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 | 124967 | 1779 |
| Ramsey | 52513 | 897 |
| Dakota | 46840 | 471 |
| Anoka | 42774 | 458 |
| Washington | 27428 | 291 |
| Stearns | 22557 | 225 |
| St. Louis | 18138 | 313 |
| Scott | 17551 | 136 |
| Wright | 16379 | 149 |
| Olmsted | 13399 | 102 |
| Sherburne | 12020 | 95 |
| Carver | 10674 | 48 |
| Clay | 8261 | 92 |
| Rice | 8202 | 110 |
| Blue Earth | 7626 | 44 |
| Crow Wing | 6817 | 95 |
| Kandiyohi | 6679 | 85 |
| Chisago | 6199 | 52 |
| Otter Tail | 5858 | 84 |
| Benton | 5829 | 98 |
| Goodhue | 4838 | 74 |
| Douglas | 4755 | 81 |
| Mower | 4705 | 33 |
| Winona | 4613 | 51 |
| Itasca | 4597 | 63 |
| Isanti | 4400 | 64 |
| McLeod | 4306 | 61 |
| Morrison | 4247 | 62 |
| Beltrami | 4078 | 61 |
| Nobles | 4076 | 50 |
| Steele | 3978 | 16 |
| Polk | 3890 | 72 |
| Becker | 3867 | 55 |
| Lyon | 3638 | 53 |
| Carlton | 3530 | 56 |
| Freeborn | 3470 | 33 |
| Pine | 3349 | 23 |
| Nicollet | 3312 | 45 |
| Mille Lacs | 3118 | 54 |
| Brown | 3078 | 40 |
| Le Sueur | 2973 | 26 |
| Cass | 2862 | 32 |
| Todd | 2856 | 33 |
| Meeker | 2634 | 43 |
| Waseca | 2380 | 23 |
| Martin | 2353 | 32 |
| Roseau | 2112 | 21 |
| Wabasha | 2079 | 3 |
| Hubbard | 1966 | 41 |
| Dodge | 1878 | 3 |
| Renville | 1824 | 46 |
| Redwood | 1765 | 39 |
| Houston | 1746 | 16 |
| Cottonwood | 1671 | 24 |
| Wadena | 1633 | 23 |
| Fillmore | 1576 | 10 |
| Faribault | 1547 | 19 |
| Chippewa | 1540 | 38 |
| Pennington | 1538 | 20 |
| Kanabec | 1468 | 28 |
| Sibley | 1468 | 10 |
| Aitkin | 1389 | 37 |
| Watonwan | 1357 | 9 |
| Rock | 1287 | 19 |
| Jackson | 1227 | 12 |
| Pipestone | 1167 | 26 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1149 | 20 |
| Pope | 1130 | 6 |
| Murray | 1071 | 10 |
| Swift | 1069 | 18 |
| Koochiching | 954 | 18 |
| Stevens | 924 | 11 |
| Clearwater | 890 | 16 |
| Marshall | 888 | 17 |
| Lake | 832 | 20 |
| Wilkin | 832 | 13 |
| Lac qui Parle | 756 | 22 |
| Big Stone | 604 | 4 |
| Grant | 594 | 8 |
| Lincoln | 585 | 3 |
| Mahnomen | 566 | 9 |
| Norman | 547 | 9 |
| Kittson | 490 | 22 |
| Unassigned | 481 | 93 |
| Red Lake | 401 | 7 |
| Traverse | 377 | 5 |
| Lake of the Woods | 345 | 3 |
| Cook | 172 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 58263 | 640 |
| Linn | 21221 | 339 |
| Scott | 20308 | 248 |
| Black Hawk | 16157 | 312 |
| Woodbury | 15240 | 230 |
| Johnson | 14623 | 85 |
| Dubuque | 13510 | 211 |
| Dallas | 11291 | 99 |
| Pottawattamie | 11228 | 174 |
| Story | 10716 | 48 |
| Warren | 5837 | 91 |
| Clinton | 5615 | 93 |
| Cerro Gordo | 5540 | 95 |
| Sioux | 5175 | 74 |
| Webster | 5158 | 94 |
| Muscatine | 4882 | 106 |
| Marshall | 4869 | 76 |
| Des Moines | 4676 | 72 |
| Wapello | 4338 | 122 |
| Buena Vista | 4269 | 40 |
| Jasper | 4211 | 72 |
| Plymouth | 4031 | 81 |
| Lee | 3823 | 56 |
| Marion | 3660 | 76 |
| Jones | 3009 | 57 |
| Henry | 2946 | 37 |
| Bremer | 2884 | 61 |
| Carroll | 2871 | 52 |
| Boone | 2686 | 34 |
| Crawford | 2682 | 40 |
| Benton | 2598 | 55 |
| Washington | 2573 | 51 |
| Dickinson | 2493 | 44 |
| Mahaska | 2326 | 51 |
| Jackson | 2252 | 42 |
| Clay | 2167 | 27 |
| Kossuth | 2161 | 66 |
| Tama | 2120 | 71 |
| Delaware | 2111 | 43 |
| Winneshiek | 1987 | 35 |
| Page | 1945 | 22 |
| Buchanan | 1940 | 33 |
| Cedar | 1924 | 23 |
| Hardin | 1875 | 44 |
| Fayette | 1866 | 43 |
| Wright | 1860 | 40 |
| Hamilton | 1819 | 51 |
| Harrison | 1800 | 73 |
| Clayton | 1710 | 57 |
| Butler | 1663 | 35 |
| Madison | 1646 | 19 |
| Mills | 1638 | 24 |
| Floyd | 1634 | 42 |
| Cherokee | 1593 | 38 |
| Lyon | 1588 | 41 |
| Poweshiek | 1570 | 36 |
| Allamakee | 1529 | 52 |
| Hancock | 1503 | 34 |
| Iowa | 1498 | 24 |
| Winnebago | 1445 | 31 |
| Cass | 1392 | 55 |
| Calhoun | 1389 | 13 |
| Grundy | 1372 | 33 |
| Emmet | 1358 | 41 |
| Jefferson | 1335 | 35 |
| Shelby | 1318 | 37 |
| Sac | 1309 | 20 |
| Union | 1300 | 35 |
| Louisa | 1296 | 49 |
| Appanoose | 1290 | 49 |
| Mitchell | 1266 | 43 |
| Chickasaw | 1249 | 17 |
| Franklin | 1235 | 23 |
| Guthrie | 1233 | 32 |
| Humboldt | 1196 | 26 |
| Palo Alto | 1136 | 23 |
| Howard | 1050 | 22 |
| Montgomery | 1036 | 38 |
| Clarke | 1009 | 24 |
| Keokuk | 967 | 32 |
| Monroe | 964 | 31 |
| Unassigned | 954 | 0 |
| Ida | 915 | 35 |
| Adair | 873 | 32 |
| Pocahontas | 858 | 22 |
| Davis | 852 | 25 |
| Monona | 829 | 31 |
| Osceola | 789 | 16 |
| Greene | 780 | 11 |
| Lucas | 779 | 23 |
| Worth | 761 | 8 |
| Taylor | 668 | 12 |
| Fremont | 626 | 9 |
| Decatur | 616 | 9 |
| Ringgold | 564 | 24 |
| Van Buren | 563 | 18 |
| Wayne | 544 | 23 |
| Audubon | 533 | 11 |
| Adams | 344 | 4 |
