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 | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin | 26447 | 926 |
| Ramsey | 10697 | 319 |
| Dakota | 7354 | 125 |
| Anoka | 5935 | 132 |
| Stearns | 3909 | 24 |
| Washington | 3689 | 55 |
| Scott | 2500 | 33 |
| Olmsted | 2367 | 28 |
| Nobles | 1954 | 16 |
| Blue Earth | 1647 | 6 |
| Wright | 1573 | 7 |
| St. Louis | 1480 | 39 |
| Carver | 1389 | 7 |
| Clay | 1340 | 40 |
| Rice | 1322 | 8 |
| Mower | 1312 | 5 |
| Sherburne | 1125 | 14 |
| Kandiyohi | 972 | 2 |
| Winona | 863 | 18 |
| Lyon | 667 | 4 |
| Waseca | 612 | 8 |
| Steele | 533 | 2 |
| Freeborn | 532 | 3 |
| Benton | 530 | 3 |
| Nicollet | 521 | 16 |
| Watonwan | 516 | 4 |
| Todd | 487 | 2 |
| Crow Wing | 481 | 18 |
| McLeod | 475 | 2 |
| Chisago | 471 | 1 |
| Le Sueur | 452 | 4 |
| Otter Tail | 422 | 4 |
| Beltrami | 405 | 5 |
| Martin | 372 | 10 |
| Goodhue | 351 | 9 |
| Pine | 309 | 0 |
| Itasca | 303 | 14 |
| Polk | 298 | 4 |
| Douglas | 286 | 2 |
| Isanti | 279 | 0 |
| Becker | 264 | 2 |
| Carlton | 256 | 1 |
| Cottonwood | 224 | 0 |
| Morrison | 222 | 1 |
| Dodge | 218 | 0 |
| Pipestone | 217 | 10 |
| Chippewa | 206 | 1 |
| Meeker | 194 | 2 |
| Sibley | 186 | 3 |
| Wabasha | 183 | 0 |
| Brown | 182 | 2 |
| Yellow Medicine | 175 | 2 |
| Rock | 164 | 0 |
| Cass | 159 | 3 |
| Murray | 158 | 2 |
| Mille Lacs | 154 | 3 |
| Redwood | 154 | 1 |
| Unassigned | 150 | 52 |
| Renville | 142 | 7 |
| Jackson | 141 | 1 |
| Faribault | 136 | 0 |
| Swift | 127 | 1 |
| Houston | 121 | 0 |
| Koochiching | 121 | 3 |
| Kanabec | 117 | 8 |
| Roseau | 117 | 0 |
| Pennington | 116 | 1 |
| Fillmore | 111 | 0 |
| Lincoln | 108 | 0 |
| Hubbard | 94 | 1 |
| Stevens | 94 | 1 |
| Pope | 92 | 0 |
| Big Stone | 76 | 0 |
| Aitkin | 75 | 1 |
| Wadena | 67 | 0 |
| Wilkin | 61 | 3 |
| Grant | 59 | 4 |
| Lake | 58 | 0 |
| Norman | 53 | 0 |
| Lac qui Parle | 50 | 1 |
| Marshall | 50 | 1 |
| Mahnomen | 46 | 1 |
| Red Lake | 42 | 1 |
| Traverse | 29 | 0 |
| Clearwater | 27 | 0 |
| Lake of the Woods | 21 | 1 |
| Kittson | 12 | 0 |
| Cook | 6 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 15697 | 261 |
| Woodbury | 5263 | 63 |
| Johnson | 5086 | 27 |
| Black Hawk | 4436 | 88 |
| Linn | 3941 | 110 |
| Story | 3405 | 17 |
| Dubuque | 3101 | 41 |
| Scott | 2926 | 28 |
| Dallas | 2751 | 38 |
| Pottawattamie | 2068 | 38 |
| Buena Vista | 1972 | 12 |
| Marshall | 1770 | 34 |
| Sioux | 1504 | 3 |
| Wapello | 1314 | 57 |
| Webster | 1216 | 14 |
| Plymouth | 1104 | 20 |
| Clinton | 1099 | 20 |
| Muscatine | 1091 | 54 |
| Crawford | 1065 | 5 |
| Cerro Gordo | 1018 | 21 |
| Warren | 948 | 6 |
| Jasper | 817 | 32 |
| Des Moines | 764 | 7 |
| Marion | 753 | 6 |
| Tama | 704 | 31 |
| Henry | 685 | 4 |
| Carroll | 653 | 5 |
| Lee | 620 | 7 |
| Wright | 572 | 1 |
| Dickinson | 508 | 6 |
| Boone | 500 | 8 |
| Bremer | 483 | 7 |
| Washington | 453 | 11 |
| Louisa | 428 | 15 |
| Mahaska | 391 | 19 |
| Delaware | 383 | 3 |
| Franklin | 346 | 18 |
| Floyd | 336 | 3 |
| Jackson | 330 | 3 |
| Winneshiek | 324 | 6 |
| Hamilton | 322 | 3 |
| Clay | 316 | 4 |
| Lyon | 307 | 4 |
| Benton | 306 | 1 |
| Hardin | 295 | 1 |
| Winnebago | 289 | 13 |
| Poweshiek | 278 | 8 |
| Butler | 267 | 2 |
| Buchanan | 265 | 1 |
| Clarke | 264 | 3 |
| Jones | 264 | 3 |
| Emmet | 260 | 10 |
| Shelby | 258 | 1 |
| Allamakee | 256 | 6 |
| Kossuth | 254 | 0 |
| Chickasaw | 247 | 0 |
| Clayton | 244 | 3 |
| Sac | 244 | 0 |
| Guthrie | 241 | 6 |
| Cedar | 238 | 1 |
| Cherokee | 235 | 2 |
| Grundy | 219 | 3 |
| Madison | 212 | 2 |
| Fayette | 211 | 2 |
| Harrison | 207 | 3 |
| Iowa | 198 | 1 |
| Mitchell | 188 | 0 |
| Howard | 186 | 6 |
| Humboldt | 184 | 3 |
| Palo Alto | 183 | 0 |
| Calhoun | 179 | 3 |
| Hancock | 177 | 2 |
| Mills | 177 | 1 |
| Cass | 160 | 2 |
| Monroe | 157 | 10 |
| Pocahontas | 156 | 2 |
| Lucas | 153 | 6 |
| Page | 153 | 0 |
| Osceola | 151 | 0 |
| Monona | 145 | 1 |
| Jefferson | 137 | 1 |
| Appanoose | 133 | 3 |
| Union | 128 | 3 |
| Taylor | 127 | 1 |
| Davis | 124 | 4 |
| Ida | 115 | 1 |
| Van Buren | 113 | 1 |
| Fremont | 110 | 0 |
| Keokuk | 105 | 1 |
| Worth | 104 | 0 |
| Greene | 99 | 0 |
| Montgomery | 90 | 5 |
| Wayne | 85 | 2 |
| Audubon | 81 | 1 |
| Adair | 69 | 1 |
| Decatur | 67 | 0 |
| Ringgold | 49 | 2 |
| Adams | 33 | 0 |
| Unassigned | 4 | 0 |
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