Matters of Record for March 17, 2023

District Court
Carlton County
March 2

• Jorge Vega Moreno, 24, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, driving 96 mph in a 70 mph zone, fined $100.

March 3

• Joshua J. Anderson, 32, Cloquet, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood-alcohol content, fined $900 and one year local confinement, 335 days stayed on two years probation with conditions.
• Levi A. Blacketter-Wakefield, 26, Sawyer Township, disorderly conduct, fined $50 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
• Mary K. Hansen, 43, Moose Lake, hands-free law violation, fined $50.
• Devin R. Lund, 22, Duluth, driving after suspension, fined $200.
• Judd M. Olek, 53, Garrison, Minnesota, driving after suspension, fined $200.

March 6

• Ty D. Lund, 22, Cloquet, violation of an order for protection, fined $50 and 90 days local confinement, 70 days stayed on one year probation with conditions; financial transaction card fraud, fined $50 and one year local confinement, 345 days stayed on two years probation with conditions, concurrent; theft, fined $50 and 90 days local confinement, 75 days stayed on one year probation with conditions, concurrent.
• Dakota J. Murfitt, 25, Cloquet, driving after suspension, fined $200.
• Tris R. Salls, 22, Duluth, driving after revocation, fined $200.
• Steven C. Tiessen, 37, Duluth, theft, fined $50 and pay $6 in restitution; second and third count theft, fined $50 per each count, concurrent; fourth count theft, 30 days local confinement.
• Anthony W. Wright, 35, Duluth, driving while impaired, fined $500 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.

March 7

• Benjamin L. Houle, 43, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, damage to property, fined $50, 23 months in prison and pay $1,558 in restitution.
• Ethan R. Kaarto, 33, Superior, possession of drug paraphernalia, fined $200.
• Rory J. Welu, 38, Breezy Point, Minnesota, driving while impaired, fined $500 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.

March 8

• Nicole D. Beargrease-Smith, 43, Brookston, theft, fined $50 and 30 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
• Carmen R. Martineau, 34, McGregor, two counts theft, fined $50 and 30 days local confinement per each count, concurrent.
• Tiwan D. Puller, 32, St. Cloud, Minnesota, careless driving, fined $50 and 90 days local confinement.
• Samantha C. Rep, 25, Cloquet, fugitive, extradition waived.

March 9

• Nickolas C. Dodson, 19, Cloquet, school bus violation - stop signal extended/red lights flashing, fined $50.
• Matthew E. Ellquist, 35, Duluth, driving after revocation (offense dated: 12/22/16), fined $200.
• Donna J. Jackson, 34, Floodwood, driving after revocation, fined $200.
• Sydney A. McKellepp, 22, Saint Paul, Minnesota, disorderly conduct, fined $50 and 10 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation.

March 10

• Michael J. Koop, 69, Duluth, driving after cancellation - inimical to public safety, adjudication stayed for one year.
• Julie M. Ottosen, 42, Cloquet, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood-alcohol content, fined $500 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
• Lance G. Overland, 56, Cloquet, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood-alcohol content, fined $300 and 90 days local confinement, 88 days stayed on one year probation with conditions.
• Amber C. Tietge, 25, Cloquet, hands-free law violation, fined $50.

March 12

• Halloran L. Yeah, 58, Fairfield, California, possession of over 1.4 grams marijuana in a motor vehicle, fined $150.

March 13

• Jonathan D. Bednar, 28, Willow River, operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited blood-alcohol content, fined $600 and one year local confinement, 270 days stayed on two years probation with conditions.
• Rhea J. Dobosenski, 35, Willow River, tamper with a motor vehicle, fined $50 and 90 days local confinement, time stayed on one year probation with conditions.
• Reynaldo Hain, Jr., 31, Cloquet, possession of drug paraphernalia, fined $50.
• Philiip W. Pendegayosh, 24, Isle, Minnesota, violation of no contact order, fined $100 and 90 days local confinement, 43 days stayed on one year probation with conditions.

The Pine Journal publishes Matters of Record as part of its obligation to serve as a keeper of the local historical record. All items are public records submitted by the courthouse in Carlton. Most defendants are also ordered to pay court and/or surcharge fees. Individual requests for items to be withheld will not be granted.