Court news: Perham man receives stay of adjudication on burglary charge

Caleb Joshua Mycke, 21, of Perham, will have a felony burglary charge stricken from his record if he remains law abiding for five years.

Under a stay of adjudication, while the probation is going on, this is a pending case, the same as being charged and awaiting trial. Once probation is over the case against Mycke will be dismissed.

The judge made this ruling in Otter Tail County court on Oct. 12. Up to 240 hours of community work service was part of the court ruling.

Restitution was left open for 30 days for claims to be filed. The defendant then had 30 days in which to object in writing if he disagreed with the amount claimed.

Mycke was ordered by the judge to cooperate with his probation agent in the random search of his residence, vehicle, workplace and property.

Steven John Scott, 58, of Dent, will have a felony financial exploitation charge reduced to a misdemeanor if he stays law abiding under probation for five years.

The judge ordered a stay of imposition on Oct. 19 in county court, Fergus Falls.

Scott, who has served 30 days in the county jail in Fergus Falls, was ordered by the judge to cooperate with his probation agent in the random search of his residence, vehicle, workplace and property.

The defendant also was ordered to provide a DNA sample when ordered and not to possess firearms, ammunition or explosives.

Another directive from the judge was no controlled substance use and there will be random drug testing. He is responsible for court fees that total $135.

Matthew John Habedank, 26, of Vergas, will have a felony drug possession charge dismissed if he remains law abiding under probation for five years.

The judge made this ruling in Otter Tail County Court, Fergus Falls, on Oct. 26.

Under a stay of adjudication, while the probation is going on, this is a pending case, the same as being charged and awaiting trial. Once probation is over the case against Habedank will be dismissed.

The judge ordered the defendant to abide by random drug testing during probation and also to follow recommendations of evaluation.

Habedank must cooperate with his probation agent in the random search of his residence, vehicle, workplace and property. Other directives of the judge include no use of alcohol or controlled substances with the exception of prescribed medications.

Scott Andrew Oppegard, 38, of Dalton, was sentenced in county court Oct. 14 after a burglary felony conviction.

A 21-month sentence in the correctional facility in St. Cloud was stayed for five years, and there will be no incarceration there if he remains law abiding for five years.

Oppegard already has served 40 days in the county jail, Fergus Falls, and the remaining 20 days of a 60-day sentence was stayed, depending on good behavior during probation.

He was ordered by the judge to cooperate with his probation agent in the random search of his residence, vehicle, workplace and property. Restitution amounts to $60 and court fees total $520, the responsibility of Oppegard.

The defendant will give a DNA sample when directed. The judge ordered him not to possess firearms, ammunition or explosives.

Oppegard is denied the use of alcohol or controlled substances with the exception of prescribed medications.