Records for September 4

This is the records summary for Sept. 4.
Willmar juvenile arrested in auto theft on Tuesday
WILLMAR - A 17-year-old Willmar boy was arrested for allegedly stealing a blue Dodge Durango on Tuesday from Tony’s Auto Sales.
According to the police report, the owner of Tony’s Auto Sales said a male left the business around noon to test drive the Durango. When the vehicle was not returned by 5 p.m., the owner contacted police.
A police officer was on patrol when he spotted what he identified as the stolen vehicle on Ella Avenue, near Eighth Street.
The officer then reportedly followed the vehicle to Sixth Street Southwest and Trott Avenue, where he performed a traffic stop.
He arrested the 17-year-old, who is currently in custody at Prairie Lakes Youth Programs.
According to the police report, it is expected that the boy will face charges of felony vehicle theft and misdemeanor driving without a license.
Vehicle crash in Renville County injures two
BUFFALO LAKE - A rear-end type accident Tuesday afternoon in Renville County sent two people to the hospital for treatment.
Jebb M. Davidson, 20, of Paynesville, was driving westbound on U.S. Highway 212 around 3 p.m. Tuesday when his Chevy Silverado pickup rear-ended a Saturn driven by Tina L. Hesse, 33, of Fairfax. Hesse was slowing down to make a left turn near Milepost 97 at the time of accident, according to the report on the Minnesota State Patrol’s public information website.
Hesse was treated at RC Hospital in Olivia for what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. The passenger in Davidson’s vehicle, Jesse O. Blodgett, 28, of Mankato, was also treated at the hospital, but the nature of his injuries was not documented, according to the State Patrol.
Davidson reportedly did not suffer any injuries.
All three were wearing seatbelts, and alcohol was not a factor, the report said.
Also responding to the accident were the Renville County Sheriff’s Office, McLeod County Sheriff’s Office, Buffalo Lake Police, Buffalo Lake Fire Department and Hector Ambulance.
District Court
Kandiyohi County
WILLMAR - A 64-year-old Willmar man was sentenced Thursday to 108 months in prison - which was stayed for 25 years - on felony second-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
Tomas Hernandez Valladarez pleaded guilty to the charge on June 5. As part of a plea agreement, a second felony charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct was dismissed.
Valladarez must serve 25 years of probation, including conditions that he have no contact with minor females without prior authorization, that he register as a predatory offender and attend counseling, that he undergo a psychiatric evaluation, that he not possess pornographic material and that he not use alcohol or drugs. He was also sentenced to one year in jail.
According to the criminal complaint, a 14-year-old girl told a Willmar police officer that Valladarez sexually abused her about three to four times a week for three years when he babysat her.
The girl said he also gave her pills and offered her cell phones on the condition that she engage in sexual acts.
Valladarez said there were two occasions when he gave her pills for a headache. He identified the prescription bottle of pills and gave it to the detective, who identified the pills as acetaminophen/codeine tablets.
The complaint states that Valladarez also admitted to some of the sexual assault incidents and admitted to offering the cell phones to the female.
WILLMAR - A local man and woman face felony charges for allegedly having methamphetamine and methamphetamine paraphernalia in the presence of children.
Jeremy Scott Bogle, 39, and Hannah Marie Prairie, 25, had first appearances August 20 in Kandiyohi County District Court and were in court again this week.
Both face fifth-degree felony counts for drug possession and both also face a felony charge for storing methamphetamine paraphernalia in the presence of a child, misdemeanor drug possession, and a petty misdemeanor for possession of drug paraphernalia.
The felony drug possession charge against Bogle is more serious in nature, according to court files, because of previous drug convictions.
For Prairie, unconditional bail was set at $25,000 cash or bond, and conditional bail was set at $1,500 cash or $5,000 bond. She remained in custody in the Kandiyohi County Jail as of Wednesday.
Unconditional bail was set at $30,000 and conditional bail was set at $5,000 for Bogle’s charges.
Bogle posted a $5,000 conditional bond on Aug. 22.
According to the complaint, the CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force conducted a search warrant on a residence Aug. 18 on the 9800 block of 90th Avenue Southeast in Lake Lillian and arrived to find Bogle and Prairie at the residence.
The task force found methamphetamine paraphernalia and substances that tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the complaint.
A woman reported to the police that her three children were living at the residence with Bogle, her ex-husband, and Prairie.
According to the complaint, both Bogle and Prairie are homeless, but said they have been staying at the residence. Bogle said he used methamphetamine the day before with Prairie.
Bogle also faces a charge of felony domestic assault by strangulation for an incident that allegedly occurred July 5 on the 800 block of Campbell Avenue Northwest in Willmar.
Police were called to the scene and arrived to find a woman crying and panting, with swollen eyes and a bruised neck.
She said Bogle grabbed her by the throat and choked her.
Bogle made his first court appearance for this charge also on August 20.
Unconditional bail was set at $10,000 in this case, and release was allowed on his own recognizance with conditions.