State of Minnesota v. Nicholas Rekieta, Kayla Rekieta, April Imholte

[Sam Losco]

The crowdfunding was over before I had a chance to see it and contribute.
Great work all you glorious alogs!

 

[Napoleon III]

I thought about Contributing to the Crowdfunding campaign but I didn't because I didn't like the conditions. I don't blame Null for those conditions as it could not be avoided.

But the fact that it went extremely fast with a small number of donors even with the conditions says something.

I think there is a good chance of the court deciding to conduct a very public trial. If they play their cards right this is their chance to be widely known. If you do a good job during your role a lot of people get to see it.

 

[gang weeder]

I thought about Contributing to the Crowdfunding campaign but I didn't because I didn't like the conditions. I don't blame Null for those conditions as it could not be avoided.

But the fact that it went extremely fast with a small number of donors even with the conditions says something.

I think there is a good chance of the court deciding to conduct a very public trial. If they play their cards right this is their chance to be widely known. If you do a good job during your role a lot of people get to see it.

I would guess they'll want to go in the opposite direction. Imagine how overwhelmed they likely are right now with requests, messages, trolling, whatever, from endless hordes of anonymous randos who are following this shit online. They probably want to minimize that and put a stop to it ASAP and as a result, I would be shocked if the trial were livestreamed. The only way I see that happening would be if Hardin or some other interested lawyer bullies them into it via an actual legal argument somehow.

 

[Dr. Puncherillo]

Holy moly, I get home from work and it's already funded. Your autism cannot be matched. Time to kill two beers with one stein!

 

[Canuck Breaker]

Pity casseroles are real

This is Minnesota, they call it "hot dish". But pity hot dish sounds more like what April calls sex with Aaron.

 

[Not A. Yankee]

I was going to say donate it to an animal charity, but it going to the kids would be nice. How to get it there is another story entirely. Maybe donating it to the Church c/o the Rekeita children?

I think -hope, really on the last part- that the kids are with their grandparents who are loaded and will take care of them. I get the feeling based on experience and Nick’s tweets, that his parents are probably enabling him and being manipulated to a degree, since addicts are notorious liars and nobody wants to believe that their child has done bad things. To what degree I don’t know, and it depends on a bunch of things like whether they were already aware that Nick has a problem. But at the very least, I think that the kids are clean and fed and in a clean environment now.

If Nick's wealthy parents were still in his corner, I don't think he would have had to pay a bondsman to get the release on personal recognizance. Like I said before, I think they're cutting him off until he gets clean (although that might be synonymous with never based on what we know about the Balldo king).

 

[Kimchi4breakfast]

Pure speculation.

Kayla doesn't go for unconditional bond because she's already parked in rehab and can't physically sign the bondsman POA paperwork. She doesn't seem to have the "fuck you make me" streak that Nick's got in spades. She'll have zero problems following the rules for her kids.

 

[Jason "Qriist" Close]

I became curious about the lead prosecutor on Nick and Kayla's case. Meet First Assistant County Attorney Kristen Pierce, who is currently listed as handling both:


Per LinkedIn (exported PDF attached), she's been at the Kandiyohi County Attorney's Office for a decade and has held her current position for half that.


According to this article, the pending Balldo Imprisoner was being considered last year for a judge appointment.


Other articles say this position was filled by one of the other candidates back in January so it's very likely Kristen will be chomping at the bit to win this high profile case so she doesn't get passed over in the next round. No balldo left behind!

Congratulations, Nick: Your house raid was authorized by a judge whose vag leaks vodka and you're about to be pegged by a human matryoshka doll who will use your case as the ejaculate to impregnate her own career.

Was it worth it?

 

[Harvey Danger]

Pure speculation.

Kayla doesn't go for unconditional bond because she's already parked in rehab and can't physically sign the bondsman POA paperwork. She doesn't seem to have the "fuck you make me" streak that Nick's got in spades. She'll have zero problems following the rules for her kids.

I don't think it's a physical inability thing, pretty sure even strict rehab would bring her legal papers to sign. But I do think she's more likely to take this as a proper wakeup call than Nick, and willing to abide by the rules because she wants to get sober.

If that's the case, and assuming Nick wants to play the hardball "did nothing wrong" route, I wonder if their relative attitudes affect their outcomes differently. They'll be coordinating on any plea deal, of course, but if Nick is unrepentant will the prosecutor offer him a less lenient package?

 

[PotatoSalad4711]

I didnt say he would be charged.

"or otherwise provides information to an on-duty peace officer, knowing that the person is a peace officer, regarding the conduct of others, knowing that it is false and intending that the officer shall act in reliance upon it, is guilty of a misdemeanor."

Nick did exactly that. Is there perhaps a more appropriate "lying to police" statute? Maybe, but I'm a mobilefag and dont give enough shit to dig for it. Temporarily living at the house until she gets a new place isnt just "visiting." He lied to the cops in the course of their investigation is the point of the matter, which is a touch different in the eyes of the law than bullshitting to your online audience.

All I did was point out that “falsely reporting a crime” has nothing to do with anything here, and it still doesn’t. You are misinterpreting that law. The part you highlighted refers to telling an officer something like “oh yeah I totally saw Mr. X stealing Y the other day” when you saw no such thing.

What you’re thinking of is obstruction. If you don’t have time to look it up or ask and you don’t give a shit, fine, but why post it and get pissed off when someone simply points out it’s the wrong law.

And yes, I do know this is going to be brought up in trial.

 

[Coaltergeist]

I dropped a dollar for the footage, figured I might as well

 

[Particle Bored]

All I did was point out that “falsely reporting a crime” has nothing to do with anything here, and it still doesn’t. You are misinterpreting that law. The part you highlighted refers to telling an officer something like “oh yeah I totally saw Mr. X stealing Y the other day” when you saw no such thing.

What you’re thinking of is obstruction. If you don’t have time to look it up or ask and you don’t give a shit, fine, but why post it and get pissed off when someone simply points out it’s the wrong law.

And yes, I do know this is going to be brought up in trial.

The only such law I could find for MN specifically regarding providing false information is 609.506, which only pertains to providing a peace officer with a false name or identification, which is why I didn't reference it. While the statute I cited does ostensibly pertain to false reporting of a crime, the specific verbiage of the statute does include actions that Nick engaged in: knowingly providing false information on the conduct of others (April's living arrangement) with the intent of influencing their actions (not arresting/charging April).

609.50 concerns "obstruction," but only in the nonspecific terms of "obstructs, hinders, or prevents the lawful execution of any legal process, civil or criminal, or apprehension of another on a charge or conviction of a criminal offense." I chose 609.505 only because there was a greater degree of specificity that could be directly correlated to Nick's actions. It's fair to say 609.50 is the more appropriate statute, but instead of pulling it up, you thought it better to chastise and say I was MATI. And that's just silly. You silly goose.

And ultimately, my original point still stands.

 

[repentance]

I don't think it's a physical inability thing, pretty sure even strict rehab would bring her legal papers to sign. But I do think she's more likely to take this as a proper wakeup call than Nick, and willing to abide by the rules because she wants to get sober.

I don't think there's any evidence to date that either of them wants to get sober. We'll find out come August whether either of them have taken steps in that direction, although it's not uncommon for people to do programmes in the hope of getting a less harsh sentence rather than because they want to get clean.

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

The sad thing is, if Nick had just paid Monty a fee of around $50k (Monty is technically asking for a fee in excess of that), he could have just apologized, written a check. Assuming Nick has spent 6 figures on Randazza already, that means now he would have had the $50k to cover his bond. Or had the cash to work with a bondholder for both him and Kayla.

Is it confirmed he bonded out and Kayla went with full conditions? Really? Because jfc, if that's true and she hasn't considered divorce before, she ought to read the words on the wall in dayglo neon.

But I do think she's more likely to take this as a proper wakeup call than Nick, and willing to abide by the rules because she wants to get sober.

She could go to rehab, even without court-mandated conditions.

 

[Jason "Qriist" Close]

Is it confirmed he bonded out and Kayla went with full conditions?

Currently nothing posted regarding bond for Kayla.

https://publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us/CaseSearch/

34-CR-24-341 34-CR-24-342

 

[Trianon]

The only such law I could find for MN specifically regarding providing false information is 609.506, which only pertains to providing a peace officer with a false name or identification, which is why I didn't reference it. While the statute I cited does ostensibly pertain to false reporting of a crime, the specific verbiage of the statute does include actions that Nick engaged in: knowingly providing false information on the conduct of others (April's living arrangement) with the intent of influencing their actions (not arresting/charging April).

609.50 concerns "obstruction," but only in the nonspecific terms of "obstructs, hinders, or prevents the lawful execution of any legal process, civil or criminal, or apprehension of another on a charge or conviction of a criminal offense." I chose 609.505 only because there was a greater degree of specificity that could be directly correlated to Nick's actions. It's fair to say 609.50 is the more appropriate statute, but instead of pulling it up, you thought it better to chastise and say I was MATI. And that's just silly. You silly goose.

And ultimately, my original point still stands.

We have to consider case law as well as the written statutes, and everything I've ever seen has interpreted these laws to mean knowingly falsely reporting a crime, thus wasting cops' time. I think the key to the statute is "intending that the offer shall act in reliance upon it." That means that the officer begins investigating entirely on the basis of your report. That would not be the same situation here, where the officers were already investigating April regardless of what Nick said about her situation. They already knew she was a person of interest and planned to verify exactly what her living situation was to build a case that relies on more than one person's report.

Once you have been charged, everything you provide to the state, lies or truth, assists them in your prosecution. They want you to lie, as they can then stack your statements against things you've said previously, the physical evidence, other witness testimony, etc., to erase your credibility before a jury or judge and make it more likely you will be convicted or be convinced to plead guilty. They expect people to lie after arrest, and the legal system is built so that a jury will have a chance to weigh your credibility. It's why people who are cross-examined on the stand and who are CAUGHT in a lie after swearing to tell the truth are still not often prosecuted for perjury, unless they have some kind of deal with the state to be truthful to avoid their own prosecution. It just serves justice better to use the lie as evidence, knowing they will triple-check everyone's statements during the investigation portion of the case.

 

[gang weeder]

Is it confirmed he bonded out and Kayla went with full conditions? Really? Because jfc, if that's true and she hasn't considered divorce before, she ought to read the words on the wall in dayglo neon.

She could go to rehab, even without court-mandated conditions.

I agree that Kayla is more likely than Nick to have a real desire to get sober, but I imagine that she uses to help her cope with Nick's toxic behavior and her overall disaster of a life. If Kayla goes to rehab or something like that I imagine it'll coincide with a divorce arc. Can't see her going sober while she is still staying with Nick.

 

[Cemetery Support]

I think maybe Null should use the funds he raised for a new streaming setup and some coke, maybe even an overseas vacation. He deserves it

 

[Kandinsky]

It would behoove Nick to follow in the footsteps of shutting the fuck up, as Walter Sobchek suggests. For reasons of having served in Vietnam, having children, being coked out of your brain, or otherwise.

Granted, the attached but hilarious reference comes from a fictional pollock brother. But maybe Nick could replace his obsession of “American Beauty” with “Big Lebowski”. It’s much less confrontational and gives room for the divorce arc.

Also, since Nick is so ambivalent towards his church, he could try practicing Dudeism.

EDIT: I know there is room for growth with this post. I’d cope, but I don’t want to.

 

[Belgians in the Congo]

maybe even an overseas vacation.

I hear Jamaica is lovely this time of year.