James Gordon Harris II

On May 24, 2026, officers were dispatched to a residence located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, based on a report of a burglary. Officers arrived and observed that the front door to the lower level unit had been kicked in and was no longer attached to the hinges. Officers spoke to the resident of this unit, who is an adult female identified herein as "Victim." Victim [NAME REDACTED], JAMES GORDON HARRIS [DOB REDACTED] had kicked in her door, then took a sliver from the door and tried to stab Victim [NAME REDACTED]. Victim stated that she feared for her life and grabbed a knife to defend herself.

At some point HARRIS was cut in the hand. Victim [NAME REDACTED] was upset because he had unsuccessfully attempted to evict her numerous times, most recently a couple of weeks ago. She stated that she pays him $800 in rent and has the only keys for the unit. Officers located HARRIS on scene, who was obviously intoxicated. HARRIS made comments about the door being his and taking the door down. HARRIS was arrested and remains in custody.