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Grand Meadow chiropractor charged with criminal sexual conduct
Jun. 27—A Grand Meadow Chiropractor has been arrested and charged with criminal sexual conduct after he allegedly committed a sex act on a patient. Dillon Carter Denisen, 42, has been charged with a single felony count of third degree criminal sexual conduct — prohibited occupational relationship. He made a first appearance in Mower County District Court Friday afternoon. According to court documents, the alleged act took place on Wednesday, June 25, the second visit by the victim to Meadow Area Chiropractic Clinic in Grand Meadow. The first was two days earlier on Monday, June 23. On both occasions, Denisen allegedly performed duties that made the patient feel uncomfortable by rubbing a pain-relief gel on the victim's hips. However, it was on the second visit that the act occurred. According to the court complaint, when a detective from the Mower County Sheriff's Office arrived at the clinic to question Denisen, he became visibly distraught. When the detective pointed this out, Denisen allegedly said, "I'm sure you know why." Denisen then allegedly admitted that he pulled down the victim's pants to apply the gel, and that it was not a part of normal treatment. Denisen's next court appearance is an initial appearance set for July 10.
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16-year-old accused of killing person is charged as an adult
Jun. 27—AUSTIN, Minn. — A 16-year-old is facing murder charges in Mower County after allegedly shooting two individuals inside a car. Phillip Tyrek Gills, of Austin, is charged as an adult with two counts of second-degree murder with intent. He made an initial appearance in court Friday morning, June 27. Gills was placed on $1 million bail with conditions or $2 million unconditional bail. Gills is accused of shooting and killing a man inside a black Chevrolet Traverse on Feb. 15. According to the complaint, law enforcement responded to a report of a shooting around 1:35 p.m. on Feb. 15 in the area of Fifth Avenue Northwest and 11th Street Northwest in Austin. Officers pulled the driver out of the vehicle to provide medical care, but the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The front seat passenger had exited the vehicle and was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System — Austin by a neighbor. The passenger was then flown to St. Marys with gunshot wounds. The complaint said the passenger later told police that he and the driver were shot inside the vehicle. Officers found that the driver's window was broken with shards of glass outside of the car. There were bullet shell casings and a bullet hole with no exit hole inside the vehicle, the complaint said. Police also found footprints directly outside of the back passenger seat. According to the complaint, witnesses said there was a third occupant of the vehicle who fled the scene. One witness said they heard a gunshot and looked toward the vehicle when they saw a black male wearing a tan hoodie and black pants exiting the back seat of the car. The male ran eastbound, and a second witness saw him walking fast east on Fifth Avenue Northwest in the 900 block. According to the complaint, the witness pointed out a trail left in the snow on Fifth Avenue Northwest that belonged to the suspect. The complaint said a third witness saw the male disappear behind a garage on Eighth 8th Street Northwest. Officers followed the last matching footprint to 809 6th Avenue Northwest. Another individual shared their surveillance footage that showed a male running and walking east in the 700 block of Sixth Avenue Northwest wearing a tan sweatshirt, black pants and white shoes, the complaint said. Police identified the suspect in surveillance footage at 709 5th Street Northwest and 711 5th Street Northwest. The male was breathing heavily and coughing on the surveillance footage at 709 5th Street Northwest, the complaint said. The homeowner at 709 5th Street Northwest identified him as Gills. Another person in the home told police he heard Gills having a heated conversation at the residence. The person said he saw Gills change clothes when he arrived at the residence. An autopsy of the driver was completed on Feb. 16. There were seven entry wounds in the victim's body, with all entrance wounds on his back, the complaint said. The person who sat in the front passenger seat told police the driver knew Gills, but he did not. According to the complaint, they stopped the car to pick Gills up. The passenger heard several gunshots, turned and saw that the driver appeared to be dead. Gills then shot the passenger twice, the passenger said. The defendant was certified to adult court on June 25. An initial appearance is scheduled for July 7.
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Tornado watch in effect until 8 p.m.
Jun. 26—Following Wednesday's pattern, the National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for nine counties in southeastern Minnesota including Mower, Dodge, Freeborn and Steele counties until 8 p.m. tonight. A chance of storms, primarily after 2 p.m. are expected this afternoon, bringing with them a chance tornados across the area.
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17-06-2025
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Iowa man charged with allegedly brandishing a gun during road rage incident
Jun. 16—A Forest City, Iowa man is currently in custody in Mower County Jail after being charged with weapons related charges linked to a road rage incident last week. Sixty-five year old Howard Michael Nielsen has been charged with two felony counts of second degree assault with a dangerous weapon, a felony for illegal possession of a suppressor and gross misdemeanor carrying a pistol without a permit. Nielsen made his first appearance Monday in Mower County District Court and is currently being held in the Mower County Jail on $100,000 bail/bond with no conditions or $10,000 with conditions. According to the court complaint, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper was dispatched for a report of a road rage incident at around 10:13 a.m. on June 13 involving the alleged demonstration of a long black gun near the Elkton exit at milepost 189 in Interstate 90. Just under 10 minutes later, at around 10:25 a.m., the trooper spotted the suspect semi-truck, driven by Nielsen, on I-90 and instigated a traffic stop. During the stop, troopers discovered a .45 pistol with an eight to nine inch black Sig Sauer Mod-X suppressor attached to the barrel. According to the complaint, Nielsen initially denied having an incident with anybody and when asked said he wouldn't know why somebody would report him for having a gun, but did agree that the only way it could be is if he had showed it. Nielsen then allegedly demonstrated for a trooper how he had shown the gun — barrel to the driver's side window and pushing it close to the windshield — but also complained that the victim in the case hadn't been driving the speed limit, slowing down to 50 mph and hitting their brakes. When asked if he showed the gun because the victim was going slow, Nielson allegedly responded by saying, "yeah." Nielson then produced a conceal and carry permit out of Iowa, but Minnesota doesn't have reciprocity with Iowa for the permits. Nielson also failed to show documentation related to the suppressor. When questioned, the victim in the case claimed he had been going 65 mph when a truck had come up on his vehicle "very fast and began following him closely, estimating a car and a half distance between them." The victim then said that he thought a laser pointer was coming from Nielson's truck and the victim slowed at which time Nielson allegedly began honking at him. He then sped up to 55 to gain some distance between the vehicle when he allegedly saw Nielson's arm come out of the window with the gun pointed up and then leveled it toward the victim's vehicle. A passenger in the car, who said she hadn't been paying that much attention, told a trooper that the driver told her to get down and that "I think he's got a gun." Nielsen's next court date is an initial appearance on June 30.
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14-06-2025
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Man with no contact order charged in violation of order
Jun. 13—A Holmen, Wisconsin man with a probationary domestic abuse no contact order in Mower County, has been arrested for violating that order. Trenton Lee Rockvam, 22, was in Mower County District Court on Thursday, where he was charged with five felonies that included one for stalking, two for violating order of protection and two for violating a no contact order. According to the court complaint, Rockvam allegedly made several calls and text messages to a woman he was previously ordered to not contact on June 2. There were also allegedly attempts to access the victim's Gmail and Snapchat accounts. The contact was made between June 1 and June 2. Call logs stated that over 200 missed calls were received on June 2 from a "no caller ID" and came within quick succession throughout the night. A review of the defendant's criminal history shows prior convictions for stalking and third degree assault dating back to October of 2024 and for violating a domestic abuse — violate an order of protection in Dodge County.
