The young man from Rosemount who kicked Rice County Sheriff Troy Dunn in the head during an arrest was sentenced in Court yesterday. 18 year old Nikolas Devon Secret was caught in a drug bust in June by task force agents and pled guilty to 3 felonies. According to the criminal complaint, Secret attempted to sell fake xanax pills to an undercover agent, who then questioned whether they were Xanax. Secret grabbed the $750 cash. There was a struggle and the Agent felt things were going to escalate, so let go of the money and left the scene. Other law enforcement responded. Secret got agitated and resisted the officers, spitting and kicking. Sheriff Dunn was kicked while trying to get Secret in the squad car. It took several officers to get him inside. For 5th degree drug sale, Secret
received 180 days in jail, 5 years supervised probation and must adhere to a number of conditions. For the 2 assault convictions of a peace officer, he received 1 year in prison, 3 years stayed sentence and must write a letter of apology to his victims. He’s served 77 days in the Rice County jail and will go back October 3rd on work release for another 30 days and again in May of 2018 for 35 days. If he complies with conditions, he won’t be going to prison. Secret Complaint
Dundas Council hears noise complaints
Some Dundas citizens brought a number of concerns before council this week. City Administrator John McCarthy said one item was the reconfiguration of a curb at the new Aldi which reduces some access to Firehouse Liquor, complaints about Chapel Brewing hours, questioning if there was a violation in zoning district; and parking. The biggest complaint is parking on the bridge, which is illegal. Cars have also parked to close too the stop sign and are in the crosswalk. The walk is not signed well. That’s about to change. The other item that drew attention was noise from Menards. McCarthy said, “we’ve received several complaints about noise from Menards specifically in the middle of the night”. McCarthy says Dundas has noise ordinances but it’s difficult to interpret whether there’s been an actual violation without sophisticated equipment, which staff is going to look into the expense of that. Menards was built 15 years ago but has increased their product line which means more deliveries. There is a 14 foot privacy and sound wall between the business and residences. McCarthy added, “at the time that it was constructed it was designed to attenuate any of the problems that would be created back there”. McCarthy has no record of complaints prior to this year. He added that, with cooler weather this summer, people may have had their windows open rather than closed with the air conditioning on.
Absentee voting available on Nfld Referendum
Northfield Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann has been talking with community groups, business leaders, individuals and our KYMN audience about the upcoming Operating Levy and Bond Referendum. He spoke last week at a community meeting and a guide was mailed to households last week. You can also go online at northfieldschools.org for additional information and watch a video of the presentation Dr. Hillmann is giving. There will be another community wide meeting October 16th at 7pm at the Northfield High School. The district will be scheduling tours of the schools for folks to get a first hand look. We’ll have a list of times for those tours as they’re solidified. Absentee voting on the November 7th ballot is now available. Contact Northfield City Clerk Deb Little at City Hall.
