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Man who blamed murder on dream pleads guilty

August 9, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK (AP) A Montana man who told investigators that a dream led him to kidnap and kill a man in North Dakota pleaded guilty to murder and kidnapping charges Thursday. Continue Reading

New England sex crime suspect withdraws guilty plea

July 24, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

In a turn of events Tuesday, Russell Pearson of New England withdrew his plea at a Hettinger County sentencing hearing for charges of sexual contact with a minor at the Stark County Courthouse in Dickinson. Continue Reading

Woman pleads to lower charge for selling meth to informant

July 4, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WILLMAR Erica Lynn Busse, 23, of Bagley and formerly of Willmar, pleaded guilty Tuesday to an amended charge of fourth-degree drug sale for her role in selling methamphetamine to a CEE-VI informant in January.
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Facebook-nabbed robber pleads to charge from Dino Mart incident

April 16, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WILLMAR Abass Warsame Mumin, 22, of Willmar, pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge of attempted simple robbery for his role in assaulting and robbing the clerk of Trav’s Dino Mart on Jan. 25.
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Man pleads to second sex crime, sentencing is April 9

February 29, 2012 in West Central Tribune

WILLMAR A 38-year-old Willmar man who is already serving 12 years in prison for molesting a child pleaded guilty Tuesday to a second-degree criminal sexual conduct charge for molesting a now 13-year-old girl.
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Turrubiates enters plea in Renville Co., Minn., child murder case

January 31, 2012 in West Central Tribune

OLIVIA Sergio Turrubiates Jr., 21, of Olivia, entered a guilty plea this afternoon to an amended charge of second-degree murder while committing the felony crime of child endangerment for the December 2010 death of 18-month-old Tiana Moore. Continue Reading

Plea hearing continued in meth case

November 8, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON A plea hearing scheduled for Tuesday was continued after defendant Santos Manuel Lorenzo-Castillo reportedly changed his mind about accepting the plea agreement. Continue Reading

Teen assailant ready to discuss plea agreement

September 7, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON Sixteen-year-old Brandon Ortiz, accused of stabbing a 24-year-old Worthington man during an altercation in August, is in the process of looking into a plea agreement with the state, according to his attorney, Dan Birkholz. Continue Reading

Meyer-Dutton pleads guilty to meth charges

September 2, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

If Jeanifer Meyer-Dutton abides by conditions set by the court, including five years of supervised probation, she will serve three years in jail.
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Willmar, Minn., juvenile pleads to seven felonies for arson fire, crime spree

August 30, 2011 in West Central Tribune

WILLMAR The 17-year-old Willmar boy charged with arson, motor vehicle theft and property damage for a two-week long crime spree that ended with setting fire to an occupied Willmar residence has pleaded guilty to a total of seven felony charges. Continue Reading