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

[Observantwatcherofthings0]

Gunpowder act as a vasodilator. Combine it with coke and you will have a good time.

Or you might die.

Junkies certainly do find strange ways to chase that first high.

 

[The Cringe Connoisseur]

UGH - those poor fucking kids. Nick and Kayla deserve prison.

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Nah worthless subhuman junkies should just be shot, fuck the trash save the tax payers some fucking money for once.

 

[Bowling Ally]

Not sure if anyone posted this yet, but Nick has made it to the Daily Mail.

Cheers, Nick.

Decent article but doesn't introduce or explain who April is, just mentions her suddenly

 

[obsdj]

Kristen will be chomping at the bit to win this high profile case so she doesn't get passed over in the next round.

Meh. This case is only high-profile to a niche section of the internet. Unless she's a member of that niche, she likely won't expend any special effort on this case.

 

[DiabeticSydePhil]

Meh. This case is only high-profile to a niche section of the internet. Unless she's a member of that niche, she likely won't expend any special effort on this case.

Battering a drug abusing child neglecting scumbag in small town america is almost certainly some brownie points if anyone who helps decide her being a judge is related to the local church communities.

That being said, I still assume he'll plea deal out of any real repercussions.

 

[Belgians in the Congo]

Meh. This case is only high-profile to a niche section of the internet.

It's literally hit mainstream media already.

 

[obsdj]

It's literally hit mainstream media already.

That doesn't make it "high-profile." Plenty of stupid shit gets reported in MSM as filler that nobody actually cares about. Maybe if some major-network talking heads start hosting prime-time roundtables about the Balldo, it could be considered a high-profile case.

 

[NSA Intern]

Reposting this from the main thread because it got buried. What's the significance to the petition to have the trial streamed when the man himself is on record advocating every trial be streamed, for the defendant and the public's best interests?

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Most excellent. Good job @elb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BepBKuyAx2Q

 

[SusanHassle]

Putting this here bc the main thread is currently a den of shitposting.

I'm feeling very pessimistic about this case and have some pressing questions:

Is this case dependent on April, the drunk streams, and the powdered donut nose?
We can only hope that April provided reliable information before she was arrested. It's strange, yet perhaps a good sign, that she was released so quickly. Anyway, Nick will claim that the drugs belonged to April and Kayla. Kayla is so delusional she might even be manipulated into supporting that claim. She's likely suicidal atp. I hope April was smart enough to have video or audio evidence of Nick's direct involvement.

Does AnnaTSWG have any information on Aaron dealing drugs, particularly MDMA, at the comedy club?
Aaron is known to like MDMA. If true, this complicates everything. He has many enemies from his radio show and possibly within the comedy community. Regardless, his behavior since the arrests has been comically horrifying. Most people here don't believe half of what he's said, and this is a community that wants to believe him. Imagine what a judge or jury would think.

As a side note, I think he hasn't closed his accounts with her because he wants her to verify his information. He needs her to back him up because most of what he said can be contradicted by all three of them.

Can the child neglect charges stick?
It's doubtful. Despite everything, the kids were involved in debate, soccer, church activities, dance, and theater. Nick mentioned that the eldest had been awarded National Merit Scholar. Despite his issues, Nick managed to get them where they needed to go. CPS will monitor them, but the criminal charges probably won't hold.

Finally, will he get any prison time?
We know that's unlikely. Will the baggies amount to less than 25 grams? Possibly. As others have noted, first-time offenders rarely get any time in Minnesota. If it's less than 25 grams, it'll likely result in a slap on the wrist.

If any charges are to stick, we are left hoping that April has real evidence and that the former nanny will speak out. I pray that Detective Pomplun has more information than we do.

Any ideas on what that information could be?

 

[Chirping Smoke Detector]

Is this case dependent on April, the drunk streams, and the powdered donut nose?

No. As stated in the affidavit for the search warrant the children's comments to people at church that were relayed to the pastor along with their own observations were a part of it. Using that as a basis the cop saw Aaron talking about drug use and found the cokestream. I don't think know what they need April to say. They found the drugs in Nick's house in a room he said he and his wife slept in.

Can the child neglect charges stick?

The child neglect charges could stick. No matter how many activities they were involved in if it bears out that they were underfed and living in a nasty ass crack den with ready access to drugs (despite them being in the bedroom) that's probably enough to make the charges stick. Even if they are dropped, CPS will keep an investigation going because there is definitely enough for that.

 

[SusanHassle]

No. As stated in the affidavit for the search warrant the children's comments to people at church that were relayed to the pastor along with their own observations were a part of it. Using that as a basis the cop saw Aaron talking about drug use and found the cokestream. I don't think know what they need April to say. They found the drugs in Nick's house in a room he said he and his wife slept in.

The child neglect charges could stick. No matter how many activities they were involved in if it bears out that they were underfed and living in a nasty ass crack den with ready access to drugs (despite them being in the bedroom) that's probably enough to make the charges stick. Even if they are dropped, CPS will keep an investigation going because there is definitely enough for that.

Right but that doesn't really address my questions. (I'm clear how CPS works, and said so. The Rekietas will be monitored by CPS for some time regardless of the charges.)

Additionally, I have poured over all the documents and have lawyers in my family.

The issues: - Nick can say the drugs were April's and Kayla's and Kayla may even back that up, the drugs may go under 25 g anyway, Aaron is unreliable, and the church can be painted as a bunch of karens considering the otherwise "success" of the kids.

April is a junkie. She could go in any direction.

What I am saying is that he may get a slap on the wrist. Will the charges stick?

Maybe it's too soon to discuss this. I appreciate that. But I think it's worth discussing.

 

[Diabeetus69]

The issues: - Nick can say the drugs were April's and Kayla's and Kayla may even back that up, the drugs may go under 25 g anyway,

I think we are forgetting the part where Nick was adamant that the house was his and Kayla's and that April was "just visiting". Thus anything found IN the house and not on April's person at the time will automatically default to being the property of Nick and Kayla. This is pretty cut and dry.

 

[Chirping Smoke Detector]

Nick can say the drugs were April's and Kayla's

He could say that. But given that he already told the cops April was just visiting and they found the drugs in the master bedroom/bathroom inside a safe that the Rekieta's own (unless he tries to pawn that off on April as well) looks bad. And even if he tried to say it's all Kayla's they're still in the room he says he sleeps in. So they would both get charges.

April is a junkie. She could go in any direction.

Sure. Are you suggesting Nick and Kayla are not also junkies? Because they are.

 

[Burnt Effigy]

The issues: - Nick can say the drugs were April's and Kayla's and Kayla may even back that up, the drugs may go under 25 g anyway, Aaron is unreliable, and the church can be painted as a bunch of karens considering the otherwise "success" of the kids.

I don't believe that argument would hold much water, Kayla (as far as I remember) doesn't have a job, and thus has basically no income beyond whatever Nick shared, the drugs were also in a small lockbox/safe that is, according to Aaron, owned by the Rektkeitas, and probably has their prints all over it.

The "it's April's" argument could be used to throw a wrench in things, but Aaron has already corroborated otherwise, and Kayla's statement is going to be weighted by the fact that she depends on Nick to live, and is a codefendant, I highly doubt it will end up the way you've speculated.

 

[AnOminous]

Meh. This case is only high-profile to a niche section of the internet. Unless she's a member of that niche, she likely won't expend any special effort on this case.

It's certainly high profile in a town with barely over 1,000 people, probably the biggest crime in years.

 

[Chirping Smoke Detector]

It's certainly high profile in a town with barely over 1,000 people, probably the biggest crime in years.

Exactly. There were 9 deputies and a state trooper there. This is a massive bust for that area.

 

[AnOminous]

Exactly. There were 9 deputies and a state trooper there. This is a massive bust for that area.

Ironically, the previous biggest crime is probably the one with that embezzler who Nick represented and basically his lawyering got her a max sentence after he fucked up even plea bargaining.

 

[reptile baht spaniard rid]

EVEN if Nick dumbfucks his way through self-representation and tries to fight everything AND gets convicted by a jury of ALL COUNTS, the judge AND prosecutor are likely to have already dropped anything with mandatory minimum sentences, and then the judge will sentence him to probation or something.

This is common when a defendant goes batshit and won't be smart and cop a plea, they don't actually "throw the book at him" if it's a first offense, they just roll their eyes and rant at him and then sentence what the plea probably would have been anyway.

For Nick and us, this is the most interesting time of his life. For the judge and prosecutor, it's just another Thursday.

 

[Mike Stoklasas Spock Ears]

I think we are forgetting the part where Nick was adamant that the house was his and Kayla's and that April was "just visiting". Thus anything found IN the house and not on April's person at the time will automatically default to being the property of Nick and Kayla. This is pretty cut and dry.

It may not be so cut and dry (at least I hope not). Nick was trying to be noble and rescue April by saying this. He said it at the scene and again when being interviewed by police. However, Kayla told family services that April was the live in nanny. They made sure to draw attention to this in the report. Also April’s credit cards were found with the coke.



But yeah, the “it was April’s drugs” strategy is not looking plausible for Nick.

 

[WTBOnlineFather]

This is common when a defendant goes batshit and won't be smart and cop a plea, they don't actually "throw the book at him" if it's a first offense, they just roll their eyes and rant at him and then sentence what the plea probably would have been anyway.

Yeah but Nick isn't a common city nigger no matter how much he'd like to convince you otherwise. Nick is a man from a small town who has absolutely made enemies in the local justice system and is charged with neglecting his kids and a drug felony, and that's just the shit that's already come to light. The investigation could still reveal more, the judge has every reason to hate the dumb fuck's guts and even the prosecutor most definitely does not prosecute cases like this every Friday.