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.

Skyler Chase Wilson, 20, Grand Marais, Minnesota, was convicted on February 4, 2021, to a petty misdemeanor of liquor consumption by a person under the age of 21 years old on September 16, 2020. Fines and fees total $185.

Anthony Ray Roatch, 32, Superior, Wisconsin, pled guilty on February 6, 2021, to two petty misdemeanors: traffic speeding 65/55 and driving after suspension of license on May 6, 2018. Fines and fees total $330.

Edward Fukushima, 66, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, pled guilty on December 10, 2013, to a misdemeanor of uttering or possessing counterfeit currency on January 2, 2013. Court Decision on December 10, 2013, was Stay of Imposition with 360 days of unsupervised adult probation. Fines and fees total $2590. In an Amended Disposition on February 8, 2021, the conviction was set aside.

Malcolm Alexander Nietz, 23, Carver, Minnesota, pled guilty on February 8, 2021, to a petty misdemeanor of traffic speeding 60/40 on October 3, 2020. Fines and fees total $225.

Sarah Marie Mcdonough, 29, Saint Paul, Minnesota, pled guilty on February 9, 2021, to a petty misdemeanor of traffic speeding 65/45 on May 26, 2020. Fines and fees total $225.

Merlin John Sherer, 44, Grand Portage, Minnesota, pled guilty on February 9, 2021, to a petty misdemeanor of driving after cancelation of driver’s license. Fines and fees total $485.

Nicholas Bel Taos Steinkamp, 22, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pled guilty on February 9, 2021, to two petty misdemeanors: possession or sale of less than 42.5 grams of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia on January 8, 2021. Fines and fees total $185.

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