Thursday, March 1, 2012
Benjamin Lee Reno, 33, was originally charged with gross misdemeanor malicious punishment of a child after throwing his 6-year-old stepson on a frozen deck on Thanksgiving Day.
A 33-year-old South St. Paul man originally charged with malicious punishment of a child was sentenced to 90 days in jail Wednesday morning after he reached a deal and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Washington County District Court Judge Gary Schurrer vacated Reno's no-contact order with the boy, stayed 86 of the 90 days in jail and ordered him to pay a $135 fine and remain law abiding. Benjamin Lee Reno was arrested and charged with a gross misdemeanor on Thanksgiving Day after police said he threw his 6-year-old stepson down on a frozen deck at a relative's Oakdale home. According to a Washington County criminal complaint, Reno said he took action against the boy to punish him after the boy was involved in an …
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Daniel Martin Kjonaas, 34, was ordered to submit to chemical dependency testing and to have no contact with his parents for five years
Washington County Judge John C. Hoffman sentenced 34-year-old Daniel Martin Kjonaas to a year in jail and a series of other conditions after Martin was convicted of threatening to kill his father. Judge Hoffman stayed 360 days of the sentence for two years and ordered Kjonaas to submit to chemical dependency testing and attend anger management classes. Hoffman also ordered Kjonaas to have no contact with his parents for a period of five years. According to an amended criminal complaint filed in September 2011, Kjonaas's mother contacted Oakdale police on April 14 after receiving 25 threatening text messages within 54 minutes from her son. Excerpts of those text messages, which have been edited to omit profanities, include the following…
Monday, February 13, 2012
Anthony Lee Larson, 35, is scheduled to be sentenced on April 11 for second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
A 35-year-old Oakdale man waived his jury trial and pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a 13-year-old boy. Anthony Lee Larson originally pleaded not guilty and waived his omnibus hearing on Jan. 18, but did an about-face with Monday's guilty plea. Washington County District Court Judge Richard C. Ilkka ordered a pre-sentence investigation before scheduling Larson's sentencing for Apr. 11. According to a Washington County Criminal Complaint, the boy told Oakdale police Larson also molested him in his home on two or three occasions as far back as 2009. Larson was released on $200,000 bail on Dec. 21 under the condition that he not contact the alleged victim in the case or have any contact with persons …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Oakdale police recognized surveillance footage of Julia Lynn Hobbs, 37, from previous investigations.
A 37-year-old St. Paul woman was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of felony identity theft on Jan. 25. According to a warrant complaint filed last August, Julia Lynn Hobbs forged a check in the name of an Inver Grove Heights woman to purchase a 3D television at Oakdale's Best Buy on June 1. The Inver Grove Heights victim reported the fraud to Bremer Bank and local police after realizing someone had used her name and account number to buy a television worth $2,035.34. Oakdale police secured the Best Buy surveillance footage from the day in question and immediately recognized Hobbs from previous investigations, the complaint states. Originally charged with identity theft and check forgery—both felonies…
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Benjamin Lee Reno, 32, told police he picked the boy up and simply let him drop onto the deck when he would not listen.
A Washington County judge has found sufficient evidence in the case against South St. Paul's Benjamin Lee Reno to set a trial date. The 32-year-old Reno was charged with gross misdemeanor malicious punishment of a child after a Thanksgiving Day incident in which he allegedly picked up his 6-year-old stepson by the neck and slammed him on a frozen deck. According to a Washington County District Court Complaint, Reno misunderstood the boy to be bullying his younger brother and allegedly wanted "to show him what a bully was." The complaint states Reno told police in a post-arrest interview he picked up the child by his shoulders and when the boy wouldn't listen he simply released him—rather than threw him—allowing him to drop onto the deck…
Friday, January 13, 2012
Scott Allen Eberspacher, 34, waived his right to an omnibus hearing and is scheduled for trial on March 5.
A 34-year-old Cottage Grove man accused of killing an Oakdale family's cat and causing more than $1,000 in damages to their home pleaded not guilty to the charges in Washington County court Wednesday morning. Scott Allen Eberspacher, through his attorney, also waived his right to an omnibus hearing, instead opting to move straight to trial. District Court Judge John C. Hoffman entered Eberspacher's plea Wednesday morning and scheduled a jury trial for March 5 at 8:30 a.m. According to a criminal complaint filed on Nov. 29, 2011: Eberspacher was staying at an Oakdale home on Oct. 11 when one of the homeowners returned to find a glass coffee table, dishes and other items in the house broken, a hole in one wall, dents in other walls and …
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Jeremy Joseph Brann, 22, was sentenced to 365 days in Washington County Jail and ordered to pay $3,000 restitution.
A St. Paul man was convicted of felony third-degree assault on Dec. 29 in connection with a fight at Duke's Pizza Pub & Grill last February. Jeremy Joseph Brann, 22, was sentenced to 365 days in Washington County Jail and ordered to pay $3,000 restitution to the female victim in the case. Washington County District Court Judge Susan Miles suspended $2,500 and 320 days of the sentence for two years. If Brann follows the conditions of his sentence and remains law abiding, the felony will be removed from his criminal record in 2014. According to a Washington County criminal complaint filed on April 13, 2011: Brann was arrested after Oakdale police were dispatched to Duke's on the report of a fight in progress. Brann was arrested trying …
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Friday, December 9, 2011
Meng Vang, 28, was originally charged with theft and possession of a controlled substance but the latter charge was dismissed during sentencing.
An Oakdale man pleaded guilty to felony theft on Dec. 1 and was sentenced to 45 days in prison and five years' probation after police arrested him for taking his ex-wife's SUV without permission. According to a Washington County criminal complaint filed on Aug. 4: Meng Vang, 28, showed up at his ex-wife's home in the 6900 block of 10th Street in the early morning hours of Aug. 4 and began repeatedly ringing her buzzer and trying to make contact. The woman did not let him in the residence and immediately called Oakdale police to report "an unwanted guest." Upon their arrival police could not find Vang but did notice that his ex-wife's vehicle was missing. She then filed a stolen vehicle report. Oakdale police located the vehicle on …
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
If convicted of the charges against him, Benjamin Lee Reno faces up to 12 months in prison and a $3,000 fine.
A South St. Paul man was arrested on Thanksgiving Day for allegedly picking up his 6-year-old stepson by the neck and slamming him on a frozen deck. According to a Washington County criminal complaint filed on Nov. 25: Benjamin Lee Reno, 32, doled out the alleged punishment to his 6-year-old stepson after the boy was involved in an accident that caused his 18-month-old stepbrother a bloody lip. According to the complaint, the 6-year-old and the 18-month-old were playing outside on the deck of the Oakdale home when the younger boy slipped and cut his lip. The young boy's lip was bleeding "heavily" after the accident and, after hearing screams, the boys' mother rushed outside to offer aid, the complaint states. When the older boy came back…
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Andre Deshone Wilford, 32, is facing up to four years in prison and an $8,000 fine if convicted of the charges against him.
An Oakdale man was arrested Nov. 21 on a felony charge of domestic abuse by strangulation and a gross misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse after allegedly choking his girlfriend until she nearly became unconscious. Andre Deshone Wilford, 32, allegedly twice grabbed his girlfriend by the throat after the couple began arguing about Wilford's drinking, according to a Washington County criminal complaint. The complaint also said Wilford had been drinking for much of the day and, at one point, grabbed the woman and threatened to "bust her in her head." The woman told Oakdale police that she decided to remove her personal firearm from the apartment because she was afraid Wilford would use it against her, the complaint stated. When she attempted…
Dale Oaks
9:14 am on Thursday, March 1, 2012
A slap on the wrist. We'll hear about this guy on the news sometime down the road. I'm praying it's not about him injurying this child, (or another!) more seriously. What a douchebag! more ›