DETROIT LAKES
— Eduardo Ramos Garcia Jr., 47, of Gaylord, Minnesota, has been charged in Becker County District Court with two counts of felony DWI; felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle; and gross misdemeanor driving after his license was canceled as inimical to public safety.
According to court records, about 12:20 a.m. on June 10 a state trooper saw him driving erratically on westbound Highway 10 entering Detroit Lakes.
The trooper activated his emergency lights at North Shore Drive. The vehicle did not pull over, so the trooper put his spotlight on the vehicle. The vehicle’s brake lights came on and the vehicle signaled and changed into the right lane, but didn’t pull over.
The trooper then activated his siren near the Sandbar. The vehicle’s brake lights activated but the vehicle continued to weave and travel westbound on Highway 10. The vehicle continued traveling past Summit Avenue, at which time the trooper successfully completed a PIT maneuver to force the vehicle to stop.
The driver, Garcia, wouldn’t get out, and the officer had to reach in and unlock the door to remove him from the vehicle. While doing so, the trooper could smell the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage and saw an open beer can in the center console.
Garcia was taken to jail, where he ultimately declined to submit to DWI testing, saying that he had not been pulled over for a valid reason. He was convicted of felony DWI in 2013 and his license status remains cancelled as inimical to public safety.
His next court appearance is set for July 7.
Frazee man accused of domestic assault
Becker County Jail
Joshua Christopher Bialke, 29, of Frazee has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony domestic assault and misdemeanor obstructing the legal process.
According to court records, on June 11, he hit a woman in the face with an open hand during a domestic argument. After being hit, the woman was having difficulty hearing out of her left ear, which was red and swollen.
Bialke was arrested and placed in a squad car. After being denied the opportunity to say goodbye to his infant child, Bialke then lunged out of the seat and tried to force his way out of the squad car.
He was able to get out, and officers were eventually able to get him to the ground. While on the ground, Bialke’s head was near a basketball hoop base, and he then purposefully slammed his head into the basketball hoop base.
Bialke eventually complied with commands and was placed back into the rear seat of the squad car. He then began to slam his head into the partition of the squad car. Bialke eventually stopped and was transported to the Becker County Jail, according to the criminal complaint.
On June 13, bail or bond with no conditions was set at $50,000. Bond was set at $25,000 and cash bail at $2,500 with conditions. On June 17 he posted a $25,000 bond and was released under a number of conditions, including no contact with the victim.
His next court appearance is set for July 7.
Felony DWI charges filed after incident at Detroit Lakes gas station
Becker County Jail
Bradley Leroy Alt, 53, of Randall, Minnesota, has been charged in Becker County District Court with two counts of felony DWI.
According to court records, at 3 p.m. on June 11, a Detroit Lakes police officer at Odegaard’s Sinclair gas station in Detroit Lake heard a vehicle back into something, and saw a blue truck had backed into the rail barrier next to the diesel pump.
The driver, later identified as Alt, got out of the truck, and the person in front of the vehicle approached the officer and said they believed the driver of the truck was intoxicated. The officer got into his squad car and then saw the truck almost hit a sign as it maneuvered to leave.
The truck was pulled over and Alt performed poorly on field sobriety tests. A preliminary breath test registered 0.26% breath alcohol concentration. He was arrested and taken to jail, where a breath test registered 0.23% blood alcohol concentration, nearly three times the legal limit.
On June 13, bail or bond with no conditions was set at $100,000, and bail or bond with numerous conditions of release was set at $50,000.
Alt’s next court appearance is July 1 before District Court Judge Michelle W. Lawson.
Moorhead man charged with being fugitive from justice
Jerry James Garbow-Bush, 30, of Moorhead has been charged in Becker County District Court with being a fugitive from justice from another state, a felony.
According to court records, on June 11, at approximately 6:41 p.m., Detroit Lakes police officers were dispatched to the area of 1651 Highway 10 after Garbow-Bush was reported for digging in a dumpster. An officer found he was wanted on a North Dakota warrant, and Garbow-Bush admitted to being the same person as in the warrant.
On June 13, he waived his extradition rights and agreed to be transported back to North Dakota on the warrant.
Frazee man charged with being fugitive from justice
Blake Andrew Dearmond, 28, of Frazee, has been charged in Becker County District Court with being a fugitive from justice from another state, a felony.
According to court records, on April 2, an arrest warrant for Dearmond was issued in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for a parole violation on an underlying second degree assault conviction. He was arrested on the warrant by a Frazee police officer June 12.
Dearmond admitted that he is the same person named in the Colorado warrant, and on June 13, he waived his extradition rights and agreed to be transported back to Colorado.
