Friday, February 3, 2012
Damon Derrail Clark could spend up to five more years in prison and be ordered to pay a $10,000 fine if convicted of terroristic threats.
A 22-year-old inmate at Stillwater prison is facing new felony charges after threatening to kill a correctional officer and his family. According to a Washington County criminal complaint, Damon Derrail Clark got angry with the correctional officer after the man refused to administer Clark's medication. The officer allegedly told Clark that—as per usual—the prison nurse would administer his medication at the scheduled time. Clark then reportedly launched into a tirade, alleging other murders and threatening to kill the guard and his family once he was released from prison. According to the complaint, Clark told the officer the following: "F*** you! I need my meds! You don't know who I am! I'm gonna kill you! You dead (officer's name)! …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Prosecuting attorney John Magnuson sees the latest motion as a way for Stillwater's accused dominatrix Kristal Ann Taylor to get a redo for her previous court hearings.
Accused Stillwater dominatrix Kristal Ann Taylor could get an opportunity to have her case heard again, but this time, with legal representation. Taylor, whose last name was erroneously entered as "Zimmerman" in the criminal complaint and court documents, went into the case representing herself after being arrested in June for owning or operating a disorderly house, a gross-misdemeanor offense. Taylor appeared in Washington County District Court Thursday afternoon when her attorney, Joseph P. Tamburino argued that she still had a right to legal representation under the protection of the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. "Ms. Taylor has never asked for a continuance in this case; she has not dragged her feet," Tamburino told …
Upon his arrest, Colin Emmet Orcutt denied putting his hands on the woman and stated he pushed her only after she slapped him in the face.
A 22-year-old Stillwater man is scheduled to appear in Washington County District Court on Jan. 19 to face a series of charges surrounding an alleged domestic assault in Lakeland. Colin Emmet Orcutt was arrested on Nov. 19 and charged with felony domestic assault by strangulation, gross misdemeanor domestic assault with a prior offense and gross misdemeanor interference with a 911 call. According to Washington County warrant complaint filed on Nov. 22: Orcutt and his then girlfriend got into a verbal argument on Nov. 18, which continued into the early morning hours of Nov. 19. At one point during the argument Orcutt began screaming at the woman in very close proximity to her face, the complaint states. When she grabbed the phone and …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Of the three defendants in the case, Allen Nelson and John Moeller have been convicted of felonies and sentenced to time behind bars.
A 20-year-old St. Croix Beach man was convicted of felony aiding and abetting second-degree burglary in connection with an April 15 burglary in the 2600 block of Hidden Valley Lane. Washington County District Court Judge Tad Jude sentenced John William Moeller to 150 days in jail and five years probation for his role in the theft of a Bushmaster AR 15 rifle from a friend's home. According to a Washington County criminal complaint filed on April 18: Moeller, along with defendants Ty Quay Forsell, 21, and Allen Michael Nelson, 19, were playing video games with a woman that lived at the residence on April 15. The woman advised she needed to leave the residence and so the men left in Moeller's vehicle. According to the complaint, the men …
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Kristal Ann Zimmerman, 42, retained the services of Caplan & Tamburino Law Firm on Dec. 21
Editor's note: The comments from Joseph P. Tamburino were added at 2:20 p.m. after he returned Patch's phone call. Accused Stillwater dominatrix Kristal Ann Zimmerman followed the advice of Washington County District Court Judge Susan Miles by hiring an attorney on Dec. 21. Zimmerman—who is also known as Kristal Ann Taylor—filed a Certificate of Representation in Washington County court on Dec. 21, a day after she was chastised by Judge Miles for making a "muddle" of the case thus far. According to an account in the Pioneer Press, Miles said in open court on Dec. 20 the "muddle is largely of Ms. Taylor's doing." The Pioneer Press story also said Zimmerman told the judge she did not understand the magnitude of the case law and admitted…
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Blake Andrew Tomasko, 19, faces a maximum penalty of five years in jail and a $10,000 fine.
A 19-year-old Woodbury man was arrested for possessing brass knuckles at St. Croix Valley Alternative Learning Center after police responded to a report of a student who smelled like marijuana. Blake Andrew Tomasko was charged by the Washington County Attorney's Office with one count of felony possession of a dangerous weapon on school property. His first court appearance is scheduled on Dec. 28. According to a complaint filed Nov. 3 in Washington County District Court: Oak Park Heights police were called to the St. Croix Valley Alternative Learning Center on the report of a student smelling of marijuana. When confronted by the principal and police, Tomasko denied being in possession of drugs, the complaint states. But when he emptied his …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
If convicted of the charge against him, Luis Alberto Ruvalcaba-Herrera, 23, could remain incarcerated until 2018.
An inmate of the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Stillwater is facing three more years on his sentence and a $6,000 fine after admitting to spitting in the face of a guard back in August. According to a criminal complaint filed at the end of Oct.: Luis Alberto Ruvalcaba-Herrera, 23, was charged with felony fourth-degree assault after spitting in a guard's face because he was angry that the guard placed him on investigative restriction for abusive behavior. The alleged incident happened on Aug. 16 after Ruvalcaba-Herrera learned of his restricted privileges during a routine security check. Ruvalcaba-Herrera was sentenced to five years in prison in July 2010 after being convicted of felony first-degree assault. After months of legal …
Monday, December 12, 2011
Three Stillwater residents allegedly broke into the apartment manager's office, stole rent checks, some tech devices and a set of keys to a vacant unit (where they were staying).
Three Stillwater residents charged with felony counts of third-degree burglary and aiding and abetting burglary are preparing to appear in Washington County court for their roles in a Nov. 7 incident in the 14000 block of 62nd Street North. According to separate Washington County criminal complaints filed on Nov. 16: The manager of Birchwood Townhomes called Stillwater police to report a burglary that occured sometime between Nov. 4 and 7. Based on the evidence at the scene, officers concluded that an individual or group of individuals entered the apartment through an unlocked sliding glass door, which was typically secured. Police were later called back to the complex on Nov. 9 where they arrested Blaze William Schultz, 22, Dylan El …
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
If convicted, Ashley Brooker, 22, and Nicholas Doyle, 25, face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
A Stillwater couple was arrested for possession of methamphetamine last week after a 22-year-old woman was seen frantically searching a vehicle for her boyfriend's "missing finger." Ashley Marie Brooker and Nicholas Thomas Doyle, 25, both of Stillwater, were each arrested for felony fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance Nov. 20 after Stillwater Police found methamphetamine and syringes in their vehicle which was, at the time of arrest, parked outside the emergency room of Lakeview Hospital. According to a criminal complaint filed Nov. 21 in Washington County District Court: Stillwater police responded to the hospital parking lot after an emergency medical technician (EMT) reported seeing an "extremely agitated" woman flailing…
Friday, November 18, 2011
Joshua Robert Dreyling, 22, was given two years in the Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud with credit for 155 days served.
A St. Paul man on Nov. 7 was sentenced to two years in the Minnesota Correctional Facility at St. Cloud after a felony conviction of violating a domestic abuse no-contact order within 10 years of two or more similar convictions. According to a Washington County criminal complaint, Stillwater police arrested Joshua Robert Dreyling, 22, after being dispatched to the Stillwater home of Dreyling’s ex-girlfriend following a domestic assault. Upon arrival, police noted the victim—the mother of Dreyling’s two children—had what appeared to be recent bruising and swelling on her face, jaw and neck, the complaint stated. According to the complaint, the victim told Stillwater police Dreyling assaulted her an hour before their arrival. She said he …
Bo Citro
6:38 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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