COURTS AND CRIME
Akeley bank robbed Friday at gunpoint 
The suspect in an Akeley branch bank robbery may have spent up to two hours casing the building before he pulled up to the front door, went in and robbed the bank at gunpoint Friday evening.
March 03, 2010
Ogema man charged with domestic assault, spitting in officer’s face, violent obstruction
Andrew Thomas Straub, 22, of 205 Dreamcatcher Homes, Ogema has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony domestic assault, felony fourth-degree assault on a peace officer — transfer of bodily fluids — and two gross misdemeanor counts of obstructing a peace officer with violence.
March 01, 2010
Meth defendant enters plea in conspiracy case; trial stopped due to discovery oversight
Park Rapids woman is involved in conspiracy to provide meth to the region.
February 20, 2010
Park Rapids man gets 18 months in wire fraud case
A 37-year-old Park Rapids man was sentenced today in federal court for defrauding a
mortgage company by conspiring to secure a $640,000 mortgage under false pretenses.
February 18, 2010
Teen’s attorney asks to withdraw plea in cyclist’s death
The attorney for a teenager who pled guilty last week in the 2009 death of a Park Rapids motorcyclist has filed a motion to withdraw his client’s plea, saying she did not deserve a week in jail.
February 06, 2010
Woman gets 30 days in marijuana case
The youngest defendant in a major marijuana growing operation was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail for her role in the case.
February 03, 2010
Third dog shooting case in court; complaints adding up
The vexing problem of animal control – specifically dogs – will see another chapter written Monday in Hubbard County District Court.
That’s when a rural resident, Russell Patrick Olson, 44, will enter into a plea agreement in a dog shooting case.
January 30, 2010
Brothers in Park Rapids armed standoff agree to 18-year sentences
Two brothers will likely spend 18 years in prison for their involvement in a drunken shooting rampage that culminated in a four-hour armed standoff with 20 officers in Park Rapids Dec. 17.
January 29, 2010
Crime victims include dog owners
Kirsten Evavold sat quietly through Hubbard County District Court proceedings Monday.
Like all crime victims, she wanted to see justice done. She vows to follow the cases that affect her through to the end.
January 27, 2010
Park Rapids teen gets jail time in motorcyclist’s death
A tearful teenager was sentenced Monday to seven days in jail in the 2009 death of a Park Rapids motorcyclist, and she was ordered to begin serving her sentence on the anniversary of his death.
Brittany Ann Sayler, 19, entered into a plea bargain that resulted in her pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge
January 27, 2010
Criminal charges filed in two dog shooting cases
Two Menahga men have been charged with cruelty to animals in the shootings of two Labrador retrievers last fall in a rural Hubbard County subdivision.
A third neighborhood dog was allegedly poisoned and died, but no charges have been filed in that case.
January 16, 2010
Hubbard County justifies settlement in sexual assault case
A press release issued by Hubbard County attorneys Tuesday indicates an Akeley woman who sued over an alleged sexual assault by a former deputy may have received only a fraction of the $640,000 settlement.
January 13, 2010
County settles lawsuit involving former deputy
Hubbard County will pay an Akeley woman a structured settlement worth $640,000 to settle a lawsuit against it and a former deputy sheriff accused of sexually assaulting her while on duty.
January 09, 2010
Repeat drunken drivers frustrate police, courts
Two men with long histories of drunken driving convictions were arrested over the New Year’s weekend by Park Rapids police, one for the 12th time, the other for the seventh.
By Sarah Smith , January 06, 2010
Man arrested for 12th DWI in Park Rapids New Year's Eve
A Becker County man was arrested by Park Rapids police minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve for his 12th DWI offense.
By Sarah Smith , January 04, 2010
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