Records, Dec. 23, 2006

By WCT Newsroom

December 22, 2006 at 11:00 PM

District Court

Kandiyohi County

* A 24-year-old Willmar man made his initial appearance Monday facing felony charges after allegedly cutting another man with a knife.

Manuel Antonio Leiva-Pineda is charged with felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and second-degree rioting. He faces three felonies in total.

Leiva-Pineda was released conditionally Monday on a $25,000 bond.

Charges were filed against Leiva-Pineda after a July 9 incident when he and another man allegedly cut two other men during a fight along the 300 block of Robert Street Southeast.

According to the complaint, a Willmar police officer responded to a large fight around 2:42 a.m. July 9. The fight allegedly broke out between two groups of men and women along Robert Street. According to witness statements, Alberto Turrubiates, 28, of Willmar allegedly stabbed a man several times during the fight. Another witness reported seeing Leiva-Pineda allegedly cut another man during the fight.

Turrubiates was interviewed by authorities later. According to the complaint, Turrubiates said Leiva-Pineda allegedly had a butterfly knife and cut a man during the fight. Turrubiates denied ever having the knife during the fight.

Turrubiates appeared in court Dec. 11 on the same three felony charges Leiva-Pineda is facing -- two counts of second-degree assault and one charge of second-degree riot.

Leiva-Pineda was arrested after a Dec. 2 traffic stop by a Willmar police officer. Leiva-Pineda had a warrant for his arrest from the July incident. While booking Leiva-Pineda into jail, 1 gram of cocaine was found in his wallet, according to a another complaint.

Leiva-Pineda faces another felony charge for the controlled substance violation resulting from the December traffic stop. The controlled substance violation is separate from the assault and riot charges against Leiva-Pineda.

* A 19-year-old Willmar man was sentenced Thursday on a controlled substance violation stemming from an investigation in March.

Jordan Lee Albu was charged with a fifth-degree felony controlled substance violation after an informant for the CEE-VI Drug Task Force was able to purchase 28.8 grams of marijuana from Albu. Albu pleaded guilty to the charge under the agreement he would receive a stay of adjudication at sentencing.

A stay of adjudication would leave Albu without a record of the charge if he complies with the probation conditions set at sentencing.

On Thursday, Judge David L. Mennis stayed adjudication of the sentence for five years and fined Albu $1,000. As a condition of the stay of adjudication, Mennis ordered Albu to serve 45 days in jail. Albu will be released from jail Jan. 8 if he is enrolled in school and may also serve the remaining time during breaks from school or in the summer.

Charges were filed against Albu after a March 22 controlled drug purchase by CEE-VI agents and a controlled informant.

According to the complaint, the informant made arrangements to purchase an ounce of marijuana from Albu. The informant was able to buy the marijuana from Albu on the sixth floor of the Lakeview Apartments.

Three boys flee police on foot

WILLMAR -- Three boys fled authorities Wednesday afternoon after a dispute at the Willmar Junior High School.

According to an incident report filed with the Willmar Police Department, the junior high school resource officer was investigating a dispute on the south side of the school when the three boys fled. Four police officers, two Kandiyohi County sheriff's deputies and a Minnesota State Patrol trooper assisted with tracking the three suspects down.

Forgery

WILLMAR -- Checks were reported stolen to the Willmar Police Department around 4:15 p.m. Thursday along the 400 block of Charlotte Street Southeast. The caller did not know how or where the checks were being used.

Assault

WILLMAR -- An assault was reported to the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department around 4:05 p.m. Thursday at the Kandiyohi County Jail, 2201 23rd St. N.E.

According to an incident report filed with the department, a 26-year-old Willmar man was suspected in the assault of a 54-year-old Kandiyohi man. No charges were expected.

Theft

WILLMAR -- The theft of services from Charter Communications was reported to the Willmar Police Department around 9 a.m. Friday from a trailer at Regency Estates West, 401 30th St. N.W. The service was valued around $40.

WILLMAR -- The theft of a Honda 250 three-wheeler was reported to the Willmar Police Department around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday along the 800 block of Fourth Street Southwest. The three-wheeler was taken out of the back of a pickup.

Vandalism

HAWICK -- Damage to an abandoned home and the theft of an alarm were reported to the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department around 12:15 p.m. Friday along the 14000 block of 210th Avenue Northeast. The alarm was owned by Kandiyohi County and used by authorities.

Marriage licenses

Kandiyohi County

Bradley Clifford Anderson, Brooten; Jan Leslie Pearson, Baker, La.

Eloy Carranza, Willmar; Sulema Paz Dubon, Willmar.

Todd Michael Boline, Willmar; Darla Deann Wendlandt, Spicer.

Robert Scott Gerdes, Clara City; Elsa Julianna Karman, Lonsdale.

Abraham Ian Smith, Whitewater, Wis.; Sarah Ann Semmler, New London.

Patrick Allen Carlson, Willmar; Joyce Carol Granger, Willmar.

Mark Evald Danielson, Pennock; Tonia Mae Bratsch, Pennock.

Max John Meagher, Paynesville; Amy Beth Roberg, Paynesville.

Kraig Aaron Hanson, New London; Hannah Jean Guptill, New London.

Piergiorgio Rosetti, Ravenna; Kristin Gay Anderson, Willmar.