Nsidibe John Nsa

On April 9, 2026, at approximately 4:50 A.M., officers of the Minneapolis Police Department were dispatched to reports of an assault occurring at shelter located at [ADDRESS REDACTED]., City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Officers contacted the reporting party, VICTIM [NAME REDACTED], who stated he was struck in the head by NSIDIBE JOHN NSA [DOB REDACTED], DEFENDANT herein. According to VICTIM, DEFENDANT was complaining to facility staff about VICTIM. VICTIM [NAME REDACTED] told DEFENDANT that “if you have something to say, say it directly to me,” at which time DEFENDANT struck him in the left side of the face with a closed fist, knocking VICTIM [NAME REDACTED]. VICTIM suffered injuries to the face and head that required treatment and multiple stitches, constituting substantial bodily harm.

DEFENDANT was placed under arrest in and in a post-Miranda statement admitted to striking VICTIM [NAME REDACTED]. DEFENDANT also expressed his desire to apologize to both the VICTIM [NAME REDACTED]. Officers spoke with WITNESS [NAME REDACTED], a facility staff member, that corroborated VICTIM’s account and stated that DEFENDANT struck VICTIM with a fist escalating what had been a verbal argument. DEFENDANT is presently in custody.