Oronoco man sentenced to 17 months for fleeing police

By KAALTV

Frankie Hanson / Olmsted County ADC

(ABC 6 News) – An Oronoco man accused of leading Olmsted County deputies on two chases this year was sentenced to 17 months at the MN Correctional Facility in St. Cloud beginning Monday, Nov. 27.

Frankie Alden Hanson, 47, received 102 days’ credit for time already spent at the Olmsted County ADC.

Olmsted County judge Joseph Chase denied a movement for a downward dispositional, or comparatively light sentence that had been filed two weeks previous.

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(ABC 6 News) – An Oronoco man accused of leading Olmsted County deputies on two chases this year pleaded guilty to fleeing police.

Frankie Alden Hanson, 47, entered the plea Tuesday, Oct. 10, in exchange for the prosecution recommending a “bottom of the box” or comparatively low jail sentence of 17 months.

Additional charges of obstructing the legal process, 4th-degree intentional damage to property, and reckless driving are to be dismissed at Hanson’s sentencing Nov. 27.

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(ABC 6 News) – An Oronoco man faces charges of fleeing sheriff’s deputies after allegedly trying to set a fire at a storage unit.

According to Capt. Tim Parkin with the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, deputies working the Oronoco Gold Rush were called to the city’s self-storage units Aug. 18 after hearing that Frankie Hanson Sr., 47, was allegedly involved in a domestic dispute and setting a fire at the business.

The OCSO previously encountered Hanson at the self-storage units in May, when Hanson jumped into the Zumbro river to escape law enforcement.

When deputies arrived, Hanson allegedly fled in a pickup truck, taking side streets and ignoring stop signs and traffic laws.

Parkin said deputies stopped Hanson at one point, during which he allegedly “taunted” them and got into a verbal argument, then took off again.

Deputies re-located Hanson back at the storage unit, where deputies tazed, handcuffed, and eventually took him into custody.

Hanson faces recommended charges of 4th-degree damage to property, fleeing in a motor vehicle, reckless driving, and various other traffic violations, Parkin said.