Dec 17, 2020
MANKATO â A homeless man allegedly broke into a residence and threatened to kill a woman after she told him he could not stay with her any longer.
Brandon Alexander Williams, 32, was charged with felony counts of burglary and stalking and gross misdemeanor interfering with a 911 call Wednesday in Blue Earth County District Court.
A Mankato resident told authorities she had been allowing Williams to stay with her occasionally but asked him to leave after he slammed her against a wall during an argument Dec. 9.
The next day Williams allegedly broke through the womanâs front door and threatened to assault and kill her, according to a court complaint. When the woman said she was going to call 911, Williams allegedly took her phone and left with it.
Dec 14, 2020
MANKATO â A young woman allegedly injured three passengers when she crashed while driving drunk early Sunday morning.
Shanlynn Ann Inglis, 20, of Mankato, was charged with felony criminal vehicular operation and gross misdemeanor DWI Monday in Blue Earth County District Court.
Inglis crashed a vehicle at Lewis Street and Grace Court just after 3 a.m. One passenger lost consciousness but was awake as she was taken by ambulance to the Mayo Clinic Health System hospital in Mankato, according to a police report.
Two other passengers had head injuries but did not need to go to the hospital, authorities said.
Inglis failed field sobriety tests and a breathalyzer showed she had an alcohol concentration of 0.22, a court complaint said.
Dec 11, 2020
MANKATO â A Mankato man allegedly ran off with a pipe wrench after he punched and choked a woman he knows.
Douglas Wayne Seidel, 32, was charged with felony and misdemeanor domestic assault and misdemeanor counts of property damage and theft Friday in Blue Earth County District Court.
A woman and a witness said they were in a vehicle arguing with Seidel on Wednesday afternoon in Mankato. Seidel allegedly choked the woman then punched her. The woman had a bruise on her neck and swelling on her jaw, according to a court complaint.
Siedel then reportedly got out of the van, opened a rear door, grabbed a pipe wrench and threw it at the van, forming dents. He then picked up the wrench and ran away with it while police were called.
Colten Camacho
MANKATO â A New Ulm man who was convicted of a fifth count of prostitution involving a minor wonât serve any more time behind bars.
Colten Chase Camacho, 25, pleaded guilty to a felony count of hiring a juvenile for prostitution last month and was sentenced to 428 days already served Tuesday in Blue Earth County District Court.
Camacho was giving a 15-year-old a ride in 2017 when he pulled over in Blue Earth County and told the girl he needed oral sex to continue to drive, according to the charges filed in 2017.
Camacho entered an Alford plea meaning he did not admit guilt but acknowledged a jury likely would have convicted him.