Woman who allegedly started a bar fight in Geneva in 2023, sentenced to probation, remained in jail – Albert Lea Tribune

The woman who allegedly threw a drink in several people’s faces at Geneva Bar & Grill in April 2023 after a song she paid for skipped on the jukebox — leading to a fight with multiple people that ended with gunfire – was sentenced to probation on Wednesday. and remained in prison.

Desiree Nadine Klemp, 29, of Owatonna, pleaded guilty in August to one count of disorderly conduct – fighting or fighting, a misdemeanor, after initially being charged with third-degree riot and two counts of fifth-degree assault involving two separate victims were involved.

In addition to the one-year supervised probation and 90 days in jail, Freeborn County District Court Judge Christy Hormann ordered Klemp not to use or possess firearms or dangerous weapons, stay away from the Geneva Bar and have no contact with subject more the victims. .

Video obtained from the bar showed Klemp starting the fight when she threw a large drink and cup in the faces of several people standing near the bar after a song she had paid for skipped on the jukebox.

Klemp stated in her plea that a “general struggle” ensued and she was taken to the ground by someone, reacted poorly and began swinging at that person.

The fight eventually moved outside, where Dustin Smitty reportedly fired shots into the air in the parking lot and then shot at a speeding vehicle. He pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree assault, one for each of the two people in the vehicle that was shot at, and was sentenced to three years and three months in prison.