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District Court – Ward County

Oct. 21 dispositions Drove while intoxicated while accompanied by a minor child, .16% or greater BAC, first offense (Class A misdemeanor) — Miranda Mae Bravecrow, 40, McLaughlin, S.D., 360 days, first serve two days, credit for two days served, 360 days unsupervised probation, obtain a chemical dependency evaluation, attend victim impact panel, $1,500 fine, $300 indigent recoupment, $200 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee. Assault (Class A misdemeanor) — Matthew Tyrique Richards, 20, Minot, 360 days, first serve one ...

District Court – Ward County

District Court - Ward County Oct. 18 Provided false information to law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor) — Arlen Wayne Pochant, 60, Minot, $200 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee. Domestic violence causing bodily injury (Class B misdemeanor) — Chazen Spencer Brown, 37, Minot, 30 days, first serve 13 days, credit for 13 days served and one day off sentence for good behavior, 360 days unsupervised probation, complete an evaluation for domestic violence offenders and follow through on recommended treatment, have no ...

District Court – Ward County

Oct. 17 Unauthorized use of personal identifying information to obtain credit (Class C felony) — Ginger Renee Smith, 32, Balfour, 360 days, 360 days suspended, 360 days unsupervised probation, offense will be deemed a Class A misdemeanor upon successful completion of probation, have no contact with certain person, $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $100 restitution, $25 victim-witness fee. Drove with a suspended driver’s license, fourth or subsequent offense within five years (Class A misdemeanor) — Keion Anthony Louden, 28, Minot, ...

District Court – Mountrail County

Oct. 13 Drove with a revoked driver’s license, original revocation was alcohol-related, fourth or subsequent offense within five years (Class B misdemeanor) — Kyle Patrick Grigsby, 37, Minot, 360 days, first serve four days, 360 days unsupervised probation, $200 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee.

District Court – Ward County

Oct. 12 Possession of methamphetamine, second offense (Class C felony) — Dean Elroy Mehrer, 69, Minot, five years, first serve two days, credit for two days served, two years supervised probation, obtain a chemical dependency evaluation, $400 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee. Possession of drug paraphernalia (Class C felony) — Maddison Marie Stracener, 22, 1410 30th Ave. NW, Apt. 7104, 360 days, first serve 26 days, credit for 23 days served and three days off sentence for good behavior, one year supervised probation, ...

District Court – Ward County

Oct. 11 Burglary (Class C felony) — Jesse Jon Nielsen, 36, 1825 8th Avenue NE, 360 days, first serve 69 days, credit for 61 days served and eight days off sentence for good behavior, two years supervised probation, offense will be deemed a Class A misdemeanor upon successful completion of probation, $400 criminal administration fee, $175 fine, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $25 victim-witness fee, restitution reserved for 90 days. Possession of methamphetamine (Class A misdemeanor) — Cierra Larocque, 20, St. John, 360 days, first serve eight days, credit for eight ...