2010 – Press Releases

11/15/2010          Trent Himmingsen, a 37 year old rural Elk Point man, was sentenced on November 8, 2010 to fifteen years on one count of sexual contact with a child under sixteen and sentenced to seventy years with forty suspended on one count of first degree rape.

11/15/2010          Gary Wilson, a 50 year old Sioux Sioux City Nebraska man, was sentenced on Novemeber 8, 2010 to five years of supervised probation and a $1000 fine on one count of possession of a controlled substance charge.

10/29/2010          Michael Little, a 21 year old Sioux City Iowa man, was sentenced to five years with one year suspended for having violated his supervised probation on the original charge of escape.

10/29/2010          Jolene White, a 43 year old Dakota Dunes woman, was sentenced to 2 suspended years to the state penitentiary and 60 days in the county jail with a $1000 fine on the charge of 3rd offense driving under the influence.

10/29/2010          San Jose & Eric Castillo-Tello, two brothers both from Texas, both plead guilty to one count each of Grand Theft.

10/25/2010          Dustin Oberg, a 19 year old Beresford man, was sentenced to 15 years with 11 years suspended on one count of first degree burglary and one count of sexual contact.

10/25/2010          Chris Fodness, a 19 year old Beresford man, plead guilty to one count of third degree burglary of Fiesta Foods in Beresford SD.

10/06/2010         Renee Krumvieda, a 27 year North Sioux City SD womain, was sentenced to three 20 year sentences, all to run concurrent to each other on two counts of second dgeree burglary and one count of possession of controlled substances. All charges were enhanced to the Defendant being charged with a habitual offender information.

10/06/2010          Mikeal Moffatt, a 19 year old Hawarden IA man, plead guilty on August 16, 2010 to one count of second degree burglary.

10/06/2010          Gary Wilson, a 50 year old South Sioux City man, plead guilty on October 4, 2010 to one count of possession of controlled substance. Sentencing is set fo November 8, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

10/01/2010          Alexis Tracy is hired as new county deputy state’s attorney to replace Jeff Rarick who resigned his possition with the county to take a teaching position with ROTC at the University of South Dakota.

9/27/2010           Justin Emmick, a 33 year old Sioux City Iowa man, plead guilty and was sentenced to a suspended 60 day sentence and a fine of $2000 plus costs to one count of engaging in business without obtaining a sales tax license.

9/27/2010           Larry Gotch, a 35 year old McCook Lake man, was sentenced to 8 years concurrent with his Iowa felony charges on one count of receiving stolen property.

9/27/2010           Chad Gotch, a 34 year old McCook Lake man, was sentenced to 8 years concurrent with his felony Iowa charges on one count of receiving stolen property.

9/27/2010           Amandi Cota, a 25 year old Sioux City Iowa female, received a 7 year sentence with 4 years suspended after admitting to a probation violation on an origial charge of possession of controlled substances.

9/27/2010           Gerald Clay, a 20 year old Sioux City Iowa man, was re-sentence to a suspened 5 year sentence with 3 years of supervised probation after admitting to violating his probation on the origial charge of first degree escape.

9/27/2010           Vanessa Perez, a 27 year old Sioux City Iowa woman, was re-sentenced to a suspended 7 year sentence with 4 years of supervised probation after admitting to a violation of her probation on the original charge of possession of controlled substances.

9/27/2010           Autumn James, a 24 year old South Sioux City NE woman, was re-sentenced to a suspended 5 year sentence with supervised probation for 2 years after admitting to violating her probation on the original charge of possession of controlled substances.

9/01/2010           Dustin Oberg, a 19 year old Alcester SD man, plead guilty to one count of first degree burglary on August 30, 2010. Sentencing is set for October 25, 2010, at 10:30 a.m.

8/24/2010           Bill O’Quinn, a 39 year old Dixon NE man, was sentenced to a 4 year sentence with 2 years suspended on one count of possession of controlled substance.

8/24/2010          Alfred Cosentino, a 31 year old Omaha NE man, was sentenced to 7 years with 4 year suspended on one count of possession of controlled substances. Cosentino was also fined $500 on the charge of driving under the influence.

8/24/2010           Michael Brzostowski, a 47 year old Jefferson SD man, was sentenced to 180 days with work release in county jail and fined $1500 and placed on probation for 5 years for the charge of 4th offense driving under the influence charge.

8/24/2010           Melanie Newman, a 22 Yakima WA woman, was sentenced to 7 years with 4 years suspended on the charge of possession of controlled substances.

8/23/2010           Jason Schafer, a 39 year old Elk Point SD man, was sentenced to 100 days in county jail on the charge of misprision of a felony.

8/23/2010           Mikeal Moffatt, a 19 year old Hawarden IA man, plead guilty on August 16, 2010 to one count of second degree burglary.

8/20/2010           Alan Skogan, a 49 year old rural Elk Point man, was fined $350 on each of the two counts of inhumane treatment of an Animal.

8/20/2010           Lance Dunlap, a 25 year old Sioux City IA man, was sentenced to a suspended 2 year sentence and placed on supervised probation for one year and fined $750 on one count of Making False or Fraudulent Tax Returns. Dunlap was fined $300 on the misdemeanor charge of tattooing a minor.

7/26/2010           Thomas Varvais, a 19 year old Sioux City IA man, was sentenced to 40 years with 25 years suspended on the charge of second degree rape.

7/23/2010           Donald Voorhees, a 36 year old Sioux Falls SD man, was sentence to 5 years with 30 months suspended following a probation violation hearing wherein Voorhees was found to have violated his probation on the original charge of Possession of Marijuana (one to ten pounds).

7/22/2010           James Streuli, a 42 year old Jefferson SD man, was sentenced to 2 years with 6 months suspended and fined $750 on the charge of 3rd offense driving under the influence.

7/22/2010           Penny Birkley, a 41 year old Sioux City IA woman, was sentence to a suspended 10 year sentence with 10 year of supervised probation and fined $1000 and a restitution order for $24,902.81 on the charge of grand theft by embezzlement.

7/22/2010           Daniel Mincks, a 32 year old Vermillion SD man, was sentenced to a suspended 10 year sentence and supervised probation for 10 years with 90 days to the county jail on the charge of possession of controlled substance. Mincks was also fined $400 on a DWI charge.

7/22/2010           Kalen Hahn, a 29 year old Harrisburg SD man, was sentence to a 5 year sentence with 30 months suspended and fines and other cost totaling $1675.64 on the charge of 4th offense driving under the influence.

7/22/2010           Marie Meinen, a 31 year old Sioux City IA woman, received a suspended 10 year sentence with 7 years of supervised probation, a fine of $2000, and a sentence of 90 days in the county jail on the charge of grand theft by embezzlement.

7/22/2010           LeRoy Hawk II, a 22 year old Tulsa OK man, was sentenced to 180 days with 90 suspended in the county jail and a fine of $750 on the charge of possession of controlled substances.

7/22/2010           Sasha Eickholt, a 22 year old Sioux City woman, was sentenced to 5 years with 3 years suspended and a $500 fine for the charge of forgery.

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5/24/2010           Union County State’s Attorney Office participates in Tobacco Inspections again this year.

5/24/2010           Christopher Jones, a 38 year old Sioux City IA man, was sentence to a 15 year sentences on each count of 3rd degree rape following his trial earlier this year.

5/24/2010           Thomas Varvais, an 18 year old Sioux City man, plead guity today to one count of second degree rape. Varvais remains in custody with his sentencing set for July 12, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.

5/21/2010           Alan Skogan, a 49 year old rural Elk Point man, was arrested on May 18, 2010 on eleven counts of Inhumane Treatment of an Animal. Each count is a class one misdemeanor.

5/17/2010           Matthew White, a 42 year old Beresford SD man, was sentenced to 15 years with 8 suspended on one count of possession of a controlled substance. White was sentenced to a consecutive sentence of 5 years for indecent exposure involving a child. White’s sentence was enhanced due to his status as a habitutal offender.