Former northern Minnesota DFL party official pleads guilty to vehicular homicide

GRAND RAPIDS — Cynthia “Cyndy” Martin pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and leaving the scene Thursday, May 21, in the 2024 death of 19-year-old Carter Haithcock on Highway 169 near Nashwauk.

The plea agreement for Martin includes 364 days in jail, which is a downward departure from sentencing guidelines for the felony charge.

The 66-year-old rural Grand Rapids woman would also spend every Fourth of July in jail during her five years of supervised probation; be fined $1,085; complete 100 hours of community work service; and not use possess or purchase alcohol or non-prescription drugs, among other terms.

Martin’s jail time would commence after the Aug. 3 sentencing hearing, if Judge Heidi Chandler accepts the plea agreement.




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