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.
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At that time, Jacobson was given three days to get his affairs in order and was told to report to the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center on Jan. 4, 2021. Judge Joseph Chase expressed concerns about giving Jacobson that time, calling it a formula for disaster and a terrible idea, but granted the days.
Jacobson never reported to jail and a warrant for his arrest was issued. He was arrested on May 20 by the Hennepin County Sheriff s Office Fugitive Unit. The Hennepin County Violent Offender Task Force was contacted by the Olmsted County Sheriff s for assistance in locating Jacobson after learning he may be in Minneapolis.
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