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Ward County
Sept. 2
Travis Paul Kary, 44, Minot, (offense: March 19), Count 1: DUI-refusal-first offense (misdemeanor B), chemical dependency evaluation, victim impact panel, restitution and fees: $6,465.94; Count 2: leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to motor vehicle (misdemeanor B), unsupervised probation: 360 days, Ward County Jail: 30 days, first serve one day, credit one day.
Janna Mckechnie, 47, Minot, (offense: April 29), Count 1: disorderly conduct-fighting behavior (misdemeanor B), deferred imposition of sentence: six months, unsupervised probation: six months, restitution reserved, have no contact with John Doe and keep 200-foot distance except children’s school functions and athletic events: six months, fees: $250, Ward County Jail: one day, credit one day; Count 2: (offense: May 20), violation of an order prohibiting contact (misdemeanor A), deferred imposition of sentence: six months, unsupervised probation: six months, have no contact with John Doe and keep 200-foot distance except children’s school functions and athletic events: six months, fees: $325, Ward County Jail: one day, credit one day.
Junior Manuel Diaz, 35, Minot, (offense: Dec. 14, 2025), theft-take – $1,000-$10,000 (felony C), deemed a misdemeanor after 360 days, unsupervised probation: two years, have no contact with John Doe: two years, fees: $525, Ward County Jail: 360 days, suspended 360 days.
Janna Elaine Lopez, 54, Minot, (offense: May 28), APC-refusal – first offense (misdemeanor B), chemical dependency evaluation, victim impact panel, fees: $750.
Katrina Marie Mcknight, 42, Minot, (offense: July 21, 2024), harassment-repeated telephone calls (misdemeanor B), sentence: Aug. 21, deferred imposition of sentence: 360 days, supervised probation; 360 days, have no contact with Jane Doe: 360 days, fees: $325.
Nicholas Matt Rasmusson, 23, Minot, (offense: Feb. 28), reckless driving-rights/safety (misdemeanor B), chemical dependency evaluation, victim impact panel, fees: $750.
Sept. 3
Shawn David Austin, 55, Minot, (offense: April 14, 2024), Count 1: criminal vehicular injury involving a motor vehicle (felony C), amended disposition, supervised probation: two years, chemical dependency evaluation, no contact order with Jane Doe: two years, restitution and fees: $16,187.23, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: three years, first serve one year, credit 86 days, 11 days of earned good time; Count 2: false information to law enforcement (misdemeanor A), disposition Feb. 21, 2025, found guilty, Ward County Jail: 86 days, credit 86 days, notice of right to file of appeal jury conviction within 30 days.
Arthur Linwood Blackmond, 59, Minot, (offense: Sept. 19, 2025), endangerment of child or vulnerable adult (felony C), deferred imposition of sentence: two years, supervised probation: two years, chemical dependency evaluation, enroll in parenting class, fees: $525.
Geoffrey Kyle Goettle, 36, Minot, (offense: March 11), unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia – use-SI, SII, SIII – second offense (felony C), supervised probation: three years, chemical dependency evaluation, fees: $525, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: five years, first serve 20 days, credit 20 days.
Dan Lee Rutherford, 18, Minot, (offense: July 26), preventing arrest (felony C), deemed a misdemeanor after 360 days, unsupervised probation: two years, fees: $525, Ward County Jail: 360 days, first serve three days, credit three days, state fines: $175.
Carisa Jo Ashley, 45, Minot, (offense: July 15), reckless driving (misdemeanor B), chemical dependency evaluation, victim impact panel, fees: $750.