Iron Range city councilor pleads guilty to damaging power line

Minnesota city councilor pleads guilty to damaging power line, knocking out power to three cities

VIRGINIA , Minn. — An Iron Range city councilor who cut down a Minnesota Power support wire on his property in May, knocking out electricity to three cities, entered into a plea agreement Monday, Aug. 11. Joseph Christopher Vaida, 64, of McKinley, Minnesota, was immediately sentenced by Judge Robert Friday to five years of unsupervised probation after pleading guilty to a count of damaging an electric line. Vaida received a stay of imposition, u…

Iron Range elected official pleads guilty to vandalizing power line

An Iron Range City Council member who cut down a Minnesota Power support wire on his property in May, knocking out electricity to three cities, entered into a plea agreement Monday. Joseph Christopher Vaida, 64, of McKinley, was immediately sentenced by St. Louis County District Judge Robert Friday to five years of unsupervised probation after pleading guilty to a count of damaging an electric line. Vaida received a stay of imposition, under whi…

Iron Range city councilor pleads guilty to damaging power line

VIRGINIA — An Iron Range city councilor who cut down a Minnesota Power support wire on his property in May, knocking out electricity to three cities, entered into a plea agreement Monday. Joseph Christopher Vaida, 64, of McKinley, was immediately sentenced by Judge Robert Friday to five years of unsupervised probation after pleading guilty to a count of damaging an electric line. Vaida received a stay of imposition, under which the court does no…