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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.
- Record date
- Apr 22, 2024
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- 1 linked
Official 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.
- Record date
- Jun 8, 2026
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- 3 linked
The 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.
- Record date
- Jul 15, 2026
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- 1 linked
Document attached to Dustin Ayres Is a Level 3 Predatory Offender. He's Moved Twice Inside Cass County in Under a Year..
Related story: Dustin Ayres Is a Level 3 Predatory Offender. He's Moved Twice Inside Cass County in Under a Year.
- Record date
- Jul 17, 2026
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- 1 linked
On July 6, 2026, prosecutors filed three felony charges — one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct — against Christopher John Chad, 52, in St. Louis County District Court. Chad is a former dean of students at Rock Ridge High School in Virginia, Minnesota, and previously a longtime teacher and coach in the Eveleth-Gilbert district.
Related story: Two Cases, One School System: The Unanswered Questions Around Former Rock Ridge Administrator Christopher Chad
- Record date
- Jul 12, 2026
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- 1 linked

