A Fosston man with felony escape from custody charges is now in custody. According to a release, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous tip Sunday that 29-year-old Jerrod Ash was at the 600 block of 9th St. NW in Fosston. When deputies responded, they found Ash hiding inside an apartment in the Regency…
A Duluth man pleaded guilty to second degree murder charges in his wife’s stabbing death, and faces a 37-year prison sentence. Forty-year-old Ryan Jazdzewski admitted to killing 41-year-old Nicole Jazdzewski June 2 after she said she was filing for a divorce. He said he “lost it” and “just started stabbing” her multiple times, and a…
Violence Free Minnesota has published a list of men and women who were killed as a result of intimate partner violence during 2019. Three women in the area lost their lives to this type of violence last year. Forty-one-year-old Gennie Marie Kingbird of Ponemah died in the Red Lake Hospital Jan. 6, 2019, after her…
A new study from the Minnesota Department of Health says at least 5,000 high school-age youth in the state have been sexually exploited. The data shows this exploitation is happening across the state, and boys and girls are almost evenly impacted. The new question in the 2019 Minnesota Student Survey asked 9th and 11th graders…
A Bemidji woman awaits sentencing for assaulting and neglecting a vulnerable adult. According to court documents, 47-year-old Karen Marie Gannetta pleaded guilty to two counts of domestic assault and one count of criminal neglect earlier this month, and sentencing is scheduled for next week. Gannetta, according to the complaint, was the parent and personal care…
A Red Lake man entered guilty pleas to three counts of domestic assault yesterday. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 45-year-old Edward Lee Bellanger was initially charged last June, and is scheduled to be sentenced this May. Bellanger, according to court documents and his guilty plea, violently assaulted his victim on three…
The following is a summary of incidents the Bemidji Police Department and Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to on Monday, Jan. 27. BEMIDJI POLICE DEPARTMENT Violations/Court Orders, 5:22 p.m. Adult female was arrested on the 2000 block of 25th St. NW for violation of domestic abuse no contact order. Agency Assist, 4:00 a.m. An officer…
