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Rochester Man Admits to Burglary Charge For Attack on Neighbor
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man has admitted to a burglary charge stemming from an attack on a woman that he allegedly blamed on a loud argument between the victim and her significant other that was preventing him from sleeping. Court documents indicate 35-year-old Justin Peterson was arrested...
Stolen Vehicle Occupants Flee Rochester Police After Brief Pursuit in Olmsted County
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Rochester Police Department is looking for the occupants of a stolen vehicle that fled an attempted Thursday morning. So far limited information is available. Rochester Police Captain Casey Moilanen said an Olmsted County Sheriff’s deputy was conducting stationary radar when they observed a vehicle speeding.
Man Convicted of Rochester Christmas Eve Stabbing Avoids Prison
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - An Olmsted County judge today granted a defense request for a downward departure from state sentencing guidelines in the case of a Mississippi man convicted of a stabbing in Rochester on Christmas Eve in 2021. An Olmsted County jury found 23-year-old Tashun Haywood guilty of...
Trial set over four-vehicle crash in Olmsted County that injured four people in 2023
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A trial date is set for the man blamed for a four-vehicle collision in Olmsted County that injured four people. Joseph Mitilien, 52 of Miami, Florida, has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of criminal vehicular operation and one gross misdemeanor count of criminal vehicular operation.
Missouri man to stand trial in sexual conduct case involving child
(ABC 6 News) – A former Rochester resident appeared in Olmsted County Court Thursday on nearly 10-year-old criminal sexual conduct charges. Richard Anthony Matney, now 42, was accused in 2015 of soliciting a child for sex, child endangerment, and 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child under 13 after allegedly showing a child sexual videos, then later forcing the child to drink alcohol and trying to engage in sexual behavior with her.
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