Leonel Cazares – violation of conditions of release – body only
Brandon Sean Cole – FTA-review hearing - $1,000 bail
Ernest Rubin Collins – probation violation – body only
Jessie David Cordero – contempt of court - $500 bail
Dustin Claude Crandell – probation violation – body only
Jeremy Daniel Dahlen – probation violation – body only
Anthony Allen Daun – FTA-probation violation – body only

The following case was heard in Dodge County District Court the week of June 5 with Judge Jodi L. Williamson presiding:

A Dodge County jury has found former Minnesota National Guard member guilty of child sex abuse.
Michael Lee Cocuzzi, 42, was arrested in May 2021 and charged with three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. According to court documents he was accused of sexually abusing a minor in Kasson in 2020.
Sentencing is set for August 3.

Hayfield is celebrating its 150th anniversary this month with a fun four-day event.
In honor of this extraordinary event, festivities are planned from June 23-26.

It will be a busy weekend June 24 to 26 in Mantorville as the Gold Star Memorial honoring families of those who lost their lives in the armed forces will be dedicated as well as the annual Stagecoach Days event.
Less than a year after breaking ground, the first Gold Star Memorial in Minnesota has been erected on the grounds of the Dodge County Government Services Building in Mantorville.

(Editor’s Note: Copies of the letter Superintendent Mark Matuska sent to Kasson-Mantorville parents and the response of Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose are printed in their entirety beginning on page A4 of this week’s Dodge County Independent.)
A decision by the Kasson-Mantorville school board to look at alternative ways to provide school security is raising concerns among parents and law enforcement officials.