On March 16, 2026, at approximately 5:52 PM, Chaska Police Officers VanDaalen and Madden were approached by KD, an adult female fully identified in police reports, who reported that she had just been assaulted by her boyfriend, LORENZO MARQUES ANDERSON [DOB REDACTED], at a residence in Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota. KD specifically reported that she and Anderson got into a verbal argument that turned physical when Anderson grabbed her around the neck with both hands. Anderson pushed KD to the ground and began stomping on her body and stepping on her head.
Anderson then grabbed a Playstation 5 and put it in a bag before leaving the residence. KD locked the front door after Anderson left the residence, but Anderson returned and kicked the door in. Shortly after Anderson exited the residence, KD heard the sound of a gun cocking back. KD went outside to the parking lot and was struck by Anderson in the face with a handgun causing a gash in her head. KD further stated that Anderson left the parking lot with another person in a black Chevy Impala. Later in the evening, Officers located the vehicle and performed a high risk traffic stop due to the allegations of an assault with a firearm.
Officers located Anderson in the passenger seat and placed him under arrest. The driver of the vehicle was briefly detained and released at the site of the stop. After Anderson was arrested, he requested that Officers retrieve his bag from the passenger seat of the vehicle. Inside of the backpack, Officers located a Playstation 5 consistent with KD’s report. Officer Madden went to the residence in Chaska to secure the area while waiting for a search warrant. Officer Madden observed that the door to the residence was broken and there was no way to secure the door After obtaining a search warrant, Officers searched the apartment and located the following items of note: A bloody sweatshirt belonging to KD in the bedroom One round of 9mm handgun ammunition on the bedroom dresser One round of.380 handgun ammunition on the bedroom dresser Anderson is prohibited from possessing firearms due to the following convictions and adjudications of delinquency: 4th Degree Drug Possession on June 15, 2022, in 70-CR-20-4207 2nd Degree Drug Possession on October 24, 2017, in 10-CR-17-880 1st Degree Aggravated Robbery on June 25, 2013, in 27-JV-13-3613 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.
