Lamesha Larai Harston

On May 2, 2026, officers with the Inver Grove Heights Police Department were dispatched to an address on Audrey Avenue in the City of Inver Grove Heights, County of Dakota, Minnesota, in response to a domestic assault involving a weapon. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the reporting party (“Victim”) who stated that his wife, Lamesha Larai Harston, [DOB REDACTED], hereinafter Defendant, had threatened him with kitchen knives. Victim [NAME REDACTED] had been angry with him and yelling at him all day, and that eventually when he went to cook dinner, Defendant followed him into the kitchen, removed one cutting knife and two steak knives from a butcher block and held them up to Victim [NAME REDACTED] one hand and two knives in the other hand.

Victim [NAME REDACTED] one knife down in Victim’s direction and stated, “I’ll cut you.” Defendant also told victim, “I hope you fuckin die today.” Defendant refused to speak with officers about what had occurred and refused to get dressed prior to arrest, as she was in the shower at the time officers arrived and wearing only a towel. Officers put a t- shirt on Defendant to cover her top half and covered her bottom half with a towel. While attempting to escort Defendant to officers’ squad vehicle, Defendant went limp and had to be carried by officers.