StateofMinnesota

CountyofChisago

DistrictCourt
10thJudicialDistrict
ProsecutorFileNo.
CourtFileNo.

StateofMinnesota,

CR-2014-1956
13-CR-14-923

COMPLAINT

Plaintiff,

OrderofDetention

vs.
JESSEMICHAELERICSONDOB:06/01/1966
12145TowerRoad
RushCity,MN55069
Defendant.
The Complainant submits this complaint to the Court and states that there is probable cause to believe
Defendantcommittedthefollowingoffense(s):
COUNTI
Charge:CriminalSexualPredatoryConduct
MinnesotaStatute:609.3453.1,withreferenceto:609.3453.2(a)(2)
MaximumSentence:60yearsimprisonmentand/or$70,000fine
OffenseLevel:Felony
OffenseDate(onorabout):11/15/2014to11/15/2014
Control#(ICR#):14047026
Charge Description: On or about Saturday, November 15, 2014 the defendant committed a predatory
crime, to wit: kidnapping, that was motivated by the defendant's sexual impulses or was part of a
predatory pattern of behavior that had criminal sexual conduct as its goal, and the defendant has a
previous sex offense conviction, to wit: Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Third Degree. This offense
occurredinChisagoCounty,Minnesota.
COUNTII
Charge:Kidnapping-ToFacilitateFelonyorFlight
MinnesotaStatute:609.25.1(2),withreferenceto:609.25.2(2)
MaximumSentence:40yearsimprisonmentand/or$50,000fine
OffenseLevel:Felony
OffenseDate(onorabout):11/15/2014to11/15/2014
Control#(ICR#):14047026
Charge Description: On or about Saturday, November 15, 2014 the defendant, to facilitate the
commission of any felony, to wit: Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Fifth Degree, or flight thereafter,
confined or removed from one place or another any person, to wit: X.X.X., without the person's consent
and said person was not released in a safe place but did not suffer great bodily harm. This offense
occurredinChisagoCounty,Minnesota.
COUNTIII
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Charge:CriminalSexualPredatoryConduct
MinnesotaStatute:609.3453.1,withreferenceto:609.3453.2(a)(2)
MaximumSentence:4.5yearsimprisonmentand/or$25,000fine
OffenseLevel:Felony
OffenseDate(onorabout):11/15/2014to11/15/2014
Control#(ICR#):14047026

Charge Description: On or about Saturday, November 15, 2014 the defendant committed a predatory crime, to wit:
false imprisonment, that was motivated by the defendant's sexual impulses or was part of a predatory pattern of
behavior that had criminal sexual conduct as its goal, and the defendant has a previous sex offense conviction, to
wit:CriminalSexualConductintheThirdDegree.ThisoffenseoccurredinChisagoCounty,Minnesota.
COUNTIV
Charge:FalseImprisonment-IntentionalRestraint
MinnesotaStatute:609.255.2,withreferenceto:609.255.2
MaximumSentence:3yearsand$5,000
OffenseLevel:Felony
OffenseDate(onorabout):11/15/2014to11/15/2014
Control#(ICR#):14047026

Charge Description: On or about Saturday, November 15, 2014 the defendant knowingly lacking lawful authority to
do so, intentionally confined or restrained any other person, to wit: X.X.X., without said person's consent. This
offenseoccurredinChisagoCounty,Minnesota.

STATEMENTOFPROBABLECAUSE

OnNovember15,2014,atapproximately19:55hours,SergeantPuelstonreceivedareportofadistraught
femaleattheresidenceof45970GovernmentRoad,Harris,ChisagoCounty,Minnesota.Dispatch
advisedthattheyreceivedareportofanadultfemalewhostatedshewasinsidetheresidenceand
neededhelpandfeltlikeshecouldnotleave.WhileinroutetotheresidenceSergeantPuelstonwas
informedbydispatchthattheadultfemaleinformedthemthatshebelievedsheheardthesuspectcocking
agun.Dispatchalsostatedthatthecallerwaswhisperingandamalecouldbeheardinthebackgroundat
times.Dispatchrelayedthattheywereinformingthecallertogetoutoftheresidenceifshewasable.
Uponarrivingattheresidence,OfficerEngebretsonobservedanadultfemale,whowaslateridentifiedas
X.X.X.,runoutoftheresidencetowardslawenforcement.X.X.X.reportedthatthesuspectwasinsidethe
residenceinthelivingroomarea.SergeantPuelstonandDeputyStensonapproachedtheresidencefrom
thewestside.Theyobservedanadultmaleexitthehouseandstandonthestoop.SergeantPuelstonand
DeputyStensonsecuredthesuspect,whowaslateridentifiedasJESSEMICHAELERICSON,dateof
birthJune1,1966,hereinaftertheDefendant.
OfficerEngebretsonspoketoX.X.X.,whoinformedherthattheDefendantwasintheresidenceandthat
shehadnotseenanyweapons,butheardwhatshebelievedwasthecockingofagun.X.X.X.appearedto
beveryupset,wascrying,andstatedthatshewasscared.X.X.X.toldOfficerEngebretsonthatshehad
gottenintoafightwithherhusbandwhileattheMotel6inRoseville.ShesaidthattheDefendantofferedfor
hertostepintohisvehicletocalmdown.ShesaidthattheywenttoastoreandafterwordtheDefendant
wassupposedtotakeherbacktoherhusband.InsteadtheDefendantdroveontoInterstate35.X.X.X.told
theDefendantthatshewantedtogobacktoherhusband,buttheDefendanttoldherthatthiswouldbe
reallyquickandheneededtocheckonhisdog.TheDefendantthenbroughtX.X.X.totheresidencein
Harris,butX.X.X.didnotknowwhereshewas.X.X.X.saidthatshewasfrightened,butshewas
concernedaboutupsettingtheDefendantandbeingharmed.
X.X.X.furtherstatedthatattheresidence,shecontinuedtotelltheDefendantthatshewantedtogohome,
buttheDefendantkepttellingherthatsheshouldnotworryaboutitandhewouldtakecareofher.The
Defendantalsotoldhertogoupstairsandtakeherclothesoffandhewouldwashthemforher.X.X.X.'s
statementtoOfficerEngebretsonwascomingoutinbitsandpiecesasX.X.X.wasupsetandcrying.
X.X.X.madecommentsabouthowstupiditwasforhertogetintothecar,butshedidn'tknowwhattodo
andtheDefendantmusthavedonethisbeforebecauseheseemedsocomfortableandsmoothas
everythingwashappening.
SergeantPuelstonspokewiththeDefendant,whostatedthathehadjustpickedupafemaleinthe
Rosevilleareaandbroughtherbacktothisresidence.TheDefendantstatedthathewasnotsurewhatwas
happeningandhedidnotbelievethathehaddoneanythingwrong.TheDefendantstatedthatX.X.X.must
havecalled911becauseshewashavingapanicattack.Lawenforcementperformedasweepofthe
residenceanddidnotlocateafirearm.
SergeantPuelstonwentoutsideoftheresidenceandspokewithX.X.X..SergeantPuelstonobservedthat
X.X.X.appearedtobehyperventilating,breathingveryquickly,wasvisiblyshaking,havingtremors,and
statingthatshedidnotwanttoseehimagain.SergeantPuelstoninformedherthatshewouldnothaveto
seetheDefendantagainandaskedhertoexplainwhathappened.X.X.X.explainedthatatapproximately
1830hours,shewaslocatedintheparkinglotoftheMotel6inRoseville,Minnesotawithherhusband.She
statedthatshegotintoanargumentwithherhusbandandthatshehadobservedtheDefendantsittingina
whitetruck.TheDefendantbeganspeakingwithherandinformedherthatshecouldgetintohistruckto
havesometimetocooldownfromtheargumentwithherhusband.X.X.X.gotintohistruckandtheydrove
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toaHolidaygasstation.X.X.X.informedSergeantPuelstonthattheDefendantimmediatelybegancalling
her"babe"and"honey."X.X.X.statedthatafterthegasstationtheygotontoInterstate35Enorthbound.
X.X.X.statedthatshebecameincreasinglynervousandaskedtheDefendantwheretheyweregoing.The
Defendantinformedherthatheneededtogotohisresidencetocheckonhisdog.X.X.X.informed
SergeantPuelstonthatshetoldtheDefendantonseveraloccasionsthatsheneededtogobacktoMotel6
andherhusband.TheDefendantrespondedtoX.X.X.thatheneededtogotohishousetocheckonhis
dog.TheDefendanttoldX.X.X.thathelivedintheCambridgeareahowever,hisresidenceisactually
locatedinHarris,whichis15mileseastofCambridge.
X.X.X.statedthatastheycontinuednorthboundonI-35shebecameincreasinglynervousaboutwhatwas
happeningandthatshehadnoideawhereshewaswhentheyarrivedattheresidence.Shestatedthatthe
Defendantbroughtinsomegrocerieswhentheyenteredthehouseandsheobservedhimslidealandline
phoneunderneathastackofnewspapersonthekitchentable.Shelaterdiscoveredthatthephonehad
alsobeenunpluggedatsomepoint.SheinformedSergeantPuelstonthattheDefendantthenaskedherto
comeupstairswithhimbutshecontinuedtosaynoandbegancrying.SheexplainedthattheDefendant
grabbedherarm,andwristinanattempttobringherupstairs.ShecontinuedtotelltheDefendantno.The
Defendantwouldtouchherbuttocks,includingcaressitandgrabitaswellasplacehisarmaroundher
waistandrubherbackandshoulders.X.X.X.statedthatshefeltlikeshewasunabletoleavethe
residenceandbelievedthattheDefendanthadunpluggedthephonetopreventherfromcallingout.
TheDefendantwentupstairsbyhimselfandX.X.X.hadpluggedthephoneinandcalledherhusband.She
informedherhusbandthatshedidn'tknowwhereshewasandcouldonlyseeanenvelopewithanaddress
fromRushCity.TheDefendantthenreturnedtotheroomandagainaskedX.X.X.tocomeupstairswith
him.X.X.X.reiteratednoandstatedsomethingaboutthefactthatshewascoldorthatherclotheswere
slightlydamp.TheDefendantrespondedthathewouldwashherclothesforherandthatshecouldwear
someofhisclothes.TheDefendantalsotoldherthathewouldbringherbacktoRosevilleinthemorning,
butX.X.X.toldhimnoandthatshewantedtoleavenow.ShestatedthattheDefendantbecame
increasinglyagitatedandbeganstompingupanddownthestairs.Sheexplainedthatoneofthesetimes
shebelievedsheheardtheDefendantcockingagun.X.X.X.informedSergeantPuelstonthatatthispoint
shewasthinkingthatshewasgoingtodie.
Afterreturningupstairs,X.X.X.pickedupthephoneandheardtheDefendantspeakingonwhatsounded
likeasexlineashewassayingsexuallyexplicitthings.Shestatedthatshehungupthephone,butthen
pickeditupagainandcontinuedtoheartheDefendant'svoiceonthephone.Shestatedthatshebelieves
theDefendantthenheardheronthephoneandshehungup.X.X.X.pickedupthephoneathirdtimeand
gotadialtoneatwhichpointshecalled911.X.X.X.statedthatatthispointtheDefendantcame
downstairsandbeganturningoffthelightsandhadatsomepointlockedthedoortotheresidence.During
thistime,X.X.X.statedthatshewasbecomingincreasinglyscaredandtheDefendantwasgoinginside
andoutsidetheresidenceandpacingaround.Atsomepoint,X.X.X.statedshefeltshehadanopportunity
tofleefromtheresidenceandsheranoutthefrontdooratwhichtimeshemadecontactwithOfficer
Engebretson.
Sgt.PuelstonplacedtheDefendantunderarrestandtransportedhimtotheChisagoCountyJail.Atthejail,
theDefendantwasreadhisMirandarightsandheindicatedthatheunderstoodhisrightsandwaswilling
toprovideastatement.Sgt.PuelstonfoundtheDefendanttobeevasiveandwouldnotfullyanswerthe
questions.TheDefendantstatedthathesawX.X.X.getintoafightwithherhusbandandheofferedtotake
hertogetfoodandcalmherdown.HestatedthattheygotfoodatHardee'sandthenwenttoagasstation.
Hesaidthatafterthegasstation,hestartedheadingtohishouse.TheDefendantstatedthathetoldX.X.X.
thatshecouldstayathishouseanddealwithherproblemsinthemorning.HestatedthatX.X.X.agreedto
gotohishouse.TheDefendantstatedthatonceathisresidence,heunloadedsomegroceriesandfedhis
cat.TheDefendantexplainedthatX.X.X.startedmakingsomecallsandshethenhadapanicattack.The
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Defendantsaidthathewastryingtocalmherdownandthenshelefttheresidenceinordertogetsomeair.
Inadditiontootherpriorconvictions,theDefendanthasbeenconvictedofFelonyKidnappingfroman
incidentin2012,GrossMisdemeanorFifthDegreeCriminalSexualConductfromanincidentin2010,and
FelonyThirdDegreeCriminalSexualConductfromanincidentin1990.

SIGNATURESANDAPPROVALS
ComplainantrequeststhatDefendant,subjecttobailorconditionsofrelease,be:
(1)arrestedorthatotherlawfulstepsbetakentoobtainDefendant'sappearanceincourtor
(2)detained,ifalreadyincustody,pendingfurtherproceedingsandthatsaidDefendantotherwise
bedealtwithaccordingtolaw.
Complainant

KeithHoppe
Captain
313NMainSt
CenterCity,MN55012
Badge:104

ElectronicallySigned:
11/17/201401:30PM

Subscribedandsworntobeforetheundersigned.
NotaryPublicor
JudicialOfficial

LoriOlson
AdministrativeAssistantChisago
CountySheriff,CountyofAnoka
313NMainSt
CenterCity,MN55012
NotaryID:20158641

Commissionexpires:01/31/2020
ElectronicallySigned:
11/17/201401:32PM

Beingauthorizedtoprosecutetheoffensescharged,Iapprovethiscomplaint.
ProsecutingAttorney RyanMFlynn
AssistantCountyAttorney
313NMainSt
CenterCity,MN55012
(651)213-8400

ElectronicallySigned:
11/17/201401:24PM

FINDINGOFPROBABLECAUSE
From the above sworn facts, and any supporting affidavits or supplemental sworn testimony, I, the Issuing Officer, have
determined that probable cause exists to support, subject to bail or conditions of release where applicable, Defendants arrest
or other lawful steps be taken to obtain Defendants appearance in court, or Defendants detention, if already in custody,
pendingfurtherproceedings.Defendantisthereforechargedwiththeabove-statedoffense(s).

SUMMONS
THEREFOREYOU,THEDEFENDANT,ARESUMMONEDtoappearon___________,_____at_____AM/PM
beforetheabove-namedcourtat313NMainSt,CenterCity,MN55012toanswerthiscomplaint.
IFYOUFAILTOAPPEARinresponsetothisSUMMONS,aWARRANTFORYOURARRESTshallbeissued.

WARRANT
To the Sheriff of the above-named county or other person authorized to execute this warrant: I order, in the name of the State
of Minnesota, that the Defendant be apprehended and arrested without delay and brought promptly before the court (if in
session), and if not, before a Judge or Judicial Officer of such court without unnecessary delay, and in any event not later than
36hoursafterthearrestorassoonassuchJudgeorJudicialOfficerisavailabletobedealtwithaccordingtolaw.
ExecuteinMNOnly

ExecuteNationwide

ExecuteinBorderStates

X ORDEROFDETENTION
Since the Defendant is already in custody, I order, subject to bail or conditions of release, that the Defendant continue to be
detainedpendingfurtherproceedings.
Bail:$
ConditionsofRelease:
ThiscomplaintisissuedbytheundersignedJudgeasofthefollowingdate:November17,2014.
JudicialOfficer

ToddSchoffelman

ElectronicallySigned:11/17/201402:48PM

SworntestimonyhasbeengivenbeforetheJudicialOfficerbythefollowingwitnesses:

COUNTYOFCHISAGO
STATEOFMINNESOTA

Clerk'sSignatureorFileStamp:

StateofMinnesota
Plaintiff

RETURNOFSERVICE

vs.

IherebyCertifyandReturnthatIhaveservedacopyofthisOrderof
DetentionupontheDefendanthereinnamed.

JesseMichaelEricson

SignatureofAuthorizedServiceAgent:

Defendant