Tuesday, March 5, 2013
A fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 23.
The family of Danielle Jelinek is planning to hold a fundraiser in hopes of increasing a reward for information about her whereabouts. Danielle Jelinek was reported missing on Dec. 9 after she was last seen with her friend, Aaron Schnagl, at his home in Chisago Lake Township. Schnagl has been named a person of interest in her case and has since been charged drug possession and drug sale. Schnagl pleaded guilty to the unrelated drug charges, but he maintains that he does not know what happened to Danielle. The Chisago County Sheriff's Office has partnered with Crime Stoppers of Minnesota to offer a $1,000 reward for "information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the disappearance of Danielle." Cory …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Aaron Schnagl, a person of interest in Danielle Jelinek's disappearance, pleaded guilty in court this week to unrelated drug charges, according to media reports.
A man who is considered person of interest in the disappearance of an Oakdale woman pleaded guilty to unrelated drug charges on Tuesday. Fox 9 News is reporting that Aaron Schnagl pleaded guilty to having drugs in his home, which investigators found while searching for Danielle Jelinek, an Oakdale woman who was reported missing on Dec. 9. Investigators found 12 pounds of marijuana, and Fox 9 adds that investigators also found cocaine and other pills while searching for Jelinek. Schnagl has a previous drug conviction and has been on probation since 2007. Schnagl took a plea deal on Tuesday that will allow him to serve his sentence for the new drug charges at the same time as his previous sentence and will land him a minimum of four and a…
Thursday, January 31, 2013
In honor of Danielle Jelinek's birthday, her family is asking the community to do small acts of kindness on Feb. 1.
It's almost Danielle Jelinek's birthday and her family knows how they want to celebrate it. Danielle, who was reported missing on Dec. 9, turns 28 years old on Friday. Danielle is known for always putting a smile on someone's face, whether that person was a stranger or a close friend, said Cory Jelinek, Danielle's sister. With her birthday around the corner, Danielle's family has decided to declare Friday, Feb. 1 as "Do Good for Dani Day." The family is asking people to do a small act of kindness in honor of Danielle. Some examples include: "We want to do a 'pay it forward' type of thing because that's basically who Danielle was," Cory said. "Every person she came in contact with she would put a smile on their face. So we want to put a …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Aaron Schnagl will be facing a jury trial in March on drug charges that came as a result of a search conducted by authorities for an Oakdale woman missing since Dec. 9.
The person of interest in the case of Danielle Jelinek, an Oakdale woman who has been missing for over a month, has pleaded not guilty to drug charges that were the result of a search for Jelinek on Dec. 9. The Star Tribune is reporting that Aaron Schnagl has been chargd with two counts of fifth-degree drug possession for both the possession and sale of marijuana. Schnagl has also been charged with first-degree drug possession. Schnagl will go before a jury trial on March 4, according to the Star Tribune. Schnagl was the last person to reportedly see Danielle Jelinek before her disappearance. She was reported missing on Dec. 9. Authorities searching for Jelinek at Schnagl's residence in Chisago Lake Township recovered 12 pounds of …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Volunteers are needed to post flyers in the Chisago City area about Danielle Jelinek, an Oakdale woman who was reported missing on Dec. 9.
Friends and family of Danielle Jelinek are asking for any help to post flyers of her disappearance in the area she was last seen. Jelinek, 27, was reported missing on Dec. 9. She was last seen at her on-again, off-again boyfriend's house in Chisago Lake Township. Since her disappearance, Aaron Schnagl — who was the last to see Jelinek — has been named a person of interest in the case. A post calling for volunteers went up on the Danielle Mary Jelinek Search Team Facebook page Wednesday morning: For anyone who can help in an effort to post flyers in Chisago City and the near cities, I will be up in Chisago City on Friday to do so. There hasn't been any updates from the Sheriffs Dept and the ground search has been momentarily called off …
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Authorities believe they have searched wherever they could for Danielle Jelinek, 27, who has been missing since Dec. 7.
An Oakdale woman missing nearly three weeks has still not been found, but authorities are calling off the ground search around the area she was last scene, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported today. Jelinek, 27, of Oakdale, has been missing since Dec. 7. She was reported missing on Dec. 9 after no one had seen or heard from her. The Chisago County Sherriff's Office conducted a search of the home of Jelinek's on-again, off-again boyfriend, Aaron Schnagl, who has been named a person of interest in the case. Schnagl was arrested on Dec. 9 for possessing more than 12 pounds of marijuana, which deputies found at the residence after retrieving a search warrant. During the search at the residence, deputies found blood-stained paper towels, …
