The 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 […]
Continue ReadingA defense attorney for a teen charged in the assault of a former Blue Earth Area football teammate wants to have his trial moved to another county. Chris Ritts of Minneapolis says he filed a motion on Wednesday seeking a change of venue for 19-year-old Wyatt Eugene Tungland of Frost. “He is not going to […]
Continue ReadingTripleanews.com has learned Winnebago Police were recently issued a search warrant related to the assault of a former Blue Earth Area football player last October. Police Chief Eric Olson says the warrant was obtained for Blue Earth Area School District. “Officer Jacob Petitt and I served the warrant last Friday afternoon at the district’s administration […]
Continue ReadingObtaining information on three cases involving the assault of a former Blue Earth Area football player hasn’t been easy. E-mails to Faribault County Attorney Kathryn Karjala-Curtis from Tripleanews.com regarding the status of two juvenile cases have gone unanswered. During a public meeting held last Thursday in Winnebago, Karjala-Curtis was asked how far along the juvenile […]
Continue ReadingA teen charged in an alleged assault that occurred last October in Winnebago is in legal trouble again. According to the Faribault County Jail roster, 18-year-old Wyatt Eugene Tungland of Frost was arrested and booked into custody at 2:34 a.m. Saturday. Tungland faces pending charges of liquor consumption under age 21, fleeing a peace officer […]
Continue ReadingA father whose son was allegedly beaten by four Blue Earth Area football teammates is hoping justice doesn’t get lost in the shuffle. In early January, Faribault County Attorney Troy Timmerman was sworn in as a judge in the Fifth Judicial District. The County Board in February hired Lamar Piper on an interim basis to […]
Continue ReadingA Faribault County judge says a Blue Earth teen must face an assault charge stemming for the allege beating of a former football teammate last October in Winnebago. In a three-page omnibus order, Judge Douglas Richards denied defense attorney Michael Kircher’s motion to have a charge of aiding and abetting third-degree assault against 18-year-old Dalton […]
Continue ReadingTwo teens charged in the assault of a former Blue Earth Area football teammate had their day in Faribault County District Court on Monday. Prior to the start of a scheduled 9 a.m. hearing for 18-year-old Dalton Nagel – charged with aiding and abetting third-degree assault — his attorney Michael Kircher and prosecutor Graham Berg-Moberg […]
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