Owatonna Man Charged With Throwing Bricks at 3 People, Damaging Truck

A 25-year-old Owatonna man is accused of throwing bricks at three people and damaging a pickup truck during a disturbance in a parking lot, according to the complaint.

The complaint lists five counts, all with an offense date of on or about Nov. 3.

Ky Paul Munsen faces two felony counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, one felony count of first-degree property damage and two misdemeanor counts of fifth-degree assault.

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The complaint says that at about 7:46 p.m. on Nov. 3, Owatonna police responded to an apartment building after a report of property damage and assault involving bricks. A woman outside the main entrance pointed to Munsen and told police he had assaulted her and two men in the parking lot and had severely damaged a truck.

According to the complaint, one of the men said he and another man had just returned from work and were standing by a work truck when Munsen approached, asked if they knew how to rap and appeared to be drinking from a clear glass he believed held liquor. The man told Munsen they did not want to associate with him and to leave. Munsen started to walk away but turned around and threw a glass at the man, hitting him in the chest and splashing liquid on him. The glass broke on the ground.

The complaint states that the man grabbed Munsen, put him on the ground and then let him go. The three people walked back to the truck thinking the incident was over. Within a minute or two, the complaint says, Munsen began throwing landscaping bricks at them from the southwest corner of the building. The first brick hit the top of the truck and then the windshield. The two men ducked for cover and the woman ran away to avoid being struck. All three confirmed to police that Munsen threw the bricks at them.

Officers saw broken glass on the ground near the truck and multiple pieces of brick around it. The truck had a shattered windshield, dents and deep scratches on the roof. Several bricks were missing from the landscaping at the southwest corner of the building. The complaint says Munsen had slurred speech and an unsteady gait. His hands were dirty, consistent with handling the bricks. Munsen denied throwing bricks and claimed the others beat him up, but officers saw no visible injuries.

Munsen was charged Nov. 5 in Steele County District Court with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of first-degree property damage and two counts of fifth-degree assault.