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 | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin | 25454 | 917 |
| Ramsey | 10349 | 316 |
| Dakota | 6995 | 125 |
| Anoka | 5596 | 132 |
| Stearns | 3670 | 23 |
| Washington | 3492 | 55 |
| Scott | 2366 | 32 |
| Olmsted | 2253 | 27 |
| Nobles | 1920 | 16 |
| Blue Earth | 1556 | 6 |
| Wright | 1493 | 7 |
| Carver | 1319 | 7 |
| Rice | 1290 | 8 |
| St. Louis | 1282 | 29 |
| Mower | 1261 | 4 |
| Clay | 1213 | 40 |
| Sherburne | 1063 | 13 |
| Kandiyohi | 911 | 2 |
| Winona | 828 | 18 |
| Lyon | 634 | 4 |
| Steele | 513 | 2 |
| Freeborn | 504 | 3 |
| Nicollet | 495 | 16 |
| Watonwan | 495 | 4 |
| Benton | 492 | 3 |
| Todd | 472 | 2 |
| Le Sueur | 441 | 3 |
| McLeod | 438 | 2 |
| Waseca | 422 | 8 |
| Chisago | 421 | 1 |
| Crow Wing | 410 | 18 |
| Otter Tail | 373 | 4 |
| Beltrami | 365 | 4 |
| Goodhue | 321 | 9 |
| Martin | 290 | 9 |
| Itasca | 264 | 13 |
| Polk | 262 | 4 |
| Becker | 237 | 2 |
| Pine | 236 | 0 |
| Isanti | 234 | 0 |
| Carlton | 231 | 1 |
| Douglas | 229 | 1 |
| Cottonwood | 214 | 0 |
| Pipestone | 208 | 9 |
| Morrison | 190 | 1 |
| Dodge | 188 | 0 |
| Chippewa | 185 | 1 |
| Sibley | 169 | 3 |
| Meeker | 166 | 2 |
| Wabasha | 166 | 0 |
| Unassigned | 165 | 52 |
| Brown | 164 | 2 |
| Murray | 149 | 2 |
| Rock | 145 | 0 |
| Yellow Medicine | 144 | 2 |
| Mille Lacs | 136 | 3 |
| Faribault | 129 | 0 |
| Jackson | 125 | 1 |
| Cass | 123 | 3 |
| Renville | 120 | 6 |
| Roseau | 109 | 0 |
| Pennington | 108 | 1 |
| Fillmore | 105 | 0 |
| Houston | 104 | 0 |
| Swift | 104 | 1 |
| Kanabec | 100 | 8 |
| Koochiching | 100 | 3 |
| Lincoln | 95 | 0 |
| Redwood | 93 | 0 |
| Stevens | 90 | 1 |
| Pope | 82 | 0 |
| Hubbard | 71 | 0 |
| Aitkin | 69 | 1 |
| Big Stone | 66 | 0 |
| Wadena | 61 | 0 |
| Grant | 57 | 4 |
| Wilkin | 55 | 3 |
| Norman | 51 | 0 |
| Lake | 48 | 0 |
| Marshall | 48 | 1 |
| Mahnomen | 45 | 1 |
| Lac qui Parle | 41 | 0 |
| Red Lake | 37 | 0 |
| Traverse | 29 | 0 |
| Clearwater | 24 | 0 |
| Lake of the Woods | 20 | 1 |
| Kittson | 13 | 0 |
| Cook | 6 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 15133 | 256 |
| Johnson | 4962 | 27 |
| Woodbury | 4865 | 61 |
| Black Hawk | 4316 | 86 |
| Linn | 3722 | 105 |
| Story | 3263 | 17 |
| Scott | 2712 | 27 |
| Dubuque | 2661 | 40 |
| Dallas | 2653 | 38 |
| Pottawattamie | 1951 | 37 |
| Buena Vista | 1933 | 12 |
| Marshall | 1756 | 34 |
| Sioux | 1275 | 3 |
| Wapello | 1243 | 57 |
| Webster | 1184 | 14 |
| Muscatine | 1054 | 52 |
| Clinton | 1046 | 18 |
| Plymouth | 1001 | 20 |
| Cerro Gordo | 986 | 21 |
| Crawford | 980 | 4 |
| Warren | 922 | 6 |
| Jasper | 742 | 32 |
| Des Moines | 724 | 7 |
| Marion | 701 | 4 |
| Tama | 685 | 31 |
| Carroll | 627 | 5 |
| Henry | 597 | 4 |
| Lee | 585 | 7 |
| Wright | 557 | 1 |
| Dickinson | 475 | 6 |
| Bremer | 459 | 7 |
| Boone | 455 | 7 |
| Washington | 427 | 11 |
| Louisa | 419 | 15 |
| Franklin | 331 | 17 |
| Mahaska | 326 | 19 |
| Delaware | 318 | 3 |
| Hamilton | 314 | 3 |
| Jackson | 292 | 3 |
| Floyd | 291 | 3 |
| Winneshiek | 283 | 5 |
| Benton | 278 | 1 |
| Clay | 277 | 3 |
| Hardin | 273 | 1 |
| Winnebago | 262 | 11 |
| Butler | 257 | 2 |
| Clarke | 253 | 3 |
| Emmet | 248 | 10 |
| Shelby | 241 | 1 |
| Jones | 239 | 3 |
| Allamakee | 237 | 5 |
| Poweshiek | 236 | 8 |
| Lyon | 232 | 3 |
| Buchanan | 229 | 1 |
| Clayton | 227 | 3 |
| Cedar | 217 | 1 |
| Guthrie | 211 | 5 |
| Kossuth | 209 | 0 |
| Chickasaw | 203 | 0 |
| Grundy | 200 | 2 |
| Madison | 199 | 2 |
| Sac | 198 | 0 |
| Cherokee | 179 | 2 |
| Howard | 179 | 5 |
| Iowa | 179 | 1 |
| Fayette | 178 | 1 |
| Mitchell | 175 | 0 |
| Hancock | 171 | 2 |
| Harrison | 169 | 2 |
| Humboldt | 169 | 3 |
| Calhoun | 167 | 2 |
| Mills | 162 | 1 |
| Palo Alto | 156 | 0 |
| Pocahontas | 150 | 2 |
| Monroe | 144 | 10 |
| Page | 141 | 0 |
| Lucas | 138 | 6 |
| Jefferson | 132 | 1 |
| Cass | 128 | 2 |
| Monona | 128 | 1 |
| Osceola | 121 | 0 |
| Appanoose | 119 | 3 |
| Taylor | 119 | 1 |
| Union | 119 | 3 |
| Davis | 113 | 4 |
| Van Buren | 108 | 1 |
| Worth | 100 | 0 |
| Keokuk | 89 | 1 |
| Montgomery | 85 | 5 |
| Ida | 84 | 0 |
| Greene | 82 | 0 |
| Fremont | 79 | 0 |
| Wayne | 79 | 2 |
| Adair | 62 | 1 |
| Decatur | 58 | 0 |
| Audubon | 55 | 1 |
| Ringgold | 41 | 2 |
| Adams | 27 | 0 |
| Unassigned | 15 | 0 |
