19-year-old Brittlyn Marie Minert was the driver of a vehicle pulled over by members of the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department on Hwy 122 in Clear Lake in the evening hours of September 4th, 2011. Deputies on scene suspected Minert of operation under the influence. Deputies alleged Minert had offered a bribe not to be arrested for 1st offence OWI.
As a result deputies arrested Minert and transported her to Cerro Gordo County Jail on one Class “D” felony charge of bribery and a serious misdemeanor charge of 1st offence OWI.
On Monday, May 14th, at a scheduled sentencing hearing presiding District Court Judge Rustin T. Davenport handed down a deferred judgment on the bribery charge. As part of the deferred judgment Minert must complete 2 years of probation thru the Iowa Department of Corrections.
Minert had also entered a voluntary negotiated guilty plea to the OWI charge on May 4th. Judge Davenport sentenced her to serve four days in jail or in lieu of the sentence Minert may complete a second chances program. Minert must also pay a $1250 fine, $437.50 in surcharges, and $370 in court costs.
A deferred judgment refers to a postponed or delayed judgment. In a deferred judgment, the court gives a defendant an opportunity to complete a probationary period before sentencing and prior to any entry of conviction. If the defendant successfully completes probation at the conclusion of the probationary period the court will review the defendant’s file and may dismiss the charges against him/her.
If the defendant does not follow all of the terms and conditions of probation the court may enter the conviction and sentence the defendant accordingly. Normally, if a person pleads guilty or is found guilty of new criminal charges the case proceeds to sentencing. When a deferred judgment is obtained the case is frozen between the guilty plea and sentencing.
23 thoughts on “Deferred judgment handed down in bribery case”
What a naive little girl I was. Apologies are in order.
makes you wonder if she has gotten out of other traffic stops without a ticket because of making a offer.
“officier”? hahaha. proves that cops are stupid. thats all it does.
i love how skylee says that they arent scared to face consequences yet brittlyn tried to bribe the cops..these 2 are geniuses i tell you
I’ve never met this young lady but, this is not the “Harley” Minert’s.
There are two or three “Minert” Families this area . Just an FYI.
YES IT IS FYI
No matter WHO she is…LEAVE the poor girl alone! Mind your own business! Grow up!
Skylee et al; it’s public information what happened. If folks wish to comment about it, they have every right to do so. If anything, telling them to mind their own business only encourages further query.
Is it a shame what she did? Of course. Should the rest of us ignore it? I don’t see that happening. Does it lend credence to an attitude of being above the law because of her family? Sure does. Just ask Leona Helmsly.
Bribery went out with the old Chicago Democratic Machine. In these times, officers want to keep their jobs, so why would they even risk it with inappropriate behavior?
Skylee,
Shouldn’t you being up getting drunk on the mall roof spray painting marijuana leafs on the dome of said mall to give our town a better image.
Regardless of the deferred judgement their is no way in hell your sister will pee clean and not get more alcohol charges for 2 years.
funny that skylee had nothing to say about this…
negative! incorrect. take your false rumors else where. damn fools.
Didn’t Scott get 15 years in prison for forgery, unauthorized use of credit cards, and conspiracy. He gets out of prison and now has access to everybody’s credit information that applies for credit at his shop. You think any of his customers know this?
Lmao, for being some one who was a former officer, you do know that you spelled “officier” wrong 😛
Hello, “Former “Officier””!
You are absolutely INCORRECT, right along with the spelling Officier.. the correct way to spell it is: Officer. <just thought i would help you out with that, so the next time you want to try faking that you are a former officer you'll be able to spell it right instead of making yourself look like a damn fool.
& people please keep your comments to yourself unless you know your facts are straight because i can keep coming back at you to make all of you pathetic idiots look dumb. I am a minert and i'll be proud to make you all look stupid.
Now have a good day and go spend time with YOUR family and quit trying to bring mine down because the truth is.. you really arent what so ever!
😀
What was her offer?
And you would know this, How?
That would be interesting to find out.
She told him that if he let her go that her “father & grandfather” would pay him a lot of money.
I beleive that is none of your concern. So go on with your day and continue being a nosey loser somewhere else.
I always love it when people comment but don’t put who they are and hide behind made up names.
Personally I don’t know this girl nor am I aware of any legal issues that her family as gotten out of.
I strongly suggest that Dynasty Buster if he has proof of what he speaks he should do something about it.
for starters use his or her real name.
oh hey “dynasty buster” < nice name btw too scared to come out and say who you really are? you're a coward! Yes, we are the same minert but that doesnt mean we get out of everything just like some of the other minerts do. We're not scared to face the consequences of what we did that was so childish.. You'll only can grow and learn from your mistakes and thats what were currently doing right now. so please keep your comments to yourself especially if you have no idea what you're even talking about.
thanks,
ONE of the minerts. 🙂
What’s your last name, Jim? How do ((( YOU ))) know that sluttyness runs through Brittlyn’s family and that Brittlyn is a meth user?? YOU better be careful with those accusations!!! I’m a family member! Brittlyn, is a young girl making mistakes in life. She will learn and mature from this. We all have made mistakes in our youth…
I think she looks like a typical 19 year old. She tried something and it didn’t work out like she had probably been told it would. I hope that she gets clear of this.