Special report: 12 local convicts — Where are they now?
Published 11:05 pm Friday, June 2, 2017
1. Tyrone Washington Jr.
Residence before prison: Northwood
Age: 43

Tyrone Washington Jr.
Conviction: first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Justina Smith, 30, in Swensrud Park in Northwood on Aug. 5, 2013
Sentence: life in prison without parole
Prison history:
Oct. 30, 2015: transported under the Iowa Department of Corrections to a placement facility in Coralville, Iowa.
Dec. 16, 2015: Washington was transferred to the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, Iowa.
Oct. 26, 2016: Washington lost his appeal of the first-degree murder conviction
2. Dustin Charles Chenevert

Dustin Chenevert
Residence before jail: Albert Lea
Age: 28
Conviction: second-degree manslaughter in connection with the overdose death of Albert Lea teenager Colton Jayce Poplow in 2015
Sentencing: Nearly five years in prison
Prison history:
July 8, 2016: committed to the prison in St. Cloud
May 24, 2016: transferred to the prison in Rush City
Aug. 9: transferred to the prison in Faribault
Projected release date: May 29, 2018
3. Leslie David Jones

Leslie David Jones
Residence before prison: Hartland
Age: 53
Conviction: criminal vehicular homicide in the Dec. 16, 2015, crash on East Main Street that killed Joanne Carol Klein, 66, of Albert Lea.
Sentence: Jones was sentenced to nearly five years in prison
Prison history:
July 20, 2016: committed to the state prison in St. Cloud
Sept. 7: transferred to Rush City
Expiration of sentence: March 7, 2019
4. Chad Jamie Gulbertson

Chad Gulbertson
Residence before prison: Albert Lea
Age: 45
Conviction: First-degree murder while committing domestic abuse, second-degree intentional murder and second-degree murder while violating an order for protection in the death of his ex-girlfriend Jody Lee Morrow on June 21, 2009
Sentence: life sentence
Prison history:
April 30, 2010: started his sentence at the state prison in St. Cloud
Oct. 6, 2010: transferred to the prison in Stillwater
5. Bielmar Alverez-Agular
Residence before jail: Austin

Bielmar Alverez-Agular
Age: 27
Conviction: first-degree criminal sexual conduct after reportedly sexually assaulting, strangling and beating a woman with wooden drumsticks June 28, 2015
Sentence: 12 years in prison, with 338 days credit for time served
Prison history:
June 9: Alverez-Agular was admitted to the prison in St. Cloud
Sept. 13: transferred to the prison in Moose Lake
Projected release date: June 28, 2023
6. Paul Gutierrez Jr.
Residence before prison: Albert Lea

Paul Gutierrez Jr.
Age: 43
Conviction: first-degree murder by child abuse, first-degree murder by criminal sexual conduct, second-degree murder in the slaying of 18-month-old Makaio Lynn Radke on April 21, 2001
Sentence: life sentence without parole
Prison history: March 5, 2002: started his sentence at the state prison in St. Cloud
Aug. 15, 2002: transferred to the prison in Oak Park Heights
Aug. 13, 2008: transferred to the prison in Stillwater
Aug. 22, 2010: transferred to the prison in Oak Park Heights
Oct. 13, 2010: transferred to the prison in Stillwater
Nov. 18, 2010: transferred to the prison in Oak Park Heights
7. Robert Michael Hughes
Residence before prison: Albert Lea

Robert Michael Hughes
Age: 43
Conviction: first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree intentional murder for the shooting death of his estranged wife, Tammy Hughes, on May 25, 2005
Sentence: life sentence
Prison history:
Oct. 20, 2006: started his sentence at the state prison in St. Cloud
Dec. 27, 2006: transferred to the prison in Stillwater
8. Pah Ber
Residence before prison: St. Paul

Pah Ber
Age: 54
Conviction: second-degree murder of Albert Lean Po Lye, first-degree assault of Ber’s wife, Paw Pree, on Nov. 20, 2011 in St. Paul
Sentence: 30 years, seven months for the murder charge, served concurrently with a nine-year sentence for the assault charge
Prison history:
Aug. 31, 2012: started his sentence at the state prison in St. Cloud
Oct. 5, 2012: transferred to the prison in Stillwater
Sept. 5, 2012: admitted to the prison in St. Cloud
Oct. 5, 2012: transferred to the prison in Stillwater
Projected release date: April 7, 2032
9. Lee Vincent Wells
Residence before prison: Albert Lea

Lee Wells
Age: 35
Conviction: first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a 4-year-old in May 2016 in Albert Lea
Sentence: 12 years at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud
Prison history:
May 5: Wells admitted to the prison in St. Cloud
Projected release date: July 10, 2024
10. Michael Zabawa
Residence before prison: Matawan

Michael S. Zabawa
Age: 35
Conviction: 12 counts, including two counts of first-degree murder, in the shooting deaths of 40-year-old Tracy Kruger and his 13-year-old son, Alex, during a home invasion Feb. 3, 2007. Wife and mother Hilary Kruger was also seriously wounded.
Sentence: life without parole
Prison history:
March 13, 2009: started his sentence at the prison in St. Cloud
May 26, 2009: transferred to the prison in Oak Park Heights
March 2, 2010: transferred to the prison in Stillwater
11-12. Feliberto Rodriguez Guerrero and Gilberto Rodriguez

Feliberto Rodriguez Guerrero
Residences before prison: Rodriguez Guerrero: California, Rodriguez: Plymouth
Ages: Rodriguez Guerrero 51, Rodriguez 65
Conviction: Rodriguez Guerrero and Rodriguez each pleaded guilty to second-degree meth possession after they were found in a vehicle with more than 30 pounds of meth on Interstate 35 in Freeborn County in 2015.
Sentence: Rodriguez Guerrero and Rodriguez were each sentenced to three years and five months in prison. Rodriguez Guerrero was given credit for 406 days served, Rodriguez was given credit for 469 days served.
Prison histories:

Gilberto Rodriguez
May 5, 2016: Rodriguez Guerrero admitted to the prison in St. Cloud
June 14: transferred to the prison in Moose Lake
Dec. 7: transferred to the prison in Stillwater
July 7: Rodriguez admitted to the prison in St. Cloud
Nov. 3: Rodriguez transferred to the prison in Faribault
Expiration of sentences: Rodriguez and Rodriguez Guerrero: June 28