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 | 116105 | 1683 |
| Ramsey | 48076 | 856 |
| Dakota | 42704 | 422 |
| Anoka | 38757 | 416 |
| Washington | 25072 | 274 |
| Stearns | 21100 | 219 |
| St. Louis | 16883 | 298 |
| Scott | 16071 | 117 |
| Wright | 14862 | 127 |
| Olmsted | 12780 | 97 |
| Sherburne | 10682 | 80 |
| Carver | 9868 | 45 |
| Clay | 7847 | 90 |
| Rice | 7657 | 102 |
| Blue Earth | 6995 | 40 |
| Kandiyohi | 6295 | 81 |
| Crow Wing | 6198 | 86 |
| Chisago | 5516 | 50 |
| Otter Tail | 5452 | 73 |
| Benton | 5338 | 97 |
| Mower | 4513 | 32 |
| Goodhue | 4455 | 72 |
| Douglas | 4440 | 71 |
| Winona | 4391 | 49 |
| Nobles | 4008 | 48 |
| Morrison | 3963 | 59 |
| McLeod | 3960 | 55 |
| Isanti | 3801 | 59 |
| Itasca | 3755 | 53 |
| Beltrami | 3735 | 57 |
| Polk | 3665 | 67 |
| Steele | 3641 | 14 |
| Becker | 3565 | 48 |
| Lyon | 3490 | 48 |
| Carlton | 3307 | 52 |
| Freeborn | 3285 | 29 |
| Pine | 3127 | 21 |
| Nicollet | 3083 | 42 |
| Brown | 2948 | 39 |
| Mille Lacs | 2838 | 50 |
| Le Sueur | 2713 | 22 |
| Todd | 2692 | 30 |
| Cass | 2508 | 26 |
| Meeker | 2381 | 37 |
| Waseca | 2314 | 21 |
| Martin | 2135 | 29 |
| Wabasha | 1998 | 3 |
| Roseau | 1980 | 19 |
| Hubbard | 1725 | 41 |
| Renville | 1725 | 43 |
| Dodge | 1720 | 3 |
| Redwood | 1665 | 35 |
| Houston | 1625 | 14 |
| Cottonwood | 1575 | 21 |
| Fillmore | 1517 | 9 |
| Pennington | 1512 | 19 |
| Chippewa | 1467 | 37 |
| Wadena | 1450 | 21 |
| Faribault | 1442 | 19 |
| Sibley | 1367 | 10 |
| Kanabec | 1320 | 22 |
| Aitkin | 1289 | 36 |
| Watonwan | 1257 | 9 |
| Rock | 1231 | 19 |
| Jackson | 1176 | 10 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1109 | 19 |
| Pipestone | 1100 | 26 |
| Pope | 1031 | 6 |
| Murray | 1029 | 9 |
| Swift | 1001 | 18 |
| Marshall | 856 | 17 |
| Stevens | 823 | 10 |
| Lake | 784 | 19 |
| Clearwater | 779 | 14 |
| Koochiching | 775 | 13 |
| Wilkin | 771 | 12 |
| Lac qui Parle | 736 | 22 |
| Big Stone | 565 | 4 |
| Lincoln | 560 | 2 |
| Grant | 551 | 8 |
| Norman | 522 | 9 |
| Mahnomen | 508 | 8 |
| Unassigned | 485 | 78 |
| Kittson | 468 | 22 |
| Red Lake | 387 | 7 |
| Traverse | 360 | 5 |
| Lake of the Woods | 307 | 3 |
| Cook | 146 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 56091 | 605 |
| Linn | 20328 | 330 |
| Scott | 19153 | 235 |
| Black Hawk | 15566 | 306 |
| Woodbury | 14917 | 221 |
| Johnson | 14084 | 81 |
| Dubuque | 13169 | 203 |
| Dallas | 10909 | 96 |
| Pottawattamie | 10769 | 162 |
| Story | 10324 | 47 |
| Warren | 5569 | 86 |
| Clinton | 5383 | 90 |
| Cerro Gordo | 5234 | 86 |
| Webster | 5083 | 91 |
| Sioux | 5069 | 73 |
| Marshall | 4772 | 74 |
| Muscatine | 4615 | 96 |
| Des Moines | 4419 | 65 |
| Wapello | 4254 | 120 |
| Buena Vista | 4219 | 40 |
| Jasper | 4078 | 70 |
| Plymouth | 3981 | 79 |
| Lee | 3685 | 55 |
| Marion | 3548 | 75 |
| Jones | 2933 | 55 |
| Henry | 2864 | 37 |
| Bremer | 2794 | 60 |
| Carroll | 2793 | 52 |
| Crawford | 2624 | 40 |
| Boone | 2589 | 33 |
| Benton | 2503 | 55 |
| Washington | 2492 | 50 |
| Dickinson | 2425 | 43 |
| Mahaska | 2252 | 50 |
| Jackson | 2182 | 42 |
| Kossuth | 2131 | 63 |
| Clay | 2113 | 25 |
| Tama | 2067 | 71 |
| Delaware | 2033 | 39 |
| Winneshiek | 1947 | 33 |
| Page | 1904 | 21 |
| Buchanan | 1889 | 31 |
| Cedar | 1846 | 23 |
| Fayette | 1830 | 41 |
| Wright | 1805 | 35 |
| Hardin | 1801 | 42 |
| Hamilton | 1782 | 49 |
| Harrison | 1766 | 73 |
| Clayton | 1671 | 55 |
| Butler | 1625 | 34 |
| Mills | 1588 | 20 |
| Cherokee | 1571 | 38 |
| Floyd | 1554 | 42 |
| Lyon | 1549 | 41 |
| Madison | 1543 | 19 |
| Poweshiek | 1528 | 33 |
| Allamakee | 1491 | 51 |
| Iowa | 1457 | 24 |
| Hancock | 1437 | 34 |
| Winnebago | 1362 | 31 |
| Grundy | 1354 | 32 |
| Cass | 1348 | 54 |
| Calhoun | 1332 | 11 |
| Jefferson | 1309 | 35 |
| Emmet | 1288 | 40 |
| Shelby | 1286 | 37 |
| Sac | 1273 | 19 |
| Louisa | 1272 | 49 |
| Appanoose | 1266 | 47 |
| Mitchell | 1252 | 41 |
| Union | 1232 | 32 |
| Chickasaw | 1226 | 15 |
| Humboldt | 1183 | 26 |
| Guthrie | 1180 | 29 |
| Franklin | 1129 | 21 |
| Palo Alto | 1110 | 22 |
| Howard | 1028 | 22 |
| Montgomery | 1006 | 37 |
| Unassigned | 1002 | 0 |
| Clarke | 983 | 24 |
| Keokuk | 948 | 30 |
| Monroe | 941 | 28 |
| Ida | 896 | 33 |
| Adair | 845 | 32 |
| Pocahontas | 837 | 21 |
| Monona | 812 | 30 |
| Davis | 799 | 24 |
| Greene | 767 | 10 |
| Osceola | 757 | 16 |
| Lucas | 749 | 23 |
| Worth | 711 | 8 |
| Taylor | 654 | 12 |
| Fremont | 614 | 9 |
| Decatur | 590 | 9 |
| Van Buren | 555 | 18 |
| Ringgold | 536 | 23 |
| Wayne | 521 | 23 |
| Audubon | 493 | 9 |
| Adams | 331 | 4 |
