Brookings-area court report published 12-27-23

Posted 12/27/23

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Brookings-area court report published 12-27-23

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COURT REPORT 11-23

CLASS II MISDEMEANORS

  • Carl Hickox III, 32, Arlington, disorderly conduct, fined $198.50 and sentenced to 15 days in BCDC, 10 days of jail time suspended upon conditions imposed by the court.
  • Terry Lee Moldan, 46, of 704 Brooklawn Drive Apt. 13, municipal speeding, fined $151.50.
  • Kristopher Carl Firestien, 40, of 116 16th Ave. S., seat belt violation, fined $25.
  • Pedro Pablo Rodriguez Soriano, 31, Sioux Falls, seat belt violation, fined $25.
  • Jefferson Lee, 34, Marshall, Minnesota, urinating in public, fined $132.50.
  • Andrew James Becker, 33, of 512 E. Wye Mesa, failure to renew registration during assigned month, fined $132.50.
  • Dalton McAdams, 28, Huron, speeding on a state highway, fined $97.50.
  • John Franklin Gallagher, 50, Lake Park, Minnesota, operate improper vehicle, fined $132.50.

COURT REPORT 11-30

CLASS IV FELONIES

Grace Elizabeth Vernarsky, 22, of 521 12th St. S. Lot 60, possess 1 to 10 pounds of marijuana, fined $800 and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary and 40 days in the Brookings County Detention Center, all penitentiary time suspended upon conditions imposed by the court, suspended execution of sentence.

Blake W. Dalton, 24, of 521 12th St. S. Lot 60, possess 1 to 10 pounds of marijuana, fined $800 and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary and 30 days in the Brookings County Detention Center, all penitentiary time suspended upon conditions imposed by the court, suspended execution of sentence.

CLASS V FELONIES

Cody Troy Hartman, 37, Springfield, possession of controlled substance in schedules I or II, fined $616.50 and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary and 259 days in the Brookings County Detention Center, all penitentiary time suspended upon conditions imposed by the court, suspended execution of sentence.