A judge is limiting the amount of restitution that will be paid to the parents whose son was beaten by four Blue Earth Area football teammates in October 2017. According to court papers filed in Faribault County District Court, Dale and Tonya Hurley are seeking more than $12,500 in monetary damages. But, Judge Michael Trushenski […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been 18 months since a Blue Earth Area football player was beaten at a house party held by a teammate in Winnebago. Four teens were ultimately charged in the assault that occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 19, 2017, and left a sophomore lineman unconscious. The victim’s father, Dale Hurley, drove some […]
Continue ReadingA Faribault County prosecutor left out an important detail when he said a Frost teen pleaded guilty to an assault charge. On Wednesday, assistant County Attorney LaMar Piper told Tripleanews.com that 19-year-old Wyatt Eugene Tungland pleaded guilty to a felony charge of third-degree assault. What Piper forgot to mention was that Tungland made an Alford […]
Continue ReadingThere will be no trial for a Frost teen charged in the assault of a former Blue Earth Area (BEA) football teammate in October 2017. Wyatt Eugene Tungland, 19, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of third-degree assault on Wednesday in Martin County District Court in Fairmont. Charges of aiding and abetting third-degree assault and […]
Continue ReadingAn attorney for a teen facing two felony counts of assault in the beating of a Blue Earth Area football teammate wants the charges reduced. In a letter to Judge Michael Trushenski dated March 28, Minneapolis attorney Chris Ritts says he will ask the court for what he calls “a durational departure on a straight […]
Continue ReadingThe new superintendent for Blue Earth Area School District will be earning more than $130,000 a year. It took less than a minute for School Board members to unanimously approve a three-year contract for Mandy (Lloyd) Fletcher during a special meeting held Monday night. Before taking a vote, interim superintendent Jerry Jensen told the board […]
Continue ReadingA judge has issued a “gag order” in the case of a Frost teen charged in the assault of a former Blue Earth Area football teammate. Faribault County prosecutors made the request during a court hearing held March 1 in Blue Earth before Martin County Judge Michael Trushenski. According to court papers, Wyatt Eugene Tungland’s […]
Continue ReadingThe trial for a Frost teen charged in the beating of a former Blue Earth Area football teammate will not be moved nor delayed. In a March 18 ruling, Martin County District Court Judge Michael Trushenski says 19-year-old Wyatt Eugene Tungland’s trial will be held as planned — April 23-26 in Faribault County District Court. […]
Continue ReadingA Blue Earth teen sentenced in the assault of a former Blue Earth Area football teammate is back in jail. According to the Faribault County Jail roster, 19-year-old Dalton Lee Nagel was taken into custody and booked at 2:31 a.m. Saturday. Nagel is facing a pending charge of violating probation conditions that were placed on […]
Continue ReadingA woman has been charged for allegedly lying during a hearing held for one of the teens charged in the assault of a former Blue Earth Area High School football teammate. Allison Ann Mastin, 36, of Blue Earth is facing felony counts of perjury and aiding an offender by obstructing an investigation. During a contested […]
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