Court news: Detroit Lakes man charged with theft, after construction worker sees his own pickup drive by
In a separate case, a Fargo man faces charges after he lost control of his vehicle in a police chase in Detroit Lakes, and came to a stop after hitting various metal posts and trees.
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Derek James Saunders, 29, of Detroit Lakes, was charged in Becker County District Court with felony theft.
According to court records, about 11:30 a.m. Oct. 4 in Detroit Lakes, he stole a white 2020 Silverado pickup truck, with two aluminum tool boxes and a fuel tank mounted to the bed.
Court news: Charges filed in case of fake heroin sale
One man received $1,000 in predocumented drug task force “buy money,” and was supposed to provide 10 grams of heroin. But instead of heroin he provided 9.42 grams of flualprazolam and brorphine, according to the criminal complaint.
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Keenan Carlos Lawrence, 44, of Chicago, was charged in Becker County District Court with a felony count of selling simulated drugs.
According to court records, on May 14, he arranged to sell heroin to a confidential reliable informant with the West Central Minnesota Drug and Violent Crime Task Force in Becker County.
Lawrence took an undisclosed amount of predocumented task force “buy money,” but instead of heroin he provided flualprazolam (a new psychoactive substance considered a “designer benzodiazepine,”) and brorphine (a synthetic opioid similar to fentanyl), according to the criminal complaint.
Court news: Man gets 12 years on first-degree sex charges
He was sentenced to 144 months in prison at St. Cloud, and ordered him to pay a $50 fine and $140 in court fees, to be taken from prison wages.
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Toman Davin Matthews, 49, whose residence is listed as the Becker County Jail, has been sentenced in Becker County District Court on two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
According to court records, on Oct. 7, 2019, a girl under the age of 12 participated in a forensic interview at the Red River Child Advocacy Center and said that Matthews had engaged in forced sexual contact with her in August of that year at a location in Becker County.
Court news: Young woman sentenced for sexual abuse of 3 children
She was charged under Extended Juvenile Jurisdiction and faces a stayed adult sentence of 12 years in prison.
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Monika Jeanmarie DeMarrias, 18, of Yankton, S.D., has been sentenced in Becker County District Court on a felony charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
In October, she was found guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting three children under the age of 8 multiple times from Jan. 1 to Aug. 5, according to court records.
The charges were filed after a forensic interview with the oldest victim by the Red River Child Advocacy Center.