On December 31, 2025, Princeton Police Department Officers responded to an apartment on 19th Avenue South in Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, on a report of a domestic assault no longer in progress. Upon arrival, Officers made contact with A.M. M. E., an adult female fully identified in police reports, who reported that her boyfriend, Defendant CHARLES WILLIAM LAMEE [DOB REDACTED] had choked her and punched her in the face. Officers observed that she was visibly upset, had blood coming from her mouth, and had blood on her sweatshirt.
A.M. M. E. Stated that she and Defendant had gotten into a verbal argument over food, and she went to her bedroom to avoid Defendant. Defendant followed her into the bedroom, strangled her, and punched her twice in the face. A.M. M. E. Stated she got away from Defendant and locked herself in the adjacent bathroom. Defendant then kicked in the bathroom door, and again started strangling her. A.M. M. E. Reported that when Defendant was strangling her, her breathing was restricted. When A.M. M. E. Told him she was going to call the police, Defendant left the apartment.
Officers observed blood on the floor of the hallway to the bedroom and on the floor of the bathroom, and that the bathroom door was severely damaged. A.M. M. E. Advised that Defendant lived in an apartment in an adjacent building. Officers attempted to make contact with Defendant at the adjacent apartment but received no response. A KOPS alert was issued, and on January 5, 2026, Defendant was arrested at a traffic stop in Princeton, Minnesota, and was taken into custody for Domestic Assault. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Pursuant to Minn.
Stat. 609.49, intentional failure to appear for duly scheduled court appearances may result in additional criminal charges, and in addition to any arrest warrant that may otherwise be issued by the Court.
