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Willmar man held on charges in Swift County

BENSON — A 28-year-old Willmar man was arrested Wednesday morning after Benson Police were called around 10:30 a.m. to a home along the 900 block of Kansas Avenue.

According to a news release from Chief Jim Crace, a resident reported that a male had just broken into his residence, caused property damage and had assaulted him. The reporter gave a detailed description of the intruder and two suspect vehicles.

The vehicles were stopped by a Benson officer and a Swift County Sheriff’s deputy. After a brief investigation, Jesse Earl Delaney IV was arrested for felony burglary and gross misdemeanor property damage. He was booked into the Swift County Jail and is awaiting a court appearance.

Theft

WILLMAR — The theft of a jacket was reported around 3 p.m. Tuesday at Cash Wise Foods, 1300 Fifth St. S.E.

WILLMAR — Damage to a vehicle and theft were reported around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday at Green Door Storage, 4538 Highway 71 N.E. Someone had broken into a vehicle, damaged the instrument panel and a DVD player.

WILLMAR — The theft of a GPS unit and accessories was reported around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday at Best Buy, 2323 First St. S. The value of the items was estimated at $632.

Assault

WILLMAR — An 18-year-old man reported being the victim of an assault around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday along the 300 block of Seventh Street Northwest. A 14-year-old is expected to be charged in the case. In addition, a 14-year-old girl who was a runaway from Stearns County was returned to her parents after the incident.

Forgery

WILLMAR — A case of forgery is under investigation after police were called around 11:50 a.m. Tuesday to the Kandi Mall, 1605 First St. S. A person had allegedly falsely signed a document and posed as a juvenile’s parent, to allow the juvenile to receive a piercing. A parental signature is required for any piercing other than ear piercing and tattoos, received by someone under 18.

Fraud

WILLMAR — A case of credit card fraud was reported around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday along the 900 block of Second Street Southeast.

WILLMAR — A case of credit card fraud was reported around 11 a.m. Tuesday along the 1200 block of Willmar Avenue Southwest.

District Court

Kandiyohi County

- Daniel Lee Johnson, 22, of Raymond, pleaded guilty and was sentenced Wednesday on misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and driving while impaired.

A felony charge of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle plus two additional misdemeanors were dismissed. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 88 days stayed and credit for two served, a year of probation and $500 in fines.

The charges were filed after he was arrested after a June 17 high-speed pursuit which reached speeds of 100 mph in rural Kandiyohi County. When the driver, identified as Johnson, stopped the car, he resisted being handcuffed and told the deputy that he was not a criminal and was not drunk. He also apologized and said he had not seen the squad car following him.

According to the complaint, the deputy smelled alcohol on Johnson and noted that his eyes were bloodshot and watery. The officer conducted several field sobriety tests, which indicated Johnson was intoxicated. A breath test indicated blood alcohol of .085, and he agreed to submit to a blood test.

- Manasen Buezo Ulloa, 54, of Willmar, made his first appearance Wednesday on three felony charges of aggravated forgery for allegedly using another man’s identity.

Unconditional bail was set at $20,000 with conditional bail at $7,500. His next appearance is Feb. 16. Ulloa is also known as Ivan Ortiz Diaz.

According to the complaint, a Willmar Police officer and agents from the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement went to the Jennie-O Turkey Store plant on Willmar Avenue to address an identity discrepancy of a man using the Diaz name for work. The man said his real name was Ulloa and he was from Honduras. The officer and agents gathered a Puerto Rican birth certificate, Social Security card and Minnesota ID card in the false name, plus employment documents signed in the name.

Ulloa was arrested and during an interview, allegedly admitted that he was using the name to work, had purchased the identity for $2,000 to $3,000 and used it to get a state ID card.

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