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 $100 and/or 10
days in jail. All fines have additional surcharges and fees and may
be much higher. 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.

Paul David Anderson,
33, Minneapolis, pled guilty March 17 to charges of driving while intoxicated (DWI) filed Feb. 21, and was sentenced to 30 days in the Cook County jail, stayed two years with supervised probation and conditions, and ordered to pay a $500 fine plus court costs and fees for a total of $615.

Tabitha Loni Hallaway,
19, Tofte, pled guilty March 24 to charges of minor consumption of liquor on Jan. 16, and was fined $190.

William T. Hoffman,
62, Bedford, Ky., pled guilty March 24 to speeding (exceeding 55 mph limit) on Sept. 12, 2005, and was fined $127.

David Lee Grinstead,
63, Grand Marais, pled guilty April 8 to speeding (76/55) on March 16, and was fined $230.

Ryan Jay Muehlhauser,
52, Cambridge, pled guilty April 8 to speeding (50/40) on March 21, and was fined $130.

Darlene Gail Venasky,
64, Thunder Bay, pled guilty April 22 to speeding (65/55) on April 18, and was fined $130.

Melissa Sue James,
18, Grand Marais, pled guilty April 22 to a traffic regulation violation (require/permit offense by another) on Dec. 31, 2009, and was fined $190.

Donald Lee Brummer,
32, St. Paul, pled guilty April 20 to possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on April 10, and was fined $190.

Aaron David Griga,
35, Burnsville, pled guilty April 19 to violation of the open bottle law (traffic/possession) on April 10, and was fined $190.

Andrew F. Lindstrom,
29, Thunder Bay, pled guilty April 19 to speeding (64/55) on March 20, and was fined $130.

Wesley Phillip Thom,
27, Thunder Bay, pled guilty April 13 to speeding (60/40) on March 12, and was fined $230.

Anna Lisa Vecchio,
26, Thunder Bay, pled guilty April 13 to speeding (54/30) on Jan. 23, and was fined $230.

Michael Patrick King,
40, Thunder Bay, pled guilty April 7 to speeding (70/55) on Feb. 26, and was fined $150.

Shara L. Knaffla,
28, Zimm, pled guilty April 7 to charges of not carrying proof of insurance on June 16, 2009, and was fined $290.

Melissa Marie Turner,
33, Grand Portage, pled guilty April 7 to charges of DWI filed July 17, 2009, and was sentenced to one year in the county jail, stayed two years with supervised probation and conditions, and ordered to pay a $900 fine ($400 of which is stayed) plus court costs and fees for a total of $620.

Michael John Seglem,
23, Grand Marais, pled guilty April 7 to charges of furnishing liquor to minors on March 30, an additional charge of contributing to the delinquency of a child having been dismissed by the court. Sentenced to six months in the Northeast Regional Correctional Center, Saginaw, and ordered to pay a $50 fine, stayed, plus court costs and fees for a total of $90.

Erik J.H. Leroux,
27, Thunder Bay, pled guilty April 6 to charges of DWI filed March 14, an additional charge of speeding (81/55) having been dismissed by the court. Sentenced to 30 days in the county jail, stayed two years with supervised probation and conditions, and ordered to pay a $900 fine ($400 of which is stayed) plus court costs and fees for a total of $615.

Joseph Thor Hall,
20, Lutsen, pled guilty April 7 to charges of DWI filed Dec. 27, 2009, an additional charge of underage drinking and driving having been dismissed by the court. Sentenced to 30 days in the county jail, stayed two years with supervised probation and conditions, and ordered to pay a $900 fine ($400 of which is stayed) plus court costs and fees for a total of $690.

Marriage License Applications


Leslie John Gamble, Thunder Bay and
Ingrid Elisabeth Puna, Thunder Bay, March 5.
Paul Douglas Nordlund, Lutsen and
Molly Catherine Hicken, Lutsen, March 5.
Ronald Edward Peters, Pike Lake and
Mila Anne Horak, Pike Lake, March 27.
Ronald Herman Langer, Stillwater and
Annunciation Sotello Bohnen, Grand Marais, April 1.
Robert Joseph Simon, Arlington, Va. and Deanna Lynne
Natze, San Francisco, Calif., April 7.
Peter Rehmann Slanga, Grand Marais and
Laurie Dawn Saaristo, Silver Bay, April 7.
William Joseph Owens, Grand Portage and
Amanda Lynn Greene, Grand Portage, April 16.
Jonathon Jerome Payer, Lutsen and
Katterine Lisett Bruckmann Bendezu, Lutsen, April 25.



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