to spend time there he hopes under a free government.
Okanagan Sun head coach Travis Miller was struck by a vehicle in Kelowna's Glenmore neighbourhood on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Kelowna RCMP have confirmed the incident, stating the pedestrian was struck when crossing the road in the crosswalk. The Sun confirmed in a social media post stating the pedestrian was Miller, who had just finished his last recruiting meeting of the day. According to RCMP, Miller was taken to Kelowna General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and the extent of the injuries are unknown. Meanwhile, the Sun said Miller underwent surgery and both his feet were crushed in the incident. “The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with police,” said Kelowna RCMP media relations officer Sgt. Laura Pollock. “There was no indication the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol and speed does not appear to be a factor.” RCMP are still investigating the incident and are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or anyone with dashcam footage in the area from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. to step forward and reach out to police at 250-762-3300 with the file number 2024-72174. Miller has been the Sun's head coach since Apr. 2, 2022.
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The search and rescue organization for Metro Vancouver's North Shore mountains is warning people to do their research after two international visitors became stranded while relying on hiking apps to plan their routes. Allan McMordie with North Shore Rescue managed the Sunday night rescue of a man from Goat Ridge, a backcountry area behind Grouse Mountain. He said the man told rescuers he had not been expecting snow, despite two of the local ski hills opening with fresh powder last month. "All you had to do was look at the top of the mountains from Vancouver and know there's snow up there," he said in an interview. "To be in running shoes and not even expecting any snow was pretty naive." The man from France had set out on a marked route, then decided to make his way through very rough, steep terrain to a separate trail at significantly higher elevation. "This is rugged backcountry," McMordie said. "It's almost impassable." McMordie could not confirm which apps the hikers in both recent rescues were using, but said a lack of any marked route or trail reports is a good indication not to use the application. In any case, he said trip planning should involve multiple sources for information. If the man from France had done any research, McMordie said he would have discovered the backcountry area where he was rescued is closed for the winter. In both recent cases, he said there are signs at each trailhead with maps showing trails and topography, along with reminders about key steps in trip planning, he said. Both men were lucky to have been able to make 911 calls, McMordie added, as service is patchy in the area and their phone batteries had nearly run out. Above all, he said hikers should tell someone else where they're going and when they expect to return, so that person can alert local authorities if necessary. "Absolutely nobody knew where this person was and what he was doing that day," McMordie said of the man from France. "If he had not been able to get that (911) call out, he would still be there." Sunday's rescue on Goat Ridge came three days after a similar call, when another man "seriously underestimated the difficulty" of a route marked in an online hiking app, North Shore Rescue said in a statement posted to social media. The group said there is "barely a trail" in the summer and "nothing whatsoever" in the winter, making for "full mountaineering conditions" at this time of year. The man called for help after hiking for eight hours that left him "tired, soaked (and) hypothermic" as the sun was setting," it said. It's doubtful the man would have survived the night in the Mount Seymour backcountry if he hadn't been able to make the call, the rescue group added. The man had been staying in a short-term accommodation and had taken an Uber to the trailhead. Only his girlfriend in Norway knew where he was, and he was not wearing or carrying adequate gear for the conditions, McMordie said. Vancouver-based Stephen Hui, the author of several B.C. hiking guidebooks, said the rough, mountainous terrain steps away from urban Metro Vancouver and the extent of the snowpack in winter is a surprise for many visiting hikers. Hui said online apps can be helpful and often provide commentary about trail conditions from other hikers, but it's crucial to look at additional sources of information, including complete maps and provincial and national park websites. He said local authorities and outdoor groups have some responsibility for people heading into the backcountry, and there is room for more signage and education. Ultimately, though, he said people must be responsible for themselves. "We can't handhold everybody," he said. "There's always going to be dangers in hiking." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2024. Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller sat for a long interview with the NCAA as it looked into concerns about unusual gambling activity, his lawyer said Friday amid reports a federal probe is now under way. “Hysier Miller fully cooperated with the NCAA’s investigation. He sat for a five-hour interview and answered every question the NCAA asked. He also produced every document the NCAA requested,” lawyer Jason Bologna said in a statement. “Hysier did these things because he wanted to play basketball this season, and he is devastated that he cannot.” Miller, a three-year starter from South Philadelphia, transferred to Virginia Tech this spring. However, the Hokies released him last month due to what the program called “circumstances prior to his enrollment at Virginia Tech.” Bologna declined to confirm that a federal investigation had been opened, as did spokespeople for both the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia. ESPN, citing unnamed sources, reported Thursday that authorities were investigating whether Miller bet on games he played in at Temple, and whether he adjusted his performance accordingly. “Hysier Miller has overcome more adversity in his 22 years than most people face in their lifetime. He will meet and overcome whatever obstacles lay ahead," Bologna said. Miller scored eight points — about half his season average of 15.9 — in a 100-72 loss to UAB on March 7 that was later flagged for unusual betting activity. Temple said it has been aware of those allegations since they became public in March, and has been cooperative. “We have been fully responsive and cooperative with the NCAA since the moment we learned of the investigation,” Temple President John Fry said in a letter Thursday to the school community. However, Fry said Temple had not received any requests for information from state or federal law enforcement agencies. He vowed to cooperate fully if they did. “Coaches, student-athletes and staff members receive mandatory training on NCAA rules and regulations, including prohibitions on involvement in sports wagering," Fry said in the letter. The same week the Temple-UAB game raised concerns, Loyola (Maryland) said it had removed a person from its basketball program after it became aware of a gambling violation. Temple played UAB again on March 17, losing 85-69 in the finals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. League spokesman Tom Fenstermaker also declined comment on Friday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballThe suspect in the high-profile killing of a health insurance CEO that has gripped the United States graduated from an Ivy League university, reportedly hails from a wealthy family, and wrote social media posts brimming with cerebral musings. Luigi Mangione, 26, was thrust into the spotlight Monday after police revealed he is their person of interest in the brutal murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a father of two, last week in broad daylight in Manhattan in a case that laid bare deep frustration and anger with America's privatized medical system. News of his capture in Pennsylvania -- following a tip from a McDonald's worker --triggered an explosion of online activity, with Mangione quickly amassing new followers on social media as citizen sleuths and US media tried to understand who he is. While some lauded him as a hero and lamented his arrest, others analyzed his intellectual takes in search of ideological clues. A photo on one of his social media accounts includes an X-ray of an apparently injured spine. No explicit political affiliation has emerged. Meanwhile, memes and jokes proliferated, many riffing on his first name and comparing him to the "Mario Bros." character Luigi, sometimes depicted in AI-altered images wielding a gun or holding a Big Mac. "Godspeed. Please know that we all hear you," wrote one user on Facebook. "I want to donate to your defense fund," added another. According to Mangione's LinkedIn profile, he is employed as a data engineer at TrueCar, a California-based online auto marketplace. A company spokesperson told AFP Mangione "has not been an employee of our company since 2023." Although he had been living in Hawaii ahead of the killing, he originally hails from Towson, Maryland, near Baltimore. He comes from a prominent and wealthy Italian-American family, according to the Baltimore Banner. The family owns local businesses, including the Hayfields Country Club, its website says. A standout student, Mangione graduated at the top of his high school class in 2016. In an interview with his local paper at the time, he praised his teachers for fostering a passion for learning beyond grades and encouraging intellectual curiosity. A former student who knew Mangione at the Gilman School told AFP the suspect struck him as "a normal guy, nice kid." "There was nothing about him that was off, at least from my perception," this person said, asking that their name not be used. "Seemed to just be smiling, and kind of seemed like he was a smart kid. Ended up being valedictorian, which confirmed that," the former student said. Mangione went on to attend the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, where he completed both a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science by 2020, according to a university spokesperson. While at Penn, Mangione co-led a group of 60 undergraduates who collaborated on video game projects, as noted in a now-deleted university webpage, archived on the Wayback Machine. On Instagram, where his following has skyrocketed from hundreds to tens of thousands, Mangione shared snapshots of his travels in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Hawaii. He also posted shirtless photos flaunting a six-pack and appeared in celebratory posts with fellow members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. However, it is on X (formerly Twitter) that users have scoured Mangione's posts for potential motives. His header photo -- an X-ray of a spine with bolts -- remains cryptic, with no public explanation. Finding a coherent political ideology has also proved elusive, though he had written a review of Ted Kaczynski's manifesto on the online site goodreads, calling it "prescient." Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, carried out a string of bombings in the United States from 1978 to 1995, a campaign he said was aimed at halting the advance of modern society and technology. Mangione called Kaczynski "rightfully imprisoned," while also saying "'violence never solved anything' is a statement uttered by cowards and predators." According to CNN, handwritten documents recovered when Mangione was arrested included the phrase "these parasites had it coming." Mangione has also linked approvingly to posts criticizing secularism as a harmful consequence of Christianity's decline. In April, he wrote, "Horror vacui (nature abhors a vacuum)." The following month, he posted an essay he wrote in high school titled "How Christianity Prospered by Appealing to the Lower Classes of Ancient Rome." In another post from April, he speculated that Japan's low birthrate stems from societal disconnection, adding that "fleshlights" and other vaginal-replica sex toys should be banned. ia/nro/dw
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