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Freeborn County District Court

May 22
Eliazar Hernandez, 40, 2019 Main St. E., Albert Lea. Count 1: Theft – take, use or transfer movable property – no consent. Local confinement for 30 days, stay 30 days. Supervised probation for six months. Restitution $51.45.

Theodore Jay Smith, 65, 1005 Dunham St., Albert Lea. 3/15/24 offense. Count 1: Felony drugs – third-degree possess ten grams or more of a narcotic drug other than heroin or fentanyl – felony. Commit to Commissioner of Corrections – adult MN Correctional Facility-St. Cloud for 39 months, stayed for five years. Supervised probation for five years. Fees $205. Count 2: Traffic – DWI – felony – operate motor vehicle while under the influence of controlled substance. Dismissed. Count 3: Traffic – DWI – felony – refuse to submit to chemical test. Dismissed. Count 4: Traffic – DWI – felony – first-degree, previous felony DWI conviction. Dismissed. Count 5: Traffic – driving after cancellation – inimical to public safety – gross misdemeanor. Dismissed. 12/29/23 offense. Count 1: Traffic – DWI – felony – operate motor vehicle – any amount of schedule one or two drugs – not cannabis. Commit to Commissioner of Corrections – adult MN Correctional Facility-St. Cloud for 48 months, stayed for seven years. Local confinement for 210 days, credit for 26 days served. Supervised probation for seven years. Fees $205. Count 2: Restricted license violation. Dismissed.

Rodrigo Julian Cruz Feria, 24, 3604 1st Ave. SW, Austin. Count 1: Driver’s license – driving without a valid license for vehicle class or type. Fees $180.

Albina Iriarte Copa, 34, 712 8th St. NE, Austin. Count 1: Driver’s license – driving without a valid license for vehicle class or type. Fees $180.

Marshal Lee Marcum, 22, 1801 Capital Ave., Des Moines, IA. Count 1: Traffic – DWI – misdemeanor – fourth-degree operate motor vehicle while impaired. Dismissed. Count 2: Traffic – DWI – misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle – alcohol concentration .08 within two hours. Local confinement for 90 days, stay for 89 days, credit for one day served. Supervised probation for one year. Fees $580. Count 3: Traffic – DWI – misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Dismissed. Count 4: Domestic assault – misdemeanor. Dismissed. Count 5: Domestic abuse – violate order for protection – misdemeanor. Local confinement for 90 days, stay for 89 days, credit for one day served. Supervised probation for one year.

May 23

Timothy Eugene Bennett, 33, 2016 Dean Church Rd., Ozark, AL. Count 1: Traffic – DWI – gross misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Dismissed. Count 2: Traffic – DWI – gross misdemeanor – operate motor vehicle – alcohol concentration .08 within two hours. Local confinement for 364 days, stay for 334 days, credit for two days served. Supervised probation for two years. Fees $1,005. Count 3: Carry or possess pestle without permit in public place – gross misdemeanor. Dismissed. Count 4: Carrying pistol while under the influence of alcohol concentration .10 or more – misdemeanor. Local confinement for 90 days, stay 88 days, credit for two days served. Count 5: Obstruct legal process. Dismissed. Count 6: Disorderly conduct. Dismissed.

Jesus Lara-Rangel, 24, 2400 Esquire Ave., Albert Lea. Count 1: Traffic – driving after revocation. Fees $280.

The Tribune publishes all convictions where the financial obligation to the court is $180 or greater, or resulted in jail time, probation or community service.