Two Otter Tail County sheriff’s deputies suffer knife wounds during arrest of Underwood woman

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – An Underwood woman stabbed two Otter Tail County sheriff’s deputies as they attempted to arrest her at a residence for a felony drug warrant.

According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, on July 1 at 11:40 a.m., deputies executed a search warrant at a residence north of Underwood with the intent of arresting 63-year-old Nancy Ann Brimhall.

Upon gaining entry to the residence, Brimhall confronted the deputies in the doorway with a large knife. Two deputies suffered minor knife wounds and Brimhall suffered a self-inflicted knife wound to her right arm during the apprehension.

Brimhall was transported to Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls for treatment before being taken to the Otter Tail County Jail.

In additional to the original controlled substance warrant, Brimhall will also be charged with felony second-degree assault with a deadly weapon, fourth-degree assault of a police officer and obstruction of a legal process.

The news release also states a second woman was arrested at the residence and is expected to be charged in connection to the incident.

Both injured deputies were treated at Lake Region Hospital before returning to full duty. 

Lake Park man charged for felony fleeing in a vehicle and other misdemeanors

A Lake Park man has been charged in Becker County District Court for felony fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and other misdemeanors stemming from a May 14 pursuit near Lake Park.

According to the Detroit Lakes Tribune, on May 14 at 2:30 a.m., a deputy responded to a residence on Sand Lake Road in Lake Park for an incident with an individual who was not allowed to be at the house.

Upon arrival, the deputy was informed that 19-year-old Cole William Halverson, of Lake Park, was intoxicated and had just left the residence in the direction of County Road 1.

The deputy spotted Halverson driving a dark-colored pickup at the County Road 1 and Highway 10 intersection and attempted initiate a traffic stop, but Halverson sped away and headed northbound on 130th Avenue.

He then turned into a farmer’s field before his vehicle became stuck in a ditch.

As Halverson attempted to rock the pickup back-and-forth to free the vehicle from the ditch, the deputy opened the driver’s side door, but Halverson closed the door and locked it.

He then freed the pickup from the ditch and proceeded toward County Road 12 and eventually turned east on 230th Street.

Multiple agencies responded to the area to join the pursuit and found the suspect in the vehicle, however he the fled on foot into some nearby woods.

According to court records, at 7:30 a.m., about five hours after the initial pursuit, law enforcement was dispatched to a residence in Lake Park they believed the suspect to have been hiding.

They were allowed entry into the home and found Halverson hiding in a basement crawl space.

Halverson told officers he ran because he did not have a license and the truck did not have insurance.

His next court appearance is July 17 at the Becker County Courthouse.

30 minors cited for underage consumption at Horace house party

The Cass County Sheriff’s office said 30 minors were cited for underage drinking in Horace, N.D., after a deputy noticed that vehicles were creating a traffic hazard early Saturday morning.

Several minors who were reportedly drinking at the gathering ran from the home as officers arrived to the scene.

The homeowner and a number of partygoers were uncooperative with members of law enforcement. 

The sheriff’s office then sought and received a search warrant for the residence and 80 people were detained at the scene. 30 minors were cited for underage consumption. There was also a hit-and-run two-vehicle collision near the party, but no one was hurt in the crash.

West Fargo police and the state patrol assisted at the scene.

Sonstegard retires from Becker Pet and Garden in Detroit Lakes

After 13 years of serving the lakes area pets and keeping kids happy with candy, Scott Sonstegard has sold Becker Pet and Garden and will be retiring.

Sonstegard bought the business in September 2010 and has since proven himself to be a true neighbor and friend to all of the lakes area’s furry companions.

But, he said, it always takes great employees to have a great smalltown business.

“Running a store, you’ve gotta have super, super employees and I have just the greatest employees around, they are just fantastic,” said Sonstegard. “You’ve gotta empower your employees to make decisions too. People don’t want to work someplace if they are being dictated things to do, they want to be successful too.”

He also said one thing he has witnessed in his years of interactions at the pet store is that people need to socialize their pets more often so they are not afraid of introductory situations with other animals or people.

“At Becker Pet, we encouraged people to bring their dog in the store,” he said. “Because, to have a good dog, it really has to be socialized. You don’t want to have a dog bite anybody, or growl, or if you have people over for the evening the dog that is being difficult. So, they bring their dog in and they also get a treat and we always give it some attention.”

He also shared some stories from owners of dogs that recognize the exterior of the store while riding with their owners in the car, which caused whining, which caused their owners to make an unexpected stop at Becker Pet and Garden.

NDSU worried Minnesota students will stay in Minnesota due to North Star Promise

Officials at the North Dakota State University are not fans of the new “North Star Promise” scholarship program in neighboring Minnesota.  

It will offer free tuition to students of families making 80 thousand dollars or less starting in the 2024-2025 school year.  

Chancellor Mark Hagerott talked with KFGO earlier this week and says a task force is already at work to discuss the potential ramifications:  

“Think of the programs that we’ve have had that thousands of Minnesotans want to come to,” said Hagerott. “And we’re a place of safety and civility. During COVID we honored the young people by bringing faculty back, if you noticed Minnesota shut down much harder than we did.  We were I think one of the top five states to come back.”

North Dakota State President David Cook said the North Star Promise presents “catastrophic implications” to their higher education enrollment numbers.  

Fifty-two percent of students who attend NDSU are from Minnesota.

St. Cloud man charged with felony first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a minor

A St. Cloud man accused of raping a preteen girl multiple times has turned himself in to authorities.

18-year-old Jay’Von James Boone has been charged with two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Stearns County District Court.

According to court records, in May 2022, a child under 13 told her parents that Boone had sexually assaulted her multiple times. 

Boone is also accused of showing the girl pornography on his cell phone. A summons was issued for him to appear in court on June 26th, but Boone failed to show up for his court date. A warrant was issued, and he was arrested three days later.

A forensic interview was conducted with the girl at the Child Advocacy Center, where she described multiple acts committed by Boone against her stretching back to the fall of 2021.

Prosecutors have filed a notice to seek an aggravated sentence.

Bail was set at $100,000. His next court appearance is August 25th.

Fireworks shot at small aircraft in Kindred on Saturday

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of someone shooting fireworks at an airplane Saturday night over Kindred, N.D., about 25 miles southwest of Fargo. 

The incident was reported on July 1 at around 10:10 p.m. 

The pilot was spraying for mosquitos and said a homeowner on the 100 block of Maple Street shot fireworks at the airplane and showed the pilot the middle finger. 

The Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant Monday, and is sending the report to the Federal Aviation Administration. 

No one was injured and the plane was not hit by fireworks.

No names have been released and no charges have been filed.

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