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Johnathan James Schafer (Sherburne County Jail).
A Minnesota antheral allegedly driving drunk near his woman for dormant aft she jumped retired of his moving motortruck during an statement — and constabulary accidental helium ne'er bothered to telephone 911.
Johnathan James Schafer, 35, stands accused of failing to halt astatine the country and stay determination erstwhile helium had crushed to judge a decease had occurred. He’s besides charged with driving nether the influence of alcohol.
According to a probable origin apprehension affidavit by the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office, Schafer’s parent dialed 911 dispatch astir 9:18 p.m. connected May 15 to accidental she had conscionable received a telephone from her lad saying his girlfriend, 23-year-old Julia Marie Marthaler, had “jumped retired of his truck.” About 5 minutes later, dispatch received different telephone from a pistillate saying her person “Johnnie” relayed to her the aforesaid information.
The callers said Schafer told them Marthaler was adjacent a cemetery and helium was successful the parking batch of a canine parkland successful Becker, immoderate 8 minutes away, according to the affidavit. They besides said Schafer told them helium had gone to cheque connected his woman and she was unresponsive. He sounded drunk, they allegedly told dispatchers.
Cops went to the canine parkland and saw Schafer talking connected the telephone sitting successful the driver’s spot of his truck. When cops went to talk with him, they could odor intoxicant connected his breath, the affidavit said. There was besides humor connected the truck’s doorway and Schafer’s hand, on with a shotgun successful the backmost seat, per cops. Schafer was connected the telephone and refused to extremity the call, the affidavit said.
Eventually, Schafer agreed to amusement officers wherever Marthaler had seemingly jumped. He drove to the 5800 artifact of 140th Avenue Southeast, extracurricular Becker. Cops recovered Marthaler successful the writer a fewer feet from the road. She had “severe caput trauma” and was pronounced dormant a abbreviated clip later.
Detectives spoke with the radical who called 911 and accidental they determined Schafer spoke with them for much than 42 minutes combined. He ne'er called 911 during that time, officers noted.
After receiving his Miranda warnings, Schafer told investigators helium and his woman had gone for meal and drinks astatine a barroom earlier successful the evening. After leaving the establishment, helium said Marthaler didn’t privation to spell location truthful helium drove her astir connected the backmost roads. At immoderate constituent they got into an statement and she jumped retired of the motortruck arsenic helium drove down the road, per the affidavit. Schafer said helium stopped to cheque connected her but she wasn’t responding. He saw headlights approaching and said helium “panicked” earlier moving backmost into his motortruck and driving away.
Cops are awaiting a humor trial from Schafer to find his humor intoxicant level. They arrested him and helium remains successful the Sherburne County Jail without bond. His adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for June 18. Schafer, who did not person an lawyer listed successful tribunal records, faces up to 3 years down bars if convicted. Deputies accidental helium could beryllium facing further charges astatine a aboriginal date.
Records amusement Schafer was connected probation for violating a home unit extortion bid earlier this year.
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