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Man accused of threatening law enforcement, woman in Le Sueur
A New Prague man is accused of making threats of violence against law enforcement and a Le Sueur woman in separate incidents. Alexander Ross Litzau, 31, has been charged with two felony counts of threats of violence, misdemeanor violation of emergency communications and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. According to court documents, Le Sueur police were dispatched to a local residence at 8:22 p.m. on Sept. 1 for a welfare check following...
Le Sueur mayoral candidate arrested for alleged trespassing at gas station
Le Sueur mayoral candidate Jerry Geisler was arrested on Sept. 29 after being accused of trespassing at the Circle K convenience store. Geisler, 72, was charged two counts of misdemeanor trespassing following three previous notices for trespassing at the same property within the past month. The Le Sueur Police Department received a complaint at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 29 stating that Geisler was on the property for the third day in...
MN Man Sentenced For Horrific Attacks on Woman & Young Child
Mankato, MN (KROC-AM News) - A man with a history of violent crimes was sentenced today for stabbing a woman dozens of times and terrorizing a young child last year in southern Minnesota. 35-year-old Dustin Lee Murilla was arrested in May of last year after he led law enforcement officers...
Waseca woman charged with welfare fraud
A Waseca woman has been charged with receiving roughly $8,000 in welfare, food stamp and housing grant benefits by reporting children who were living with their father in South Dakota as part of her household. Lonna Rae Rieger, 38, faces a felony count of wrongfully obtaining public assistance in Waseca County District Court on September 30, about two and a half months after a Minnesota Prairie County Alliance Fraud Investigator completed her fraud investigation into Rieger. ...