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Probation for Spicer, Minnesota, lawyer/online personality may lead to dismissal of drug charge
May 28---- The Spicer lawyer and internet personality accused of neglecting his children and arrested after the searched his home last year will serve five years of probation on a drug charge. Nicholas Robert Rekieta, 43, known online as Rekieta Law, pleaded guilty in January to an amended charge of third-degree drug possession. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to a stay of adjudication. Judge Stephen Wentzell at sentencing ordered a stay under authorizing the court to grant relief to certain first-time drug offenders. The charge will be dismissed if Rekieta successfully completes probation. Gross misdemeanor charges of possessing a firearm while under the influence of a controlled substance and child endangerment were dismissed, and the terms of the plea agreement also include dismissal of charges filed against Kayla Rekieta and April Imholte. Rekieta was sentenced last month in to serve 30 days in jail, starting Aug. 1, and given credit for two days already served. The jail sentence may be deferred if he remains compliant with the terms of probation, per the filed sentencing order. Rekieta must complete 80 hours of community work service, and other conditions include submitting to random drug and alcohol testing, not possessing either and not possessing firearms. Rekieta is known on YouTube and Rumble for his "lawsplaining" of high-profile court cases, such as the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in 2022. According to the Minnesota Attorneys Registration System, in Minnesota, as his license has been placed on involuntary restricted status. Rekieta spoke about his case during a YouTube stream on April 19 after he was sentenced. He also addressed online rumors spreading about him and his family in "lawtube," a group of similar online content creators with which Rekieta is associated. Rekieta said his family was reunited after about five months of separation due to a family court filing regarding the custody of his children, which has since been resolved and sealed by the court. Rekieta stated on his stream that the family court filing was resolved. "Our family case went from effectively the beginning of June to two-thirds of the way through November," Rekieta said on the streamed video. "It was somewhere around Nov. 20, it was just before Thanksgiving that our family case ended completely. ... That was one of the best days of my life." He later stated on the stream he wanted his criminal case to end because "I just didn't want to go to prison and I wanted to get this done because I have a family to support, and I have a life to get back to." Law enforcement searched the home of Nicholas and Kayla Rekieta one year ago. According to the filed search warrant, a Kandiyohi County detective had received a report regarding possible child neglect and suspected substance use. According to the criminal complaint, law enforcement officers were refused entry to the home and eventually used a door ram. Kayla Rekieta, and another female visiting at the home, identified in court documents as April Imholte, were located inside along with four children. According to the complaint, officers observed the home to be cluttered, and a total of 26.67 grams of drugs with packaging was confiscated. The complaint said substances that field-tested positive for cocaine, green-colored tablets that tested positive for ketamine, and an unknown brown substance were among items seized. Officers also located a Sig Sauer automatic rifle with several magazines and loose ammunition underneath the bed in the master bedroom.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
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YouTube lawyer Nick Rekieta sentenced for drug possession
The Brief A popular YouTube lawyer was sentenced for drug possessionafter his western Minnesota home was raided by authorities last year. Court documents show police found cocaine, ketamine, firearms and his children in the home while serving a search warrant. Charges against his wife were dismissed. SPICER, Minn. (FOX 9) - A YouTube attorney with more than 420,000 subscribers will serve just under a month in jail after pleading guilty to drug possession in January. Big picture view Nicholas Robert Rekieta, 43, was sentenced to 28 days in jail with five years of probation on Friday. He was given two days of credit for time already served, and is due to report to Kandiyohi County Jail on Aug. 1, 2025, at 7 p.m., court documents state. He must also serve 80 hours of community service. Under the agreement, his probation officer can request the jail time be deferred if he follows the terms of his probation, but a judge would still need to approve that request. Probation conditions show he must submit to random drug and alcohol testing, and he is not allowed to possess firearms. Rekieta pleaded guilty to third-degree drug possession earlier this year as part of a deal with prosecutors that includes a stay of adjudication, which means the case will be dismissed without any conviction on his record if probation is successfully completed. The plea deal included the dismissal of a child endangerment charge as well as a charge of possessing firearms as a user of a controlled substance. Court records show the same charges against his wife, Kayla Christine Rekieta, were dismissed by the prosecutor. State database records explicitly state Rekieta is not authorized to practice law in Minnesota. What they're saying Appearing on another YouTuber's channel, Rekieta admitted to using cocaine and making mistakes. "I made a s--tload of really bad decisions," Rekieta explained. "They hurt people I really cared about… I have to deal with for the rest of my life, that I harmed some of the people who are closest to me. That's a product of me and losing control." Rekieta also claims he's no longer using cocaine. Investigators say they found drug paraphernalia, including three small baggies that tested positive for cocaine, eight green tablets that tested positive for Ketamine, and a digital scale, and several other items that tested positive for cocaine inside the Rekieta home. Dig deeper Rekieta, a Minnesota attorney based in Spicer, has more than 420,000 subscribers and millions of views on YouTube. Rekieta drove his viewership during the high-profile trial of Johnny Depp versus Amber Heard in 2022 and the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Wisconsin back in 2021. Briefs filed by the defense in Kayla Rekieta's case back in December allege that the case emerged from church rumors about the Rekietas. According to the brief, the rumors included "concerns" about child neglect, drug use by the Rekietas, and "a questionable relationship with an additional couple, Aaron and April Imholte." Aaron Imholte pleaded guilty to sharing a nude photo of a woman without consent earlier this month. The Source This story used information from court documents filed in Kandiyohi County Court and past FOX 9 reporting.
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27-01-2025
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YouTube attorney Nick Rekieta pleads guilty in drug case
The Brief Minnesota attorney and YouTube personality Nick Rekieta pleaded guilty to third-degree drug possession on Friday. As part of the deal, charges against his wife and a friend would be dropped, along with two other counts against Rekieta. Under the deal, the case against Rekieta could be dismissed entirely, if he stays out of trouble. (FOX 9) - YouTube attorney Nick Rekieta entered a guilty plea on Friday as he faced drug charges after his western Minnesota home was raided by authorities last year. What we know Rekieta entered a guilty plea to third-degree drug possession on Friday. As part of the plea, the other two counts against Rekieta are being dropped along with the charges against his wife Kayla and friend April Imholte. All three were all arrested in May 2024. Rekieta and his wife faced charges of drug possession, child endangerment, and a weapons charge. Under the deal, Rekieta also gets a stay of adjudication – meaning if he stays out of trouble, the case will be dismissed entirely. The charges against Rekieta alleged investigators found drug paraphernalia, including three small baggies that tested positive for cocaine, eight green tablets that tested positive for Ketamine, and a digital scale, and several other items that tested positive for cocaine inside the Rekieta home. Big picture view Rekieta, a Minnesota attorney based in Spicer, has more than 427,000 subscribers with more than 124 million total views on YouTube. Rekieta drove his viewership during the high profile trial of Johnny Depp versus Amber Heard in 2022 and the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Wisconsin back in 2021. In recent months, however, Rekieta has apparently pulled back from online content. On Wednesday, two days before his plea hearing, Rekieta went live on his YouTube and Rumble channels for the first time in months. During that stream, Rekieta referenced his hearing on Friday, but opted not to discuss details. What they're saying Appearing on another YouTuber's channel, Rekieta admitted to using cocaine and making mistakes. "I made a s--tload of really bad decisions," Rekieta explained. "They hurt people I really cared about… I have to deal with for the rest of my life, that I harmed some of the people who are closest to me. That's a product of me and losing control." Rekieta also says he's no longer using cocaine. The backstory Briefs filed by the defense in Kayla Rekieta's case back in December allege that the case emerged from church rumors about the Rekietas. According to the brief, the rumors included "concerns" about child neglect, drug use by the Rekietas, and "a questionable relationship with an additional couple, Aaron and April Imholte." As noted above, April Imholte was also facing charges related to last year's raid on Rekieta's home. As for Aaron Imholte, you may remember FOX 9 reported back in September that he had been charged with disseminating private sexual images without consent for sharing a nude photo of a woman. Imholte's case is set to go to trial in May. What's next The cases against Kayla Rekieta and April Imholte have not yet been officially dismissed. The case against Aaron Imholte is still pending. It's unclear what punishment, if any, Nick Rekieta may face from the Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility. Rekieta is currently not authorized to practice law, according to state records. During his livestream this week, Rekieta explained he is currently unable to practice because he is behind on his continuing legal education requirements. With the case settled, Rekieta said he should be able to fulfill those requirements without issue before adding "then they'll probably disbar me for something else." Rekieta is set to be sentenced in April.
