Signature Bond Set Against Minnesota Man Arrested in Jackson County
Thursday, September 25th, 2014 -- 8:14 AM
-A signature bond was set against a Minnesota man arrested in Jackson County this summer.According to the Jackson County Sheriff?s Department, they responded to a gas drive-off at the Melrose Express gas Station back in June.
A deputy made contact with the vehicle on Highway 54 near County Highway H in the Township of Albion. It was discovered during the stop that the vehicle was reported as stolen in Winona County. The occupants of the vehicle then began a short pursuit before stopping and fleeing on foot.
Deputies received reports that the suspects were following the Black River. Boats and canines were brought in and the suspects were located and taken into custody. The two men arrested were 19-year-old Joel Johnson and 18-year-old Mitchell Winslow both of Alberta Lea, Minnesota.
Johnson appeared in court on Wednesday and a $5,000 signature bond was set against him. He is also not allowed to have any contact with his accomplice, Mitchell Winslow. Johnson has charges of driving a vehicle without consent, resisting an officer, 2nd degree recklessly endangering safety and retail theft filed against him.
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