State trooper says pursuit began when man ran a red light on Highway 52.
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A September chase has produced an April guilty plea.
Bennie J. Byler, 31 of Rochester, is pleading guilty to one count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. He was arrested on September 25, 2017, after a Minnesota state trooper said Byler ran a red light on Highway 52 in Rochester. A high speed chase continued to 75th Street, where authorities said Byler exited his vehicle and was taken into custody.
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for June 12.
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin | 99559 | 1576 |
| Ramsey | 42700 | 795 |
| Dakota | 35723 | 383 |
| Anoka | 32968 | 383 |
| Washington | 21824 | 253 |
| Stearns | 18677 | 200 |
| St. Louis | 14644 | 262 |
| Scott | 13104 | 104 |
| Wright | 12400 | 114 |
| Olmsted | 11679 | 88 |
| Sherburne | 8648 | 73 |
| Carver | 7553 | 40 |
| Clay | 6822 | 84 |
| Rice | 6641 | 90 |
| Blue Earth | 5855 | 35 |
| Kandiyohi | 5763 | 74 |
| Crow Wing | 5142 | 80 |
| Chisago | 4933 | 44 |
| Otter Tail | 4787 | 70 |
| Benton | 4410 | 90 |
| Winona | 4135 | 48 |
| Mower | 3992 | 31 |
| Douglas | 3901 | 68 |
| Nobles | 3851 | 47 |
| Goodhue | 3824 | 68 |
| Polk | 3407 | 62 |
| McLeod | 3361 | 49 |
| Beltrami | 3344 | 49 |
| Morrison | 3214 | 46 |
| Lyon | 3113 | 43 |
| Itasca | 3082 | 45 |
| Becker | 3068 | 41 |
| Isanti | 3030 | 52 |
| Carlton | 2983 | 44 |
| Steele | 2972 | 11 |
| Pine | 2803 | 16 |
| Freeborn | 2759 | 23 |
| Nicollet | 2512 | 41 |
| Todd | 2438 | 30 |
| Brown | 2400 | 37 |
| Le Sueur | 2301 | 20 |
| Mille Lacs | 2254 | 47 |
| Cass | 2172 | 24 |
| Waseca | 2063 | 17 |
| Meeker | 2055 | 34 |
| Martin | 1866 | 28 |
| Wabasha | 1850 | 3 |
| Roseau | 1776 | 17 |
| Hubbard | 1597 | 40 |
| Houston | 1562 | 14 |
| Dodge | 1511 | 4 |
| Renville | 1468 | 40 |
| Redwood | 1463 | 27 |
| Fillmore | 1363 | 8 |
| Chippewa | 1357 | 35 |
| Cottonwood | 1334 | 20 |
| Wadena | 1281 | 20 |
| Pennington | 1257 | 16 |
| Faribault | 1212 | 16 |
| Aitkin | 1176 | 33 |
| Sibley | 1161 | 10 |
| Rock | 1153 | 13 |
| Watonwan | 1147 | 8 |
| Kanabec | 1066 | 19 |
| Pipestone | 1007 | 24 |
| Yellow Medicine | 975 | 17 |
| Murray | 940 | 8 |
| Jackson | 923 | 10 |
| Swift | 871 | 18 |
| Pope | 787 | 5 |
| Marshall | 766 | 15 |
| Stevens | 737 | 8 |
| Lake | 725 | 17 |
| Clearwater | 714 | 14 |
| Lac qui Parle | 679 | 16 |
| Wilkin | 664 | 10 |
| Koochiching | 617 | 11 |
| Big Stone | 509 | 3 |
| Lincoln | 502 | 2 |
| Grant | 484 | 8 |
| Norman | 464 | 8 |
| Mahnomen | 436 | 7 |
| Unassigned | 435 | 68 |
| Kittson | 404 | 21 |
| Red Lake | 353 | 4 |
| Traverse | 301 | 5 |
| Lake of the Woods | 213 | 1 |
| Cook | 119 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 57492 | 544 |
| Linn | 20508 | 311 |
| Scott | 18171 | 204 |
| Black Hawk | 16156 | 286 |
| Woodbury | 14835 | 211 |
| Johnson | 13710 | 72 |
| Dubuque | 13438 | 192 |
| Dallas | 11200 | 90 |
| Pottawattamie | 10678 | 140 |
| Story | 10115 | 45 |
| Warren | 5491 | 70 |
| Clinton | 5389 | 83 |
| Cerro Gordo | 5305 | 80 |
| Webster | 5146 | 86 |
| Marshall | 4933 | 72 |
| Sioux | 4904 | 68 |
| Buena Vista | 4694 | 36 |
| Des Moines | 4540 | 59 |
| Muscatine | 4459 | 89 |
| Wapello | 4247 | 107 |
| Jasper | 4048 | 65 |
| Plymouth | 3922 | 77 |
| Lee | 3720 | 51 |
| Marion | 3559 | 67 |
| Jones | 2932 | 54 |
| Henry | 2926 | 35 |
| Carroll | 2844 | 48 |
| Bremer | 2761 | 54 |
| Crawford | 2712 | 35 |
| Boone | 2575 | 30 |
| Washington | 2533 | 44 |
| Benton | 2492 | 54 |
| Mahaska | 2227 | 45 |
| Jackson | 2196 | 38 |
| Dickinson | 2159 | 38 |
| Tama | 2114 | 64 |
| Kossuth | 2067 | 54 |
| Clay | 1927 | 25 |
| Hamilton | 1910 | 41 |
| Delaware | 1887 | 39 |
| Winneshiek | 1866 | 26 |
| Fayette | 1838 | 32 |
| Buchanan | 1831 | 28 |
| Page | 1813 | 19 |
| Hardin | 1795 | 38 |
| Wright | 1790 | 31 |
| Harrison | 1783 | 69 |
| Cedar | 1747 | 22 |
| Clayton | 1678 | 53 |
| Butler | 1654 | 31 |
| Floyd | 1619 | 39 |
| Mills | 1618 | 20 |
| Poweshiek | 1532 | 29 |
| Cherokee | 1531 | 35 |
| Madison | 1528 | 17 |
| Hancock | 1464 | 29 |
| Lyon | 1453 | 41 |
| Iowa | 1437 | 23 |
| Allamakee | 1434 | 44 |
| Appanoose | 1381 | 47 |
| Grundy | 1380 | 30 |
| Jefferson | 1372 | 32 |
| Winnebago | 1368 | 30 |
| Calhoun | 1330 | 10 |
| Cass | 1322 | 48 |
| Mitchell | 1298 | 40 |
| Louisa | 1277 | 41 |
| Union | 1258 | 31 |
| Chickasaw | 1245 | 13 |
| Sac | 1236 | 18 |
| Emmet | 1208 | 40 |
| Shelby | 1194 | 33 |
| Franklin | 1181 | 19 |
| Humboldt | 1167 | 24 |
| Guthrie | 1161 | 28 |
| Palo Alto | 1040 | 21 |
| Montgomery | 1036 | 36 |
| Howard | 1022 | 21 |
| Clarke | 990 | 20 |
| Keokuk | 973 | 29 |
| Unassigned | 927 | 0 |
| Monroe | 921 | 28 |
| Adair | 911 | 26 |
| Ida | 907 | 32 |
| Pocahontas | 851 | 19 |
| Davis | 821 | 23 |
| Monona | 813 | 25 |
| Greene | 766 | 10 |
| Lucas | 727 | 21 |
| Osceola | 697 | 14 |
| Worth | 687 | 6 |
| Taylor | 662 | 12 |
| Fremont | 581 | 9 |
| Decatur | 570 | 9 |
| Van Buren | 559 | 18 |
| Ringgold | 515 | 16 |
| Wayne | 485 | 21 |
| Audubon | 483 | 9 |
| Adams | 326 | 4 |
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