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 | 126163 | 1795 |
| Ramsey | 52955 | 910 |
| Dakota | 47198 | 475 |
| Anoka | 43176 | 465 |
| Washington | 27637 | 296 |
| Stearns | 22651 | 227 |
| St. Louis | 18233 | 319 |
| Scott | 17667 | 139 |
| Wright | 16506 | 153 |
| Olmsted | 13495 | 103 |
| Sherburne | 12114 | 96 |
| Carver | 10733 | 49 |
| Clay | 8293 | 92 |
| Rice | 8247 | 111 |
| Blue Earth | 7692 | 44 |
| Crow Wing | 6872 | 98 |
| Kandiyohi | 6696 | 85 |
| Chisago | 6267 | 54 |
| Otter Tail | 5898 | 87 |
| Benton | 5850 | 98 |
| Goodhue | 4854 | 74 |
| Mower | 4773 | 33 |
| Douglas | 4772 | 81 |
| Winona | 4632 | 52 |
| Itasca | 4626 | 68 |
| Isanti | 4450 | 66 |
| McLeod | 4338 | 61 |
| Morrison | 4274 | 62 |
| Beltrami | 4101 | 63 |
| Nobles | 4096 | 50 |
| Steele | 4005 | 19 |
| Polk | 3907 | 72 |
| Becker | 3891 | 57 |
| Lyon | 3650 | 54 |
| Carlton | 3568 | 58 |
| Freeborn | 3501 | 34 |
| Pine | 3372 | 23 |
| Nicollet | 3338 | 45 |
| Mille Lacs | 3145 | 56 |
| Brown | 3086 | 40 |
| Le Sueur | 2994 | 27 |
| Todd | 2880 | 33 |
| Cass | 2879 | 33 |
| Meeker | 2651 | 44 |
| Waseca | 2407 | 23 |
| Martin | 2368 | 33 |
| Roseau | 2120 | 21 |
| Wabasha | 2083 | 3 |
| Hubbard | 1976 | 41 |
| Dodge | 1888 | 3 |
| Renville | 1830 | 46 |
| Redwood | 1779 | 41 |
| Houston | 1753 | 16 |
| Cottonwood | 1681 | 24 |
| Wadena | 1649 | 23 |
| Fillmore | 1589 | 10 |
| Faribault | 1569 | 20 |
| Chippewa | 1540 | 38 |
| Pennington | 1538 | 20 |
| Kanabec | 1478 | 28 |
| Sibley | 1473 | 10 |
| Aitkin | 1391 | 37 |
| Watonwan | 1361 | 9 |
| Rock | 1290 | 19 |
| Jackson | 1231 | 12 |
| Pipestone | 1171 | 26 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1153 | 20 |
| Pope | 1136 | 6 |
| Murray | 1072 | 10 |
| Swift | 1072 | 18 |
| Koochiching | 968 | 19 |
| Stevens | 926 | 11 |
| Clearwater | 892 | 17 |
| Marshall | 888 | 17 |
| Lake | 840 | 20 |
| Wilkin | 837 | 13 |
| Lac qui Parle | 761 | 22 |
| Big Stone | 609 | 4 |
| Grant | 595 | 8 |
| Lincoln | 586 | 3 |
| Mahnomen | 566 | 9 |
| Norman | 550 | 9 |
| Kittson | 490 | 22 |
| Unassigned | 479 | 93 |
| Red Lake | 403 | 7 |
| Traverse | 381 | 5 |
| Lake of the Woods | 347 | 4 |
| Cook | 174 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 58891 | 646 |
| Linn | 21448 | 342 |
| Scott | 20426 | 250 |
| Black Hawk | 16680 | 319 |
| Woodbury | 15319 | 230 |
| Johnson | 14736 | 86 |
| Dubuque | 13595 | 213 |
| Dallas | 11440 | 99 |
| Pottawattamie | 11307 | 177 |
| Story | 10828 | 48 |
| Warren | 5920 | 92 |
| Clinton | 5643 | 93 |
| Cerro Gordo | 5622 | 97 |
| Webster | 5389 | 96 |
| Sioux | 5191 | 74 |
| Muscatine | 4920 | 106 |
| Marshall | 4914 | 79 |
| Des Moines | 4782 | 75 |
| Jasper | 4520 | 73 |
| Wapello | 4366 | 123 |
| Buena Vista | 4310 | 40 |
| Plymouth | 4049 | 82 |
| Lee | 3926 | 58 |
| Marion | 3691 | 77 |
| Jones | 3012 | 57 |
| Henry | 3010 | 37 |
| Bremer | 2927 | 63 |
| Carroll | 2862 | 52 |
| Boone | 2712 | 34 |
| Crawford | 2708 | 41 |
| Benton | 2627 | 55 |
| Washington | 2598 | 51 |
| Dickinson | 2507 | 45 |
| Mahaska | 2325 | 51 |
| Jackson | 2258 | 42 |
| Kossuth | 2191 | 66 |
| Clay | 2173 | 27 |
| Tama | 2133 | 72 |
| Delaware | 2117 | 43 |
| Winneshiek | 2006 | 36 |
| Buchanan | 1967 | 34 |
| Page | 1954 | 22 |
| Cedar | 1929 | 23 |
| Hardin | 1911 | 44 |
| Wright | 1891 | 40 |
| Fayette | 1882 | 43 |
| Hamilton | 1868 | 51 |
| Harrison | 1819 | 73 |
| Clayton | 1730 | 57 |
| Butler | 1678 | 35 |
| Madison | 1677 | 19 |
| Floyd | 1646 | 42 |
| Mills | 1638 | 24 |
| Cherokee | 1615 | 38 |
| Lyon | 1609 | 41 |
| Poweshiek | 1590 | 36 |
| Allamakee | 1555 | 52 |
| Hancock | 1531 | 34 |
| Iowa | 1483 | 24 |
| Winnebago | 1457 | 31 |
| Calhoun | 1431 | 13 |
| Cass | 1408 | 55 |
| Grundy | 1393 | 33 |
| Emmet | 1367 | 41 |
| Jefferson | 1345 | 35 |
| Sac | 1326 | 20 |
| Shelby | 1318 | 38 |
| Louisa | 1302 | 49 |
| Union | 1295 | 35 |
| Appanoose | 1280 | 49 |
| Franklin | 1278 | 23 |
| Mitchell | 1272 | 43 |
| Chickasaw | 1257 | 17 |
| Guthrie | 1245 | 32 |
| Humboldt | 1245 | 26 |
| Palo Alto | 1149 | 24 |
| Montgomery | 1067 | 38 |
| Howard | 1053 | 22 |
| Clarke | 1024 | 24 |
| Monroe | 1006 | 33 |
| Keokuk | 999 | 32 |
| Ida | 927 | 35 |
| Adair | 896 | 32 |
| Davis | 868 | 25 |
| Pocahontas | 868 | 22 |
| Monona | 859 | 31 |
| Greene | 791 | 11 |
| Osceola | 790 | 17 |
| Lucas | 774 | 23 |
| Worth | 756 | 8 |
| Taylor | 671 | 12 |
| Decatur | 662 | 9 |
| Fremont | 648 | 10 |
| Ringgold | 568 | 24 |
| Van Buren | 567 | 18 |
| Wayne | 563 | 23 |
| Audubon | 529 | 13 |
| Adams | 349 | 4 |
| Unassigned | 9 | 0 |
