Messiah Mehki Saunders

On January 18, 2026, at approximately 5:10 A.M., law enforcement officers were dispatched on a domestic assault at a residence in the area of [ADDRESS REDACTED] in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Upon arrival, officers located an adult female, "Victim" herein, who stated she got in an argument with her child's father, MESSIAH MEHKI SAUNDERS [DOB REDACTED], "Defendant" herein, where she was then physically attacked and threatened Victim. Victim [NAME REDACTED] had threatened her with a pair of scissors and pinned Victim against a wall with Defendant's hands around the collar of Victim's shirt.

Victim [NAME REDACTED] called 911, and Defendant knocked the phone out of her hands before he left the residence. Victim [NAME REDACTED] on a bus to go to Hopkins. Officers later located Defendant and placed him under arrest. Defendant stated to law enforcement that nothing physical happened with Victim, [NAME REDACTED] had a scissors to cut up his IDs and cards and that Victim "poked" Defendant with the scissors while saying that she was going to go out with other men. Defendant then stated to law enforcement that he grabbed the scissors and threatened Victim [NAME REDACTED] went out with other men.

Defendant is presently in custody.