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DISTRICT COURT — Ward County

Nov. 28 Criminal trespass (Class C felony) — Chester Oscar Hallof III, 35, Minot, 360 days, first serve 49 days, credit for 43 days served and six days off sentence for good behavior, 18 months supervised probation, offense will be deemed a Class A misdemeanor upon successful completion of probation, have no contact with certain person or address, $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee. Fled a peace officer in a motor vehicle (Class A misdemeanor) — Mercedes Denise Forte, 21, Minot, one day, credit for one day served, ...

District Court – Ward County

Nov. 25 Violated a no contact order (Class A misdemeanor) — Chase S. Egeberg, 25, Minot, 360 days, first serve two days, credit for two days served, 360 days unsupervised probation, have no contact with certain person, $200 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee, restitution reserved for 60 days. Drove while intoxicated, second offense within seven years (Class B misdemeanor) — Spencer Daniel Flagstad, 24, Minot, 10 days, complete 100 hours of community service at Rehab Services in lieu of 10 days in jail, 360 days ...

District Court – Mountrail County

Nov. 23 Menacing (Class A misdemeanor) — Tia Lindsey McLaughlin, 34, Stanley, 60 days, 59 days suspended, credit for one day served, 360 days unsupervised probation, obtain a chemical dependency evaluation, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee, also domestic violence causing bodily injury (Class B misdemeanor), granted a deferred imposition of sentence for one year, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee.

DISTRICT COURT — Ward County

Nov. 23 Escape (Class C felony) — Joshua Michael Peterson, 33, Makoti, 30 days, concurrent with sentences in other cases, offense will be deemed a Class A misdemeanor, $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee. Criminal trespass (Class C felony) — Brandon Jay Michels, 43, Lewistown, 360 days, first serve 29 days, credit for 26 days served and six days off sentence for good behavior, two years of supervised probation, offense will be deemed a Class A misdemeanor upon successful completion of probation, have no contact with ...

DISTRICT COURT — Ward County

Nov. 17 Possession of methamphetamine, second offense (Class C felony) — Bobbie Sue Lincoln, 29, Bismarck, five years, first serve 77 days, credit for 77 days served, two years of supervised probation, obtain a chemical dependency evaluation, $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee, also possession of drug paraphernalia, second offense (Class C felony), five years, first serve 77 days, credit for 77 days served, two years of supervised probation, obtain a chemical dependency evaluation. Possession of drug paraphernalia ...

DISTRICT COURT — Ward County

Nov. 16 Theft (Class C felony) -- Ace Kay Aguilar, 47, James River Correctional Facility, Jamestown, five years, first serve two years, credit for 65 days served and nine days off sentence for good behavior, two years supervised probation, concurrent with sentence in other case, $7,037.82 restitution, $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee. Possession of methamphetamine, second offense (Class C felony) -- Shelah Palmer, 25, Minot, 360 days, first serve 56 days, credit for 49 days served and seven days off sentence for good ...