Cook County News Herald

Matters of Record




The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $150 and/or 10 days in jail. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted.

Perry Gene Wilson, 55, Grand Marais, pled guilty June 16 to charges of drug possession (small amount of marijuana) and possession of drug paraphernalia filed June 14, and was fined $190.

Michelle M. Deschenes, 47, Ontario, pled guilty June 16 to speeding (79/55) on May 1, and was fined $230.

Joseph Jonathon Caputo, 25, Ontario, pled guilty June 14 to charges of failure to signal for a turn and failure to stop for a traffic control signal filed April 15, and was fined $190.

Richard Scott Gombert, 56, Grand Marais, pled guilty May 7, 2013 to charges of careless driving filed March 12, 2013, the court having dismissed an additional charge of DWI. Sentenced May 27, 2014 to 60 days in jail, stayed one year with supervised probation and conditions and ordered to pay a $500 fine plus court costs and fees for a total of $590.

Peter Marshall Sawyer, 44, Asheville, N.C., pled guilty June 22 to charges of drug possession (over 1.4 grams marijuana in a motor vehicle), possession of drug paraphernalia, open bottle, and speeding (76/50) filed June 15, and was fined $590.

Daniel Steven Perry, 31, Minneapolis, pled guilty June 23 to charges of DWI filed April 5, and was sentenced to 60 days in jail, stayed one year with probation and conditions, and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine plus court costs and fees for a total of $1,115.

Pamela Jean Niessen, 55, Grand Marais, pled guilty June 25 to charges of driving after revocation and no insurance filed Dec. 6, 2012, and was fined $490.

Ranjit Terence Baboolal, 58, Ontario, pled guilty June 28 to speeding (74/55) on June 1, and was fined $150.

Shoua Vang, 45, St. Paul, pled guilty June 27 to charges of speeding (81/55) and no proof of insurance filed on Oct. 6, 2012 and was fined $490.

Trina R. Walker, 70, Ontario, pled guilty June 27 to speeding (55/40) on June 25 and was fined $150.

Marriage License Applications

James Howard Ericson,
Minneapolis and
Lori Ann LeBeau, Minneapolis,
May 14.

Kristin Ann Thraen, Chaska
and Jeffery Lee Davenport,
Chaska, May 14.

Debra Rose Lopez Belascuain,
Grand Portage and
Cody Erik Carlson,
Grand Portage, May 17.

Amanda Nadine Graumann,
Grand Marais and
Matthew Aaron Weberg,
Grand Marais, May 20.

Emily Anne Marshall,
Grand Marais and
James Reid Dusheck,
Grand Marais, May 21.

Anne Esperanza O’Neill,
Thunder Bay and
William Douglas Bradica,
Thunder Bay, May 24.

James Lee Hitner, Nashwauk
and Natalie Jean Winckler,
Pengilly, June 1.



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