DETROIT LAKES

— James Lawrence TeJohn, 39, of rural Cass Lake, Minnesota, has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony third-degree burglary, felony theft and misdemeanor fourth-degree damage to property.

According to court records, on Aug. 18, 2024, TeJohn allegedly drove a blue golf cart through a man’s yard on Long Lake Drive and then down his driveway and then through a wire fence. A short time later, police found the blue golf cart parked on Long Lake Road near Highway 6.

Police then spoke to the owner of the golf cart, who told them that she had been home watching TV with the garage door open and the golf cart inside.

The value of the golf cart was approximately $4,500.

Police later found TeJohn walking along Highway 59 near County Highway 22. He fit the description of the man driving the golf cart, based on trail camera footage.

In a second case against him, TeJohn was charged with felony third-degree burglary, felony theft, felony second-degree burglary, misdemeanor DWI and misdemeanor theft.

According to court records, on Aug. 18, 2024, Tejohn is accused of entering a woman’s home on Munson Lane in Lakeview Township, saying that he was there to check on her. She had no idea who he was. TeJohn then went into her garage and went through her car. He brought a bike down from the attic and left, being last seen walking north on Munson Lane.

The woman noted that there was a bottle of alcohol in her garage that was not hers. An officer saw a bottle of Copper Still jalapeno-flavored vodka on a step going into the attic area.

TeJohn was found walking north on Highway 59 from the Highway 22 roundabout. An officer noticed an ATV in the east ditch of Highway 59, approximately 40 yards from TeJohn.

The owner of the ATV told an officer that the key had been in the ATV and it was parked outside in his yard. TeJohn said that the keys were in the ATV when he took it, saying the ATV was parked by the road, so he jumped on and took off. A DMT breath test showed a result of 0.10.

He was accused of taking the bottle of jalapeno-flavored vodka, which had been reported stolen from a guest house on Munson Lane that same day.

On Aug. 26, TeJohn posted $800 bail ($500 and $300 for both incidents) to cover all charges and was released under standard conditions.

On Sept. 16, he failed to appear in court for an omnibus hearing, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Jamison Michael Nelson, 48, formerly of Detroit Lakes, has been sentenced in Becker County District Court on three felony counts of possessing pornographic works on a computer. Another three counts were dropped in a plea agreement.

According to court records, on Feb. 11, 2016, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received an automated repost from Google Inc. that three images, which may have been child pornography, had been uploaded to a Gmail account.

After law enforcement issued subpoenas, the account was found to be registered to Nelson.

A search warrant was executed at Nelson’s residence and officers found a hard drive hidden in a coffee pot. Nelson admitted hiding it there. The hard drive was sent to the Child Victim Identification Program, run by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, where it was found to contain four photos and two videos of child pornography.

On May 22, 2017, a warrant was issued for Nelson’s arrest.

On Aug. 7, 2024, he signed a waiver of extradition and agreed to be transported to Minnesota to face the charges. He is allowed to travel back to North Dakota for specific reasons.

On Oct. 11, District Judge Gretchen Thilmony sentenced him to 15 years in prison at St. Cloud on the first count, 20 years in prison on the second count, and 25 years in prison on the third count, all stayed five years.

He was ordered to serve 135 days in the Becker County Jail, with credit for 135 days served, and was fined $1,000 plus $160 in court fees.

He must register as a predatory offender, get a mental health evaluation and follow all recommendations, including aftercare.

He must submit to polygraph examinations as directed and not have any pornographic material. He is to have no social media, no internet, and is not to use any phone sex lines, dating services, social networks or to enter any strip clubs or adult bookstores or any other business where the primary source of business is adult entertainment.

He must not use mood-altering drugs and must take medications as prescribed, get a psychosexual evaluation and follow the recommendations. He was placed on supervised probation for five years.

Eddie David Holbdy, 47, of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony first-degree drugs and felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.

Contributed / Becker County Jail

According to court records, on the afternoon of March 21, 2024, a White Earth police officer was on patrol on Becker County Highway 58 when he saw an eastbound vehicle traveling 68 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone.

The officer turned around and activated his squad lights to stop the vehicle, which was now clocked by radar at moving 108 miles per hour.

The officer caught up near Becker County Road 129, where the driver stopped briefly and then fled again. The pursuit continued, with the driver slowing or stopping periodically and attempting to flee again. The driver was reaching for the passenger side seat and almost went into the ditch at one point. The driver stopped on the 33000 block of 500th Avenue, exited the vehicle, and was reaching into his pockets, so he was ordered to the ground at gunpoint and arrested.

A pat search of Holbdy turned up a total of $4,208.36 in cash in his front pocket and in a backpack that was on the front passenger seat. A zip lock baggie under the driver’s seat contained just over 181 grams of suspected methamphetamine, with packaging, which was forwarded to the Minnesota BCA for testing. Metal knuckles were also found in the vehicle, along with two cellphones and an iPad.

On April 1, Holbdy posted a $200,000 bond with standard conditions of release.

On Oct. 9, the local charges were dismissed, because Holbdy was indicted by the federal government and is facing similar charges from the incident in federal court.