Police said a longtime suspected drug dealer is behind bars after being arrested for selling heroin.
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Police said a longtime suspected drug dealer is behind bars after being arrested for selling heroin.
Benjamin Nichols, 62, is accused of selling heroin during a controlled buy on two different occasions in April.
He was arrested Wednesday during a traffic stop at the Dairy Queen on N. Broadway Ave.
When arrested, police said Nichols had 7.1 grams of heroin in his possession.
He’s facing second- and third-degree possession of the controlled substance charges.
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin | 92172 | 1468 |
| Ramsey | 39534 | 730 |
| Dakota | 32680 | 325 |
| Anoka | 30733 | 358 |
| Washington | 19904 | 223 |
| Stearns | 17728 | 184 |
| St. Louis | 13503 | 239 |
| Scott | 11853 | 94 |
| Wright | 11519 | 102 |
| Olmsted | 10316 | 71 |
| Sherburne | 8136 | 64 |
| Carver | 6893 | 36 |
| Clay | 6466 | 78 |
| Rice | 5978 | 66 |
| Kandiyohi | 5515 | 71 |
| Blue Earth | 5363 | 33 |
| Crow Wing | 4781 | 73 |
| Otter Tail | 4513 | 62 |
| Chisago | 4479 | 32 |
| Benton | 4160 | 85 |
| Winona | 3845 | 46 |
| Douglas | 3715 | 66 |
| Nobles | 3663 | 46 |
| Mower | 3601 | 27 |
| Goodhue | 3428 | 57 |
| Polk | 3270 | 56 |
| McLeod | 3222 | 44 |
| Morrison | 3093 | 43 |
| Beltrami | 3074 | 46 |
| Lyon | 2990 | 35 |
| Itasca | 2815 | 43 |
| Becker | 2806 | 38 |
| Isanti | 2806 | 40 |
| Carlton | 2780 | 42 |
| Steele | 2701 | 9 |
| Pine | 2644 | 13 |
| Freeborn | 2387 | 20 |
| Todd | 2305 | 29 |
| Nicollet | 2226 | 36 |
| Brown | 2126 | 34 |
| Mille Lacs | 2121 | 45 |
| Le Sueur | 2076 | 15 |
| Cass | 2047 | 23 |
| Meeker | 1982 | 33 |
| Waseca | 1880 | 15 |
| Martin | 1688 | 26 |
| Wabasha | 1680 | 2 |
| Roseau | 1652 | 16 |
| Hubbard | 1476 | 38 |
| Redwood | 1388 | 27 |
| Renville | 1363 | 39 |
| Houston | 1336 | 13 |
| Dodge | 1324 | 4 |
| Chippewa | 1307 | 32 |
| Cottonwood | 1256 | 18 |
| Fillmore | 1213 | 5 |
| Wadena | 1182 | 14 |
| Rock | 1094 | 12 |
| Sibley | 1076 | 7 |
| Aitkin | 1067 | 33 |
| Watonwan | 1059 | 8 |
| Faribault | 1038 | 14 |
| Kanabec | 968 | 18 |
| Pennington | 967 | 15 |
| Pipestone | 934 | 23 |
| Yellow Medicine | 926 | 14 |
| Murray | 862 | 5 |
| Jackson | 850 | 10 |
| Swift | 830 | 17 |
| Pope | 735 | 5 |
| Marshall | 701 | 15 |
| Stevens | 696 | 8 |
| Clearwater | 683 | 14 |
| Lac qui Parle | 654 | 16 |
| Lake | 626 | 15 |
| Wilkin | 621 | 9 |
| Koochiching | 584 | 10 |
| Unassigned | 494 | 68 |
| Lincoln | 481 | 1 |
| Big Stone | 452 | 3 |
| Grant | 425 | 7 |
| Norman | 421 | 8 |
| Mahnomen | 407 | 7 |
| Kittson | 368 | 19 |
| Red Lake | 315 | 4 |
| Traverse | 244 | 3 |
| Lake of the Woods | 177 | 1 |
| Cook | 113 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 45206 | 441 |
| Linn | 17616 | 270 |
| Scott | 15300 | 161 |
| Black Hawk | 13616 | 228 |
| Woodbury | 12927 | 175 |
| Johnson | 11986 | 49 |
| Dubuque | 11275 | 148 |
| Pottawattamie | 8896 | 112 |
| Dallas | 8795 | 69 |
| Story | 8604 | 33 |
| Webster | 4672 | 69 |
| Cerro Gordo | 4619 | 66 |
| Sioux | 4531 | 51 |
| Clinton | 4471 | 61 |
| Warren | 4362 | 37 |
| Marshall | 4251 | 61 |
| Buena Vista | 3911 | 29 |
| Muscatine | 3843 | 75 |
| Des Moines | 3791 | 40 |
| Plymouth | 3486 | 67 |
| Wapello | 3400 | 97 |
| Jasper | 3178 | 55 |
| Lee | 3125 | 28 |
| Marion | 3004 | 52 |
| Jones | 2691 | 49 |
| Henry | 2626 | 30 |
| Carroll | 2528 | 33 |
| Bremer | 2416 | 48 |
| Crawford | 2278 | 22 |
| Boone | 2153 | 16 |
| Washington | 2138 | 31 |
| Benton | 2079 | 43 |
| Mahaska | 1906 | 36 |
| Jackson | 1905 | 31 |
| Tama | 1853 | 57 |
| Dickinson | 1835 | 26 |
| Delaware | 1718 | 36 |
| Kossuth | 1701 | 41 |
| Clay | 1655 | 19 |
| Wright | 1623 | 24 |
| Fayette | 1590 | 22 |
| Buchanan | 1578 | 20 |
| Hamilton | 1577 | 28 |
| Harrison | 1538 | 62 |
| Hardin | 1537 | 29 |
| Winneshiek | 1530 | 19 |
| Clayton | 1504 | 48 |
| Cedar | 1500 | 19 |
| Butler | 1461 | 23 |
| Page | 1435 | 15 |
| Floyd | 1374 | 36 |
| Cherokee | 1373 | 25 |
| Mills | 1355 | 16 |
| Lyon | 1333 | 32 |
| Poweshiek | 1314 | 24 |
| Hancock | 1285 | 24 |
| Allamakee | 1263 | 27 |
| Iowa | 1225 | 22 |
| Calhoun | 1218 | 9 |
| Grundy | 1194 | 22 |
| Jefferson | 1191 | 23 |
| Winnebago | 1180 | 29 |
| Madison | 1178 | 9 |
| Mitchell | 1150 | 34 |
| Louisa | 1141 | 29 |
| Cass | 1121 | 41 |
| Chickasaw | 1105 | 11 |
| Sac | 1101 | 15 |
| Emmet | 1099 | 31 |
| Appanoose | 1090 | 38 |
| Union | 1081 | 22 |
| Humboldt | 1042 | 19 |
| Guthrie | 1021 | 24 |
| Shelby | 1011 | 26 |
| Franklin | 1009 | 18 |
| Unassigned | 918 | 0 |
| Palo Alto | 900 | 9 |
| Keokuk | 842 | 25 |
| Montgomery | 840 | 22 |
| Howard | 821 | 19 |
| Monroe | 804 | 18 |
| Clarke | 775 | 7 |
| Pocahontas | 772 | 11 |
| Ida | 737 | 30 |
| Greene | 686 | 7 |
| Davis | 684 | 21 |
| Adair | 682 | 20 |
| Lucas | 645 | 8 |
| Osceola | 634 | 9 |
| Monona | 629 | 16 |
| Worth | 594 | 3 |
| Taylor | 590 | 9 |
| Fremont | 502 | 5 |
| Van Buren | 494 | 12 |
| Decatur | 478 | 4 |
| Ringgold | 426 | 9 |
| Wayne | 414 | 21 |
| Audubon | 411 | 8 |
| Adams | 293 | 3 |
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