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 | 178683 | 2038 |
| Ramsey | 73971 | 1046 |
| Dakota | 67683 | 587 |
| Anoka | 64112 | 577 |
| Washington | 40545 | 359 |
| Stearns | 33631 | 279 |
| St. Louis | 29591 | 409 |
| Scott | 25994 | 186 |
| Wright | 25957 | 217 |
| Olmsted | 22339 | 130 |
| Sherburne | 19000 | 127 |
| Carver | 16706 | 69 |
| Clay | 12104 | 105 |
| Blue Earth | 11479 | 70 |
| Rice | 11451 | 138 |
| Crow Wing | 11213 | 123 |
| Chisago | 9953 | 79 |
| Kandiyohi | 9815 | 108 |
| Otter Tail | 9813 | 127 |
| Benton | 9033 | 125 |
| Beltrami | 8169 | 97 |
| Goodhue | 8117 | 98 |
| Douglas | 7875 | 101 |
| Itasca | 7722 | 99 |
| Mower | 7334 | 49 |
| McLeod | 7130 | 84 |
| Winona | 7102 | 58 |
| Isanti | 7007 | 83 |
| Steele | 6857 | 31 |
| Morrison | 6728 | 79 |
| Becker | 6285 | 74 |
| Polk | 6031 | 87 |
| Freeborn | 5612 | 46 |
| Carlton | 5469 | 74 |
| Mille Lacs | 5324 | 79 |
| Lyon | 5284 | 61 |
| Nobles | 5250 | 54 |
| Nicollet | 5224 | 60 |
| Pine | 5150 | 43 |
| Cass | 5012 | 53 |
| Todd | 4928 | 43 |
| Brown | 4707 | 59 |
| Le Sueur | 4597 | 34 |
| Meeker | 4334 | 58 |
| Martin | 3865 | 44 |
| Wabasha | 3755 | 10 |
| Waseca | 3743 | 33 |
| Dodge | 3611 | 12 |
| Hubbard | 3552 | 49 |
| Roseau | 3162 | 31 |
| Fillmore | 3053 | 15 |
| Wadena | 3029 | 40 |
| Redwood | 2814 | 45 |
| Houston | 2720 | 17 |
| Renville | 2684 | 51 |
| Faribault | 2582 | 33 |
| Sibley | 2523 | 17 |
| Pennington | 2521 | 30 |
| Kanabec | 2501 | 36 |
| Cottonwood | 2301 | 32 |
| Aitkin | 2224 | 50 |
| Chippewa | 2205 | 42 |
| Pope | 2074 | 10 |
| Watonwan | 1980 | 20 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1880 | 23 |
| Rock | 1777 | 29 |
| Koochiching | 1767 | 25 |
| Swift | 1731 | 23 |
| Stevens | 1675 | 11 |
| Jackson | 1610 | 16 |
| Clearwater | 1580 | 20 |
| Marshall | 1535 | 22 |
| Murray | 1518 | 11 |
| Pipestone | 1497 | 29 |
| Lake | 1329 | 24 |
| Lac qui Parle | 1230 | 25 |
| Wilkin | 1211 | 16 |
| Mahnomen | 1060 | 14 |
| Norman | 1050 | 9 |
| Grant | 1015 | 10 |
| Big Stone | 948 | 5 |
| Lincoln | 880 | 5 |
| Kittson | 732 | 23 |
| Red Lake | 714 | 10 |
| Traverse | 605 | 6 |
| Unassigned | 545 | 124 |
| Lake of the Woods | 526 | 5 |
| Cook | 307 | 1 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 81677 | 809 |
| Linn | 32838 | 430 |
| Scott | 27126 | 295 |
| Black Hawk | 22334 | 382 |
| Woodbury | 20736 | 263 |
| Johnson | 20150 | 108 |
| Dubuque | 18996 | 243 |
| Pottawattamie | 16215 | 214 |
| Dallas | 15573 | 115 |
| Story | 13980 | 59 |
| Warren | 8637 | 107 |
| Cerro Gordo | 8141 | 125 |
| Clinton | 7928 | 115 |
| Webster | 7419 | 124 |
| Des Moines | 7153 | 106 |
| Marshall | 6754 | 94 |
| Muscatine | 6717 | 117 |
| Wapello | 6546 | 145 |
| Jasper | 6305 | 91 |
| Sioux | 6224 | 77 |
| Lee | 5977 | 106 |
| Marion | 5676 | 97 |
| Buena Vista | 5034 | 49 |
| Plymouth | 4933 | 88 |
| Henry | 4271 | 55 |
| Benton | 4147 | 60 |
| Jones | 4135 | 64 |
| Bremer | 4038 | 73 |
| Boone | 3970 | 42 |
| Washington | 3954 | 64 |
| Carroll | 3733 | 55 |
| Mahaska | 3723 | 66 |
| Crawford | 3556 | 47 |
| Jackson | 3240 | 47 |
| Dickinson | 3175 | 55 |
| Buchanan | 3127 | 43 |
| Delaware | 3032 | 55 |
| Clay | 2976 | 36 |
| Kossuth | 2934 | 77 |
| Fayette | 2903 | 56 |
| Hardin | 2892 | 53 |
| Tama | 2828 | 78 |
| Page | 2761 | 33 |
| Wright | 2700 | 50 |
| Cedar | 2695 | 27 |
| Winneshiek | 2677 | 44 |
| Hamilton | 2627 | 57 |
| Floyd | 2610 | 49 |
| Clayton | 2523 | 60 |
| Poweshiek | 2420 | 43 |
| Harrison | 2409 | 79 |
| Madison | 2374 | 25 |
| Butler | 2373 | 46 |
| Cass | 2356 | 67 |
| Iowa | 2343 | 36 |
| Jefferson | 2285 | 44 |
| Mills | 2253 | 30 |
| Hancock | 2228 | 40 |
| Winnebago | 2223 | 39 |
| Cherokee | 2173 | 47 |
| Appanoose | 2101 | 57 |
| Lyon | 2098 | 42 |
| Allamakee | 2094 | 56 |
| Calhoun | 1995 | 19 |
| Shelby | 1995 | 42 |
| Union | 1971 | 41 |
| Humboldt | 1882 | 31 |
| Franklin | 1880 | 31 |
| Grundy | 1861 | 37 |
| Chickasaw | 1845 | 22 |
| Mitchell | 1843 | 43 |
| Emmet | 1801 | 46 |
| Louisa | 1786 | 53 |
| Sac | 1756 | 26 |
| Guthrie | 1693 | 38 |
| Clarke | 1636 | 29 |
| Montgomery | 1631 | 46 |
| Keokuk | 1526 | 39 |
| Palo Alto | 1523 | 32 |
| Howard | 1506 | 24 |
| Monroe | 1443 | 40 |
| Ida | 1341 | 41 |
| Greene | 1288 | 18 |
| Davis | 1268 | 25 |
| Lucas | 1261 | 27 |
| Monona | 1249 | 40 |
| Worth | 1230 | 9 |
| Pocahontas | 1221 | 25 |
| Adair | 1182 | 39 |
| Osceola | 1057 | 18 |
| Decatur | 1048 | 13 |
| Taylor | 1009 | 14 |
| Fremont | 989 | 13 |
| Van Buren | 959 | 22 |
| Wayne | 861 | 25 |
| Ringgold | 784 | 29 |
| Audubon | 776 | 17 |
| Adams | 586 | 9 |
| Unassigned | 50 | 0 |
