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 | 68898 | 1130 |
| Ramsey | 28948 | 512 |
| Anoka | 23196 | 232 |
| Dakota | 23102 | 194 |
| Washington | 14590 | 120 |
| Stearns | 14314 | 121 |
| St. Louis | 9280 | 117 |
| Scott | 8810 | 56 |
| Wright | 8271 | 45 |
| Olmsted | 7025 | 36 |
| Sherburne | 6082 | 43 |
| Clay | 5213 | 59 |
| Carver | 5013 | 15 |
| Kandiyohi | 4320 | 24 |
| Rice | 4277 | 38 |
| Blue Earth | 4266 | 17 |
| Crow Wing | 3762 | 37 |
| Otter Tail | 3327 | 25 |
| Chisago | 3269 | 14 |
| Benton | 3172 | 53 |
| Nobles | 3137 | 31 |
| Winona | 2920 | 31 |
| Douglas | 2784 | 39 |
| Mower | 2706 | 23 |
| Polk | 2662 | 26 |
| Morrison | 2417 | 30 |
| Lyon | 2287 | 12 |
| Beltrami | 2275 | 18 |
| McLeod | 2265 | 17 |
| Becker | 2176 | 19 |
| Goodhue | 2169 | 30 |
| Steele | 2056 | 8 |
| Itasca | 2022 | 23 |
| Isanti | 1995 | 17 |
| Carlton | 1984 | 17 |
| Todd | 1874 | 14 |
| Nicollet | 1694 | 26 |
| Mille Lacs | 1612 | 31 |
| Freeborn | 1596 | 6 |
| Le Sueur | 1535 | 11 |
| Brown | 1510 | 15 |
| Cass | 1499 | 10 |
| Pine | 1429 | 8 |
| Waseca | 1418 | 11 |
| Meeker | 1390 | 11 |
| Roseau | 1247 | 5 |
| Martin | 1212 | 21 |
| Hubbard | 1177 | 28 |
| Wabasha | 1104 | 1 |
| Redwood | 1017 | 20 |
| Chippewa | 950 | 8 |
| Cottonwood | 928 | 4 |
| Renville | 927 | 29 |
| Dodge | 911 | 0 |
| Watonwan | 882 | 4 |
| Wadena | 853 | 7 |
| Sibley | 819 | 4 |
| Rock | 801 | 9 |
| Aitkin | 795 | 30 |
| Houston | 769 | 4 |
| Fillmore | 748 | 0 |
| Pipestone | 747 | 18 |
| Kanabec | 677 | 14 |
| Yellow Medicine | 676 | 12 |
| Pennington | 675 | 8 |
| Swift | 614 | 9 |
| Murray | 606 | 4 |
| Faribault | 590 | 2 |
| Pope | 564 | 1 |
| Clearwater | 538 | 9 |
| Stevens | 533 | 3 |
| Marshall | 528 | 9 |
| Jackson | 518 | 1 |
| Lake | 443 | 7 |
| Wilkin | 411 | 5 |
| Koochiching | 410 | 6 |
| Lac qui Parle | 398 | 4 |
| Unassigned | 382 | 59 |
| Lincoln | 372 | 1 |
| Norman | 363 | 8 |
| Big Stone | 333 | 2 |
| Mahnomen | 316 | 4 |
| Grant | 295 | 6 |
| Kittson | 240 | 8 |
| Red Lake | 228 | 3 |
| Traverse | 152 | 1 |
| Lake of the Woods | 102 | 1 |
| Cook | 79 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 34631 | 341 |
| Linn | 14655 | 168 |
| Scott | 11661 | 89 |
| Black Hawk | 11194 | 139 |
| Woodbury | 10622 | 133 |
| Johnson | 9793 | 37 |
| Dubuque | 9415 | 94 |
| Story | 6983 | 23 |
| Pottawattamie | 6648 | 71 |
| Dallas | 6571 | 59 |
| Sioux | 3805 | 29 |
| Webster | 3716 | 39 |
| Cerro Gordo | 3676 | 49 |
| Marshall | 3576 | 47 |
| Clinton | 3414 | 44 |
| Buena Vista | 3131 | 14 |
| Des Moines | 2986 | 21 |
| Muscatine | 2982 | 71 |
| Warren | 2917 | 14 |
| Plymouth | 2844 | 44 |
| Wapello | 2637 | 72 |
| Jones | 2359 | 17 |
| Jasper | 2297 | 46 |
| Lee | 2256 | 17 |
| Marion | 2102 | 22 |
| Carroll | 2036 | 24 |
| Bremer | 2002 | 12 |
| Henry | 1913 | 7 |
| Crawford | 1810 | 16 |
| Benton | 1740 | 23 |
| Tama | 1566 | 41 |
| Washington | 1497 | 15 |
| Jackson | 1488 | 14 |
| Delaware | 1470 | 21 |
| Dickinson | 1438 | 11 |
| Boone | 1424 | 12 |
| Mahaska | 1333 | 28 |
| Wright | 1300 | 7 |
| Clay | 1225 | 4 |
| Buchanan | 1220 | 10 |
| Hardin | 1210 | 11 |
| Hamilton | 1177 | 13 |
| Page | 1166 | 4 |
| Kossuth | 1160 | 8 |
| Clayton | 1139 | 9 |
| Cedar | 1125 | 13 |
| Harrison | 1108 | 32 |
| Floyd | 1102 | 19 |
| Calhoun | 1090 | 7 |
| Fayette | 1087 | 12 |
| Mills | 1085 | 8 |
| Lyon | 1061 | 9 |
| Butler | 1057 | 6 |
| Winneshiek | 1027 | 13 |
| Poweshiek | 1020 | 13 |
| Iowa | 1002 | 13 |
| Winnebago | 948 | 25 |
| Cherokee | 947 | 4 |
| Chickasaw | 908 | 4 |
| Hancock | 900 | 8 |
| Sac | 897 | 8 |
| Louisa | 893 | 21 |
| Grundy | 889 | 11 |
| Allamakee | 870 | 13 |
| Mitchell | 836 | 9 |
| Cass | 835 | 24 |
| Union | 816 | 6 |
| Appanoose | 807 | 13 |
| Humboldt | 801 | 5 |
| Shelby | 795 | 11 |
| Emmet | 786 | 26 |
| Guthrie | 771 | 15 |
| Franklin | 760 | 21 |
| Jefferson | 751 | 2 |
| Madison | 717 | 4 |
| Unassigned | 705 | 0 |
| Palo Alto | 673 | 4 |
| Keokuk | 647 | 7 |
| Pocahontas | 598 | 4 |
| Howard | 580 | 9 |
| Osceola | 541 | 1 |
| Greene | 540 | 1 |
| Ida | 530 | 13 |
| Clarke | 500 | 4 |
| Montgomery | 493 | 11 |
| Davis | 481 | 9 |
| Taylor | 477 | 3 |
| Monona | 451 | 6 |
| Monroe | 451 | 13 |
| Adair | 448 | 9 |
| Worth | 382 | 0 |
| Van Buren | 375 | 5 |
| Fremont | 374 | 3 |
| Lucas | 337 | 6 |
| Decatur | 329 | 0 |
| Wayne | 307 | 7 |
| Audubon | 305 | 2 |
| Ringgold | 238 | 2 |
| Adams | 179 | 2 |
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