The Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office had another busy week with an accident, search for a pig, a capsized kayak, barking dogs, and theft. The week recap is below.
On the morning of July 18, a Red Lake Falls resident reported someone had struck their unoccupied, parked vehicle, sometime overnight. The vehicle sustained moderate damage to the rear driver’s side bumper. The driver of the suspect vehicle had left a note with their contact information. After an investigation by a Red Lake County deputy, a crash report was completed, and Buckly Joseph Cota (40) of Red Lake Falls was cited for misdemeanor inattentive driving.
On the afternoon of July 18, a report of a kayak capsizing on the Red Lake River was received. A deputy responded and provided assistance. The man was returned to Voyageur’s View campground, and he was not injured.
On July 18, the Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a report of vandalism and theft at a residence in Oklee. That matter is still under investigation.
On July 20, a Red Lake Falls Township resident reported their domesticated pig ran off during the thunderstorm that occurred a few days earlier. They requested assistance in locating the pig. The reporting party lives approximately one mile east of Red Lake Falls. If anyone has information on the missing animal, they can call the Sheriff’s Office.
On July 21, a formal criminal complaint was filed, charging Gerry Lee Mattison (59) of Red Lake Falls with felony stalking and gross misdemeanor harassment. The criminal complaint alleges Mattison engaged in a pattern of stalking and harassing toward a single individual and had reason to know that behavior would cause the victim to feel terrorized and to fear bodily harm. These acts occurred in May and June of 2020. Mattison will be summonsed to appear in Court in Red Lake Falls sometime in August.
On the afternoon of July 22, Samantha Lynn Tofstad (33) of Red Lake Falls was cited for violating a city ordinance by allowing her dogs to continually bark and cause a public nuisance.
