Two are arrested after a traffic stop in Lonsdale. On Saturday, Lonsdale police pulled over a vehicle for a busted windshield. As the Officer approached the driver, 41 year old Heather Bosquez of Montgomery, there was a strong odor of marijuana. The passenger, 27 year old Cole Robert Stocker, of Jordan, told the Officer he had a glass bowl he was using and that’s why it was so strong. The occupants were asked to get out of the vehicle, that’s when Bosquez asked if it was illegal to have marijuana in the car. The Officer said it was. A thorough search of the vehicle revealed nearly 29 grams of methamphetamine, over 56 grams of marijuana and half a gram of black tar heroin, (a combined street value of $3500) along with numerous drug paraphernalia. Both are charged with 3rd degree
drugs, a felony of up to 20 years in prison. Stocker is also charged with 2 counts of felony 5th degree drugs. Bosquez said the drugs were coming out of Lonsdale. Their initial court appearances are July 6th. Stocker Complaint Bosquez Complaint
Fossum not happy with Judge’s sentence in Criminal Vehicular homicide case
In August of 2016, 42 year old Chad Michael Gibson never even slowed down when he slammed into a vehicle on I-35 and Hwy 60 in a construction zone, killing a man. Gibson, of St. Paul, pled guilty in January in Rice County court to criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular operation. A 63 year old Eden Prairie man was killed, his wife severely injured. Rice County Attonrey John Fossum, who prosectued the case, sought a sentence of 7 to 8 years. Gibson and his lawyer asked for less. Newly appointed Judge Jeff Johnson sentenced Gibson on June 8th to 105 months in St. Cloud prison, stayed for 10 years, meaning no prison time. He is currently serving 310 days in the Rice County jail on work release and has paid $17,000. Unhappy with the sentence, Fossum filed a notice of appeal on June 13th. Gibson’s been previously convicted of multiple driving offenses, burglary, criminal sexual conduct and not registering as a predatory offender. Fossum told KYMN the appeals process could take more than a year.
Nfld School Board eyes a 2018 Elementary School referendum
The Northfield School facilities have been a hot topic with the failed referendum last year and a possible referendum this year. Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann commented that the Master Facilities plan was developed over a couple of years, gathering input from hundreds of community members. Hillmann said, moving forward, there’s no pouting about it, rather you learn and find out how to make it work next time. While the operating levy passed last year, the $109 million bond did not. Hillmann said the School Board then reached out to 30 members of the community asking what they could vote for. He said, “that group met several times and at the last meeting we ran it like a political convention saying, give us a recommendation you’d like the Board to hear”. What rose to the top was a focus on early education. He said almost 60{b5761be34e80a16b6d0e4dabc1869c131a263f96a745c82bebdd3b8a4330bfa9} of that group suggested that the Elementary projects come forward this Fall and 15 to 20{b5761be34e80a16b6d0e4dabc1869c131a263f96a745c82bebdd3b8a4330bfa9} said they “could live with it this Fall”. The plan is a refurbished Greenvale Park Elementary school into an Early Childhood Education center and build a new Elementary school on that land. They would add a secure entrance to Bridgewater elementary, the current office would be renovated for Special Education which would allow for more general education space. Sibley would get a new cafeteria and kitchen and renovated media center. Longfellow would be used for the District office, which would alleviate some space for the High school. Hillmann commented on the thoughts of some that they would just let the high school go, “I’m not going to ever authorize a strategy that we’re just going to let our facilities go to gain some kind of advantage in a future campaign. To me, that would be unethical”. The School Board must make a decision by August to put it on this November’s ballot.
