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Red Lake women charged with kidnapping
MINNEAPOLIS -- An indictment filed Tuesday charges two Red Lake women with kidnapping for a June 13 incident. Melanie Rose Benais, 27 and Ronalda Myra Smith, 33, were both charged with one count of kidnapping, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In its description of the crime, the release stated “the defendants kidnapped another person while on...
Bemidji man faces drug possession charges
BEMIDJI -- A traffic stop that began when police spotted a Bemidji man not wearing his seat belt turned into a foot chase through the Paul Bunyan Mall on Tuesday evening, ending with an arrest and seizure of a small amount of drugs. DeVaughan Laditris Rainey, 18, was arraigned Thursday on one count of fifth-degree drug possessio...
Bemidji man charged with assaulting police officer, domestic assault
BEMIDJI -- A man who police say struck the mother of his child early Wednesday also allegedly took the infant and fled following the attack, eventually fighting with officers before being arrested. Toca Allen Nelson, 24, remained in the Beltrami County Jail on Wednesday on $25,000 bail, an official there said. In the criminal...
Man arrested after foot chase at Paul Bunyan Mall
BEMIDJI -- An 18-year-old man was tackled and taken into custody after he allegedly fled from police Tuesday evening. Devauhn Laditirs Rainey was arrested outside J.C. Penney’s, 1401 Paul Bunyan Dr. NW, just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and booked on a charge of fleeing a peace officer by means other than a motor vehicle, and a wa...
Red Lake woman charged with murder
RED LAKE -- Nearly two weeks after the stabbing death of Byron Lussier, the 50-year-old Red Lake man’s family is still dealing with the consequences of his passing. Christopher Lussier, 30, said his father died as a result of a brutal attack at the hands of Allison Ann Brown, 25, of Red Lake, the woman charged in federal court last week with one count of murder in the...
Man suspected of burglarizing at least one Bemidji business, possibly two
BEMIDJI -- A man with an extensive criminal history that includes an escape from a federal correctional facility is in custody for one burglary and has been questioned in another. Darnell Dee Whitefeather, 31, is being held without bail at the Beltrami County Jail, an official there said Monday. He was charged with one count of...
Police looking for suspects in armed home invasion
WALKER — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating two men who allegedly carried out an armed home invasion Monday night. According to a press release, the men are both more than 6 feet tall, of thin build and in their mid- to late-thirties . Sheriff Tom Burch believes a woman may be with the men, the release stated. Just before 7 a.m....
One arrested on multiple felony charges following alleged fight
BEMIDJI — A man is in custody and police are still sorting out the details of a fight early Wednesday during which gunshots were reported. Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin said no weapons or shell casings were found at the scene of the incident — Ridgeway Apartments, 2910 Ridgeway Ave. NW — where police were called at...
Four arrested after allegedly chasing couple
BEMIDJI — Four men were arrested Monday night after they allegedly chased a woman and her boyfriend from an undisclosed location in Beltrami County to Palace Casino in Cass Lake, according to police. Emerejirdo Duane Carmona, of Longville; Alfred James Masten, of Cass Lake; James Lee Roper, of Staples; and Seth Alan Raisch,...
Standoff ends after 4 hours
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — A man was taken into custody and LifeFlighted to an area hospital after more than a four-hour, armed standoff with police here Wednesday evening. Police have not released the name of the man, but Jeff Deppa said the suspect is his son, 34-year-old Miquell Deppa, who remained in the home at 9203 Spencer Road...
Homeless man found dead at Nymore Beach Friday
BEMIDJI — Police have released the name of a man who was found dead at Nymore Beach Friday. Adelbert James Ryan, 63, was a homeless man known on the streets of Bemidji as “Butch,” according to police. His body was found by two children Friday afternoon, half-submerged in Lake Bemidji on the shore of Nymore Beach. An autopsy was performed Monday, according to Lori...
Foul play not suspected in discovery of body at Nymore Beach
BEMIDJI — The death of a 63-year-old man whose body was found on the shore of Nymore Beach on Friday afternoon is not being investigated as a homicide, Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin said. Two boys were riding bicycles near the shoreline when they made the discovery. They walked to the construction site of the Doubletree...
A place of honor: Sheriff's deputies hope to create a memorial for fellow deputy killed in 1923
KELLIHER — The stories, nearing 100-years-old and printed in this newspaper and a now-defunct rival, are confusing to say the least. They describe a "long-standing dispute" that cost four lives — including that of James Art Wilson, a Beltrami County Sheriff’s Deputy — and the killings came at the "hands of Leonard...
Police pull body from Lake Irving
BEMIDJI — Police would not confirm the body of a man pulled from Lake Irving Thursday afternoon was that of Matt Pulis, missing since Oct. 20. But several law enforcement officials said they believed Pulis’ body was recovered behind a cabin at 710 Woodland Ave., and that members of the missing man’s family were talking...
Local deputies named 'Top Cops' for saving child
BEMIDJI — George Brook, Jamie Scherf and Anthony Petrie did everything in their power to save the lives of three children on April 6, 2012. But at the end of a chaotic period of about 30 minutes, as the Risland boys — Zach, 6, Jacob, 2, and Isaiah, 8 — were pulled from Clearwater Lake and loaded into an ambulance and a...
Red Lake wildfires under control, but much work remains at Green Valley fire
BEMIDJI — While wildfires raged out of control in the Menahga and Park Rapids areas Wednesday, firefighters on the ground northwest of Red Lake made significant progress. So much so that an incident command team there was moved to the Green Valley fire near Menahga Tuesday night, according to a release from the Minnesota Incid...
Two wildfires burning in northern Beltrami County
RED LAKE — Dale Zeidlik and his wife, Arnetta, didn’t know they would be on the frontline of two wildfires that would consume almost 7,000 acres by Tuesday afternoon. But standing outside his home, near where the River Road fire began Monday morning, Red Lake Fire Chief Mark Sigana confirmed the Zeidlik’s were the first...
Red Lake man indicted on child porn and distribution charges
ST. PAUL — A recently unsealed federal indictment details the possession of more than 1,300 images and 100 videos of child porn possessed by a Red Lake man. Joseph Patrick Needham, 52, was charged Tuesday with possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Needham is accused of distributing...
Red Lake man pleads not guilty to two separate burglaries
BEMIDJI — A man accused of participating in two burglaries, including one that netted over a dozen weapons, pleaded not guilty to both crimes Monday. Dustin Reginald Barrett, 21, of Red Lake, entered the pleas in Beltrami District Judge John Melbye’s court. Police say Barrett was with Lee Sean Fier, 22, and two other men in...
Registered sex offender faces new sexual assault charge
BEMIDJI — The day after he bailed out of jail, where he was being held for failing to register as a predatory offender, authorities say Jeremy Bruce Cournoyer raped an 11-year-old in a Bemidji home. The 32-year-old appeared in Beltrami District Judge John Melbye’s court Monday, where he was sentenced to one year and two...
Cass Lake man wanted for poisoning neighbor's pets with antifreeze
BEMIDJI — Police are looking for a Cass Lake man accused of poisoning his neighbor’s pets with antifreeze in January. A warrant was issued in late March for William Lee Croaker Jr., 39, 17158 Mission Road SE, in Ten Lakes Township. Croaker failed to appear in court on March 20, where he was to have his first appearance on one count of cruelty to animals. In the warrant...
Powwow held at Bemidji State
From left, Tyrone Fairbanks, 18, Melvin Goodearth, 65 and George Earth, 78, participate in the 40th Annual Pow-Wow, presented by Bemidji State’s Council of Indian Students on Saturday. The three men are veterans of the armed forces. Fairbanks is a United States Marine. For more photos, visit www.pioneerpart...
Woman arrested after hours-long protest of Enbridge oil pipeline
BEMIDJI – An act of civil disobedience over an oil pipeline on the Red Lake Indian Reservation ended with a moment of civility Wednesday. Angie Palacio, after being handcuffed to the front door of Enbridge Energy, 1129 Industrial Drive SE, removed the cuffs just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. She then walked, with wrists free, to...
Man admits to breaking infant's arm in Red Lake
MINNEAPOLIS – A man who admitted to breaking an infant’s arm in late 2012 pleaded guilty to child endangerment in federal court Monday. In a release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office stated that Travis Aaron Rosebear, 21, threw the child down a hallway after becoming frustrated. Rosebear, whose last known place of residence is unknown, said the crime occurred between Dec. 31,...
Beltrami County Board to discuss roads
SHOTLEY – Just a few days before a bill that will seek an increase in the gas tax to secure funding for transportation projects statewide, the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners will discuss their own plan for local roads and highways at their regular meeting Tuesday. In a conference call with the Transportation Alliance, a lobbying group working with legislators to...
