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Self defense claim likely as Parkhurst is arraigned
Eighteen-year-old Antonio Parkhurst was arraigned today in Beltrami County Court before Judge John Melbye. Unconditional bail was set at $200,000, and conditional bail was set at $100,000. According to the criminal complaint, an adult female identified in court documents as “L.J.” told investigators that she conspired with a juvenile (identified as “J.B.”), an adult male…
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Women’s United makes donation to NWBS, announces new project
Women’s United, an affinity group of the United Way of the Bemidji Area, announced a new project during their quarterly meeting yesterday morning. Women’s United has been working with the Northwoods Battered Women’s Shelter to help them raise the resources needed for a new shelter, and presented a $4,800 check yesterday. The new project is…
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Former Sanford Center director sentenced to 21 days
The former executive director of Bemidji’s Sanford Center was sentenced to 21 days in jail. Forty-eight-year-old Curtis Webb was sentenced yesterday and ordered to serve his jail sentence immediately, and was taken to the Beltrami County Jail from the courtroom. Webb was convicted of felony theft by swindle. County investigators discovered about $38,000 in various…
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Victim in Monday’s apparent homicide identified
The Bemidji Police Department announced today that the victim in Monday’s apparent homicide has been identified. According to a release from Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin, 20-year-old Lupe Rosillo was killed Monday night, in what has been ruled a homicide by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office. Rosillo’s cause of death was determined to be a…
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Bemidji Blotter Thursday, Feb. 20
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Thursday, Feb. 20. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT DWI, 10:58 p.m. Traffic stop on the 1100 block of Paul Bunyan Dr. S. One arrested for DWI. Assist, 7:10 p.m. Officers conducted a weekly check-in of a homeless…
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Robins family donates blankets for Joe Lueken Cancer Center
The family of Maggie Robins recently made a donation of 62 blankets to the Sanford Health Foundation of Northern Minnesota for patients at the Joe Lueken Cancer Center. The blankets were donated in memory of Maggie, who would have turned 62 this year. Pictured: The family of Maggie Robins and Joe Lueken Cancer Center staff.
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Second degree murder charges pending for suspect now in custody
Antonio Parkhurst, the suspect in Monday night’s apparent homicide, is currently in custody in the Beltrami County jail after being wanted for almost two days. According to Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin, the 18-year-old Parkhurst was apprehended yesterday within the city of Bemidji around 1:30 p.m. without incident. The jail roster indicates booking was completed…
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HUD awards $30,000 to Bemidji HRA
Michele Smith, the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Minnesota Field Office Director, presented at Northland Apartments in Bemidji today on the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative. The Bemidji Housing and Redevelopment Authority will receive almost $30,000 in funding to help foster youth approaching adulthood avoid homelessness. Smith spoke on how the children who have been…
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No injuries in early Fern Township fire
No injuries were reported in a house fire early this morning in Fern Township. According to a release from Bemidji Fire Chief David Hoefer, firefighters responded to the home and found a fire in the basement. The occupants were able to escape without injuries, and the fire caused moderate damage to the structure and its…
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Bemidji Blotter Wednesday, Feb. 19
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Wednesday, Feb. 19. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Drugs, 9:17 p.m. Reported on the 3900 block of Supreme Ct. NW. Trespass, 7:44 p.m. Male arrested on a warrant on the 200 block of 4th St. NW and…