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 | 151755 | 1909 |
| Ramsey | 62763 | 976 |
| Dakota | 56337 | 523 |
| Anoka | 53221 | 514 |
| Washington | 33236 | 329 |
| Stearns | 28036 | 252 |
| St. Louis | 23286 | 353 |
| Scott | 21359 | 159 |
| Wright | 20944 | 170 |
| Olmsted | 17894 | 118 |
| Sherburne | 15291 | 114 |
| Carver | 13429 | 54 |
| Clay | 10117 | 98 |
| Rice | 9886 | 131 |
| Blue Earth | 9530 | 59 |
| Crow Wing | 9298 | 105 |
| Kandiyohi | 8227 | 96 |
| Chisago | 8208 | 62 |
| Otter Tail | 7868 | 104 |
| Benton | 7393 | 109 |
| Beltrami | 6371 | 77 |
| Mower | 6353 | 40 |
| Douglas | 6180 | 89 |
| Goodhue | 6085 | 84 |
| Winona | 6052 | 53 |
| Itasca | 6023 | 80 |
| McLeod | 5834 | 68 |
| Steele | 5745 | 25 |
| Isanti | 5600 | 73 |
| Morrison | 5460 | 65 |
| Becker | 5210 | 62 |
| Polk | 5034 | 77 |
| Freeborn | 4826 | 42 |
| Nobles | 4779 | 52 |
| Lyon | 4475 | 56 |
| Carlton | 4409 | 66 |
| Nicollet | 4264 | 51 |
| Pine | 4211 | 30 |
| Cass | 4159 | 42 |
| Mille Lacs | 4067 | 65 |
| Brown | 4009 | 47 |
| Todd | 3918 | 36 |
| Le Sueur | 3804 | 31 |
| Meeker | 3515 | 52 |
| Waseca | 3237 | 30 |
| Martin | 3185 | 34 |
| Wabasha | 2865 | 5 |
| Hubbard | 2845 | 44 |
| Dodge | 2693 | 9 |
| Roseau | 2603 | 25 |
| Fillmore | 2382 | 12 |
| Redwood | 2356 | 43 |
| Wadena | 2314 | 29 |
| Houston | 2291 | 17 |
| Renville | 2251 | 49 |
| Faribault | 2157 | 30 |
| Pennington | 2137 | 27 |
| Sibley | 2051 | 12 |
| Cottonwood | 1940 | 27 |
| Kanabec | 1876 | 30 |
| Chippewa | 1869 | 40 |
| Aitkin | 1792 | 42 |
| Watonwan | 1693 | 11 |
| Pope | 1537 | 8 |
| Rock | 1537 | 19 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1517 | 20 |
| Jackson | 1448 | 14 |
| Koochiching | 1375 | 19 |
| Clearwater | 1337 | 18 |
| Swift | 1328 | 19 |
| Marshall | 1323 | 19 |
| Pipestone | 1319 | 27 |
| Murray | 1315 | 10 |
| Stevens | 1228 | 11 |
| Lake | 1065 | 21 |
| Wilkin | 1008 | 14 |
| Lac qui Parle | 957 | 24 |
| Mahnomen | 874 | 12 |
| Norman | 851 | 9 |
| Big Stone | 789 | 4 |
| Grant | 768 | 9 |
| Lincoln | 757 | 5 |
| Kittson | 599 | 22 |
| Red Lake | 578 | 9 |
| Unassigned | 541 | 124 |
| Traverse | 503 | 5 |
| Lake of the Woods | 457 | 4 |
| Cook | 243 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 73698 | 716 |
| Linn | 28680 | 379 |
| Scott | 24441 | 271 |
| Black Hawk | 20130 | 355 |
| Woodbury | 18854 | 242 |
| Johnson | 17800 | 100 |
| Dubuque | 15577 | 228 |
| Pottawattamie | 14073 | 197 |
| Dallas | 13894 | 107 |
| Story | 12751 | 48 |
| Warren | 7634 | 96 |
| Webster | 6876 | 111 |
| Cerro Gordo | 6816 | 107 |
| Clinton | 6814 | 100 |
| Des Moines | 6578 | 93 |
| Marshall | 6354 | 84 |
| Muscatine | 6294 | 113 |
| Wapello | 5807 | 136 |
| Jasper | 5714 | 78 |
| Lee | 5607 | 87 |
| Sioux | 5602 | 76 |
| Marion | 4997 | 91 |
| Buena Vista | 4897 | 45 |
| Plymouth | 4591 | 87 |
| Henry | 3786 | 47 |
| Jones | 3651 | 60 |
| Washington | 3622 | 55 |
| Bremer | 3538 | 67 |
| Benton | 3520 | 56 |
| Boone | 3448 | 37 |
| Carroll | 3417 | 53 |
| Crawford | 3373 | 45 |
| Mahaska | 3136 | 56 |
| Dickinson | 2976 | 51 |
| Clay | 2746 | 31 |
| Buchanan | 2742 | 39 |
| Jackson | 2704 | 45 |
| Kossuth | 2693 | 73 |
| Hardin | 2664 | 48 |
| Tama | 2614 | 76 |
| Fayette | 2538 | 48 |
| Delaware | 2534 | 44 |
| Cedar | 2463 | 26 |
| Page | 2448 | 27 |
| Wright | 2409 | 45 |
| Winneshiek | 2308 | 37 |
| Hamilton | 2285 | 53 |
| Floyd | 2167 | 44 |
| Harrison | 2152 | 77 |
| Madison | 2143 | 25 |
| Clayton | 2100 | 58 |
| Poweshiek | 2068 | 40 |
| Iowa | 2042 | 29 |
| Butler | 2032 | 37 |
| Jefferson | 1973 | 40 |
| Mills | 1972 | 27 |
| Allamakee | 1929 | 52 |
| Cherokee | 1919 | 43 |
| Lyon | 1906 | 41 |
| Cass | 1905 | 57 |
| Winnebago | 1854 | 32 |
| Hancock | 1847 | 39 |
| Calhoun | 1841 | 15 |
| Appanoose | 1759 | 50 |
| Shelby | 1742 | 39 |
| Louisa | 1696 | 51 |
| Grundy | 1679 | 37 |
| Emmet | 1638 | 42 |
| Franklin | 1633 | 28 |
| Humboldt | 1618 | 26 |
| Mitchell | 1618 | 43 |
| Union | 1594 | 37 |
| Chickasaw | 1564 | 18 |
| Sac | 1563 | 23 |
| Guthrie | 1540 | 34 |
| Palo Alto | 1408 | 31 |
| Clarke | 1400 | 28 |
| Montgomery | 1389 | 41 |
| Keokuk | 1375 | 34 |
| Monroe | 1315 | 34 |
| Howard | 1254 | 22 |
| Ida | 1166 | 41 |
| Davis | 1138 | 25 |
| Greene | 1137 | 12 |
| Lucas | 1122 | 24 |
| Pocahontas | 1093 | 23 |
| Monona | 1074 | 36 |
| Worth | 1067 | 8 |
| Adair | 1036 | 34 |
| Osceola | 911 | 17 |
| Fremont | 837 | 11 |
| Van Buren | 827 | 21 |
| Decatur | 812 | 12 |
| Taylor | 786 | 12 |
| Wayne | 720 | 24 |
| Ringgold | 668 | 27 |
| Audubon | 645 | 14 |
| Adams | 498 | 4 |
| Unassigned | 15 | 0 |
