August 2024

Granite Falls Police DepartmentButzin, Megan Leigh, Granite Falls; Offense date 5/15/24 Illegal Deposit of Refuse (Misdemeanor); Plea 8/19/24 Guilty; Disposition 8/19/24 Stay of adjudication; Court Decision 8/19/24 Continued Probation - Adult unsupervised monitoring without conviction, 1 yr.Wells, Timothy Jay Jr, Granite Falls; Offense date 7/21/24 Traffic - DAR (Misdemeanor); Plea 8/22/24 Guilty; Disposition 8/22/24 Convicted; Court Decision 8/22/24 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine.

Last Thursday, Joseph Rongstad, of Watson, was sentenced after an incident that took place in January of 2024 that resulted in a police standoff at his home.The incident began when Rongstad made online threats against students at the University of Minnesota.