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Cass CountyCommunity NotificationDustin Gene AyresLevel 3

Dustin Ayres Is a Level 3 Predatory Offender. He's Moved Twice Inside Cass County in Under a Year.

The Cass County Sheriff's Office issued a Risk Level 3 community notification after Dustin Gene Ayres relocated to Northwest Sylvan Township, rural Pillager, on June 4, 2026 — his second Cass County relocation in about ten months. A full review of his court history across four counties shows two registration-violation felonies, a 2006 Isanti County sex-offense conviction, a Benton County case where the sex charge was dismissed and he was convicted only of burglary, and — based on a direct reading of Minnesota's registration statute — a strong likelihood that Ayres is a lifetime registrant, not someone on a fixed term.

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BurnsvilleCommunity Notification

A Level 3 Offender Moved to Burnsville. The Notice Left Out His Murder Conviction.

Edgar Earl Lenear's public notice mentions a 2003 sex crime. It skips the murder conviction, the burglary, and two more felonies for blowing off his own registration — the second of which is actually why he's out of prison right now.

Jul 15, 20265 min

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Eagan, MN Federal Agent Sentenced to 7 Years for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material

A Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent and FBI Task Force Officer used his government email to book hotel rooms where he met a 17-year-old he found on Tinder. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years.

Jul 14, 20263 min

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Christopher John ChadEducational Institution

Two Cases, One School System: The Unanswered Questions Around Former Rock Ridge Administrator Christopher Chad

A Minnesota court complaint accuses a longtime Iron Range educator of sexually assaulting a student years before a separate Georgia child-exploitation case led to his arrest.

Jul 12, 20268 min

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East CentralNathan Johnson

Nathan Johnson Collected Civic Honors as a Pine City Historian. The Public Was Never Told He's a Convicted Sex Offender.

Nathan Lawrence Johnson pleaded guilty in 2017 to felony criminal sexual conduct involving a minor and was ordered to register as a predatory offender.

Jul 10, 20262 min

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001Sentencing Order / Warrant of Commitment -- Cass County Case 11-CR-23-1578 (Registration Violation)Signed Cass County District Court sentencing order, dated April 22, 2024, for Dustin Ayres's felony conviction for attempting to violate predatory-offender registration requirements -- the sentence he was released from in May 2025.Court recordApr 22, 2024002Cass County Sheriff's Office Fact Sheet -- Dustin Gene Ayres Level 3 Relocation NotificationOfficial Level 3 community notification fact sheet issued by the Cass County Sheriff's Office on June 8, 2026, disclosing Dustin Gene Ayres's relocation to rural Pillager and summarizing his offense history and registration status.Official statementJun 8, 2026003Edgar Earl Lenear — Burnsville Police Department Public Fact SheetThe Burnsville Police Department's public community-notification fact sheet on Edgar Earl Lenear, a Level 3 predatory offender relocated to Burnsville. Source document for the reporting on his prior murder conviction being omitted from the original notice.Official statementJul 15, 2026004Screenshot 2026 07 17 123243Document attached to Dustin Ayres Is a Level 3 Predatory Offender. He's Moved Twice Inside Cass County in Under a Year..Document uploadJul 17, 2026005Timothy Ryan Gregg MugshotDocument uploadNot published006Christopher John Chad original St. Louis County WarrantOriginal criminal complaint / warrantCourt recordNot published
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Jul 17New developmentMayor Kent Bombard announces he will not be seeking re-election for Pine City Mayor.On: A Convicted Sex Offender Became the Public Face of Pine City Pride's History While Still Under Court Supervision. Nobody Asked Why.Jun 30New developmentNathan Johnsons original criminal complaint is now availableOn: A Convicted Sex Offender Became the Public Face of Pine City Pride's History While Still Under Court Supervision. Nobody Asked Why.
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