EM man charged with 3 felonies, 1 misdemeanor for intent to deliver cocaine, marijuana

By LeAnn R. Ralph

ELK MOUND  —  An 18-year-old Elk Mound man has been charged with possessing cocaine and marijuana with the intent of delivering the drugs for sale.

Brody E. Bergh was scheduled for a court appearance in Dunn County Circuit Court February 2, but because of the winter storm that day, the court date was changed to February 16.

Bergh is charged with three felonies: possession with intent to deliver cocaine; possession with intent to deliver THC (marijuana); and manufacturing marijuana.

In addition, Bergh is charged with one misdemeanor count of possessing drug paraphernalia.

Bail was set with a $1,500 signature bond back on November 10.

According to the criminal complaint, on November 7, 2015, the Dunn County sheriff’s department received information that a drug deal was going to take place at the Cedar Falls Trailer Court in the Town of Red Cedar.

Shortly before midnight, Deputy Emmer Shields found a vehicle at the trailer court with suspended registration for non-payment of parking tickets. A woman was seated on the passenger side, and the driver’s seat was unoccupied.

The woman, identified as Morgan McDougall, said her boyfriend, Brody Bergh was the driver of the vehicle, and several minutes later, Bergh returned to the vehicle, according to the complaint.

When the deputy advised that Bergh’s registration was suspended and asked for his driver’s license and vehicle registration, Bergh opened the car door, and the deputy detected the strong odor of marijuana.

Another deputy arrived, and a search of the vehicle yielded a red back pack that contained a green leafy substance that smelled like marijuana, two stacks of money totaling $1,989, a plastic bag containing a white substance, and a variety of drug paraphernalia, including two multi-colored glass pipes, a butane torch, a scale, blotter paper and packing materials, according to the complaint.

The contents of the backpack, which tested positive for the presence of THC, weighed 136.3 grams. The white substance, which tested positive for cocaine, weighed 8.7 grams.

After being advised of his Miranda rights, Bergh said he was willing to answer questions and told deputies that he had delivered an ounce of marijuana to Brett Braker’s house.

Later on, when Bergh was interviewed at the Dunn County jail by Deputy Kyle Knotz, Bergh said he usually drops off an ounce of marijuana at Braker’s house and returns several days later to collect the money. Bergh said he sells marijuana for $220 an ounce, and that Braker could only afford one bag of cocaine, so that is why the remaining bags were in the car when Bergh was stopped by Deputy Shields, according to the complaint.

Deputy Knotz spoke with Braker, who informed the deputy that he was a “middle man” for drug sales, that Bergh was the supplier, and that Bergh used Braker’s services to sell the drugs for Bergh.

Braker told the deputy that Bergh normally “fronts” him the drugs and allows Braker to make the drug transactions and then reimburses Bergh the next time he delivers the drugs, according to the complaint.

Braker is charged with eight misdemeanors one each for possession of cocaine, marijuana and an illegally obtained prescription as well as five counts of possessing drug paraphernalia.

McDougall, who is listed as having a Chippewa Falls address, is charged with two misdemeanor counts of possessing marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia.