A group gathering on the 3400 block of Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis turned violent when a man was stabbed in the abdomen with a broken bottle, prosecutors say.
Miguel Angel Andrango Chango faces a felony charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and substantial bodily harm, according to a complaint filed October 21 in Hennepin County District Court.
According to the complaint, Minneapolis police were dispatched at about 4:51 p.m. on October 17 to a report of a stabbing at the Cedar Avenue address. Officers arrived to find a man with a stab wound to his abdomen. The victim told officers he had been at the location for a gathering with friends and family when several males he knew arrived.
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The complaint states that Miguel Angel Andrango Chango began trying to pick a fight with the victim. As the victim and his brother attempted to leave, Andrango Chango and another male started hitting the victim’s brother and throwing bottles. The complaint says Andrango Chango and the other male then hit the victim in the head with bottles, breaking several of them.
According to the victim, the other male stabbed him in the abdomen with a broken bottle. The complaint alleges the stabbing caused substantial bodily harm.
The complaint says Andrango Chango acted alone or intentionally aided another person in assaulting the victim with a dangerous weapon, a broken bottle, causing substantial bodily harm.
The complaint does not mention any prior criminal history for Andrango Chango. He was arrested by Plymouth police on October 21.
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Jurisdictional Context
Hennepin County is Minnesota’s most populous jurisdiction. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office handles felony prosecutions across Minneapolis and 44 other cities; the Fourth Judicial District presides over felony arraignments and trials at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis.
