Kaleb Smith was sentenced Thursday to 120 months in state prison, which he will serve while receiving mental health treatment while committed the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services.
Eyota teen sentenced to 10 years for his brother s death
Kaleb Smith was sentenced Thursday to 120 months in state prison, which he will serve while receiving mental health treatment while committed the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services. 5:25 pm, May 27, 2021 ×
An Eyota teenager was given a 10-year prison sentence for the murder of his younger brother nearly a year ago in what the judge called one of the most chilling and profoundly sad cases in his 40-year legal career.
Kaleb Wolfe Smith, 18, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in connection to the June 2020 death of his 5-year-old brother, Alex James Smith. He was sentenced Thursday morning in Olmsted County District Court by Judge Kevin Lund to 120 months in state prison.
Conditional bail revoked for Rochester man charged in fatal crash
Sterling Haukom, 34, had posted conditional bail on May 3 and had been out of custody for about three weeks before he was re-arrested on allegations that he violated the conditions of his pretrial release. 3:50 pm, May 27, 2021 ×
Sterling Haukom
The Rochester man charged in the February crash that killed an 18-year-old blocks just from her home had his conditional bail revoked Thursday.
Sterling Haukom, 34, is charged in Olmsted County District Court with felony criminal vehicular homicide and gross misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.
Erika Cruz, 18, was on her way home from work on Feb. 24 when her vehicle was hit at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 12th Street Southeast. She died as a result of her injuries. Cruz s family and friends held a vigil days after her death at the intersection where the crash occurred.
The sentencing comes months after Joshua Jacobson failed to report to jail as directed. 11:04 am, May 26, 2021 ×
Joshua Jacobson
The Dexter man who was behind the wheel in a crash that seriously injured a 3-year-old girl and her mother in November 2019 was sentenced Wednesday to just more than four years in state prison.
Joshua Jacobson pleaded guilty on Oct. 23, 2020, to felony criminal vehicular operation causing great bodily harm-any amount schedule 1 or 2 controlled substance. A virtual sentencing hearing was held on Dec. 31, 2020, and continued until Jan. 5, 2021, to allow Jacobson time to get his affairs in order before being sent to prison. Jacobson failed to report to jail as directed and a warrant was issued. He was arrested in the Twin Cities on May 20 and brought back to Olmsted County on May 24.
Man gets probation for violence involving a vehicle and a knife in Rochester
Arrested in January and February for separate incidents.
Posted: May 25, 2021 1:01 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Driving into a pedestrian and pulling a knife on someone means probation for a Twin Cities-area man.
Carson Zavala, 21 of Burnsville, pleaded guilty Tuesday to failing to stop in a traffic collision causing injury and fifth-degree assault.
Zavala was first arrested on January 26 after Rochester police say he ran into a 58-year-old Mantorville woman who was using the crosswalk at the intersection of E. Center Street and Civic Center Drive. Police say Zavala drove away and was caught near 6th Avenue SE and 16th Street SW.