Sheriff's Newsletter: Deputies Play Cat and Mouse with Driver Harboring Drugs
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows updates you on the latest county happenings.
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Sheriff's Newsletter: Deputies Play Cat and Mouse with Driver Harboring Drugs
Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows updates you on the latest county happenings.
A waiting game between Dakota County Sheriff's Office Deputy Pat Enderlein and the driver of a suspicious vehicle ended with a meth bust, according to the most recent edition of the Dakota County Sheriff's Newsletter. Enderlein, parked near a gas station, noticed one of the customers at the station was stalling for time, and refusing to leave the station until the deputy departed. Enderlein called in assistance, then, to dupe the suspicious man, drove out of the area. Sure enough, the driver left soon after, and was stopped for having expired tabs on his car. Police searched the vehicle after witnessing the passenger hide something under the front seat. They turned up methamphetamine, Xanax, paraphernalia and burglary tools. Click on the …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Homeless in Dakota County
Former Meth Addict Starts a New Life After Brush with Homelessness
Anna Richardson's descent into homelessness began when she got hooked on methamphetamine as a teenager.
Anna Richardson needed a wake-up call. For 10 years, Richardson had been hooked on methamphetamine—only stopping for brief periods when she was pregnant with her two daughters. In all that time, she never held a job, preferring to sell the meth made by her live-in partner. But when police raided her home in 2010, Richardson's life came crashing down. What followed was a spiral of court dates, continued drug use and meetings with a social worker that ultimately culminated in the loss of the 26-year-old Apple Valley resident's child-custody rights. Richardson, unable to make more money selling drugs or collect child-support payments, couldn't afford to pay rent. In September 2010, she became homeless. “Once they told me I couldn’t get my …
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Mendota Heights 'Domestic Terrorist' Pleads Guilty
Joseph Benjamin Thomas could face life in prison for possession of meth.
A Mendota Heights man pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of high-purity methamphetamine in a case related to a federal investigation of white supremacist activity. Joseph Benjamin Thomas, 42, and an accused accomplice, Samuel Johnson of Austin, 31, were indicted in April. Johnson was indicted on weapons charges. According to reports by the Associated Press, the men had gathered weapons and planned to bomb the Mexican consulate in St. Paul. In a federal affidavit, Thomas allegedly told an undercover FBI agent that he considered himself a "domestic terrorist," according to the Associated Press. Thomas faces a potential maximum penalty of life in prison without parole. A sentencing date has…
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