Stearns County Sheriff’s Deputy Honored by Twins

(KNSI) – Law enforcement all-stars are getting called up to the majors on Sunday. Before the Twins take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Target Field, a pre-game ceremony will honor 61 officers, troopers, deputies, and prosecutors, including some from central Minnesota, for cracking down on impaired driving.

Stearns County Sheriff’s Deputy Nathaniel Younkin made 48 DWI arrests in 2021. The mark is good for 18th best in all of Greater Minnesota, covering outside of the Twin Cities metroplex.

Also making the roster are Big Lake Police Officer Tim Mikelson (60 arrests) and Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Moberg (35).

The full list for Greater Minnesota is below. In total, 2,346 DWI arrests were made in the zone last year.

-Patrick Bendel, Red Lake Police – 248
-Todd Simmons, Duluth Police – 117
-Tony Petrie, Hubbard County Sheriff – 94
-Eric Christenson, Rochester Police – 92
-Josh Wicker, Bemidji Police – 87
-Corey Sammons, Douglas County Sheriff- 81
-Nicholas Bender, Beltrami County Sheriff – 74
-Brandon Newhouse- Beltrami County Sheriff – 74
-Matt Sobczak, St. Louis County Sheriff – 67
-Chris Leonard, Buffalo Police – 61
-Wyatt Studniski, Elk River Police – 61
-Jamie Meyer, Mower County Sheriff – 60
-Tim Mikelson, Big Lake Police – 60
-Chad Myers, Winona County Sheriff – 53
-Larry Stone, Mankato Department of Public Safety Police – 52
-Nils Hansen, Carlton County Sheriff – 51
-Matthew Lisic, Wright County Sheriff – 51
-Nathaniel Younkin, Stearns County Sheriff – 48
-Tanner Clay, Winona County Sheriff – 47
-Chuck Lahman, Cass County Sheriff – 45
-Nick Lewis, Beltrami County Sheriff – 44
-Taylor Halverson, Baxter Police – 43
-Alexander Herzberg, Douglas County Sheriff – 42
-Seth Kuhn, Hubbard County Sheriff – 42
-Adam Suckow, Blue Earth County Sheriff – 41
-Chris Arkell, Blue Earth County Sheriff – 39
-Mike Wing, Otter Tail County Sheriff – 39
-Jonathan Stracek, Hermantown Police – 38
-Rachel Kniss, Bemidji Police – 37
-Clayton Aswegan, Elk River Police – 35
-Shaun Hoffart, Thief River Falls Police – 35
-Nicholas Moberg, Kandiyohi County Sheriff – 35
-Brandon Sell, Pine County Sheriff – 35
-Jeff Rowden, greater Minnesota drug recognition evaluator, Pipestone County Sheriff – 27