Rochester man charged in fatal December 2020 crash
Matthew Robert Shaver, 28, is charged in Olmsted County District Court with four felonies in connection to the Dec. 19, 2020, crash. 10:33 am, May 26, 2021 ×
A Rochester man alleged to have been nearly twice over the legal limit for driving when he crashed into another vehicle, killing a 24-year-old woman in December 2020, made his first appearance in Olmsted County District Court on four felony charges.
Matthew Robert Shaver, 28, is charged with four counts of criminal vehicular homicide. He made his first court appearance Wednesday morning when Judge Lisa Hayne ordered him released on conditions including that he not use alcohol or mood altering substances and that he submit to random testing. Shaver s next court appearance is scheduled for July 29.
Rochester man charged with unemployment fraud
The man, who has been held on bail at the Olmsted County Jail since Jan. 20, reportedly collected about $1,000 in unemployment payments. 10:05 am, Feb. 4, 2021 ×
Samuel Steward
A Rochester man has been charged with two felonies after he was reportedly heard on recorded jail calls making plans to continue to collect unemployment while incarcerated.
An investigator with the Olmsted County Sheriff s Office was reviewing inmate phone calls for an unrelated investigation when he came across calls made by an inmate, identified as Samuel Steward, directing a friend to log into his unemployment account and continue to collect benefits on his behalf while he was incarcerated, according to Sgt. James Schueller.
Third co-defendant in 2018 Arndt murder going to prison
Darien Klindworth-Woods was sentenced to up to 20 years of probation as well as a stayed 46-month prison sentence. After being charged with fleeing a police officer in Blue Earth County, he asked to be sent to prison. 12:17 pm, Jan. 19, 2021 ×
Darien Klindworth-Woods
Just more than four months after the mother of 38-year-old Brandon Arndt asked an Olmsted District Court judge for leniency for the 22-year-old charged in connection with her son s murder, the North Mankato, Minn., man asked to be sent to prison.
According to court records, Darien Klindworth-Woods requested on Jan. 15 to execute a stayed 46-month prison sentence. He is being held at the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center without right to bail pending his move to state prison. He will receive credit for 374 days already served.
The Rochester man s 330 month prison sentence still stands despite the Minnesota Appeals Court ruling. 7:18 am, Dec. 29, 2020 ×
Corey Lemond Bingham
On Monday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ordered a Rochester man s conviction for first-degree criminal sexual conduct be vacated after finding that the charge arose from a single event, for which he had been convicted of another charge.
The appeals court did not rule on whether there was sufficient evidence for the man to be found guilty of the charge. The ruling also left the jury’s guilty finding in place.
In September 2019, Corey Lemond Bingham, 37, was found guilty by a jury of two counts first-degree criminal sexual conduct and felony fifth-degree controlled substance possession.
Rochester man sentenced to probation for March threats
The 48-year-old man was convicted of two felony charges and four additional felonies were dismissed at sentencing in Olmsted County District Court Wednesday. 1:35 pm, Dec. 23, 2020 ×
A Rochester man was ordered to be placed on electric home monitoring for 60 days as part of his sentence on a felony threats of violence charge.
Ricardo Jaime Rivera, 48, was sentenced Wednesday morning in Olmsted County District Court to five years of probation after he pleaded guilty to two charges of threats of violence-reckless disregard terror.
In handing down the sentence, Judge Lisa Hayne ordered a stay of imposition for Rivera. As part of his probation, Rivera must also write a letter of apology to the victim and attend domestic abuse counseling/treatment as directed by his probation agent.