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 punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. 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.

Michael John Wendt, 62, Rice Lake, Wisconsin, pled guilty June 14, 2023, to a petty misdemeanor of Possessing Fish Unlawfully Taken or Possessed in Canada, on May 27, 2023. Fines and fees total $235.

Benjamen Erik Sundin, 28, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, pled guilty June 17, 2023, to a petty misdemeanor of Taking Fish Without an Angling License, on May 20, 2023. Fines and fees total $185.

Brandon John Jester, 34, Deerbrook, Wisconsin, pled guilty June 16, 2023, to two misdemeanors of Exceeding Allowable 80,000 pound Gross Weight and Exceeding Gross Weight – Registered Limit, on June 6, 2023. Fines and fees total $2085.

Zachariah Jay Brune, 37, Grand Marais, Minnesota, pled guilty June 15, 2023, to a petty misdemeanor of Forestry -Open Burning of Garbage – Prohibited, on May 29, 2023. Fines and Fees total $185.

Neal James Holland, 68, Wichita, Kansas, pled guilty June 20, 2023, to a petty misdemeanor of Transporting or Possessing Fish without Skin Patch, or Dressed Fillets, Live or Unmeasurable Fish, on May 27, 2023. Fines and fees total $160.

Sean Sunderland Kennedy, 23, Eagan, Minnesota, pled guilty June 21, 2023, to a petty misdemeanor of Traffic Speeding 82/60 on June 18, 2023. Fines and fees total $225.

William Carl Sjoberg, 74, Flagler Beach, Florida, pled guilty June 21, 2023, to a petty misdemeanor of a Minnesota Annual Inspection Decal Violation on June 6, 2023. Fines and fees total $185.

Christopher Allen Voigt, 45, Hibbing, Minnesota, pled guilty June 22, 2023, to a petty misdemeanor of Taking Fish Without an Angling License on June 17, 2023. Fines and fees total $185.

Cook County Marriage License Applications

Brian Lewis Shier, Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Diana Melissa Zorrilla, Grand Marais, Minnesota, June 7, 2023.

Drew Roles Neavin, Queensland, Australia, and Nicholas Paul Quirk, Queensland, Australia, June 12, 2023.

Staci Lola Drouillard, Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Cathleen Ann Quinn, Grand Marais, Minnesota, June 23, 2023.