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Man Charged After Violent Assault on Metro Transit Bus Driver
Prosecutors charged 43-year-old Lloyd Alton Booyer with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon causing substantial bodily harm and obstructing the operation of a transit vehicle through force or violence.
Man Who Injured Officer in Moorhead Squad Ramming Gets Jail Time
Officers were called to a 9th Street South apartment around noon for a domestic dispute. After separating the parties, one man became upset when told he couldn’t take his child with him and left in his vehicle.
Woman Severely Beaten with Table Leg at Saint Paul Train Platform
Police arrived to find the victim lying in a pool of blood and with serious injuries to her head and face. Her clothing was soaked in blood and her glasses were shattered nearby.
Royalton Man Gets 11 Years After Shooting 2 During Farm Dispute
According to court records, 24-year-old Ismael Vasquez Santos was convicted of two counts of first-degree assault for shooting two men at properties along 95th Avenue Northeast in Gilmanton Township.
Man Pleads Guilty After Punch Left Minneapolis Victim Fatally Injured
According to court filings, Coby Levan Richardson pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from the Feb. 15 assault that left one man dead and another injured.
Man Arrested at Hugo Pool Pleads Guilty to Sexual Conduct Charge
Jeremy Miller was originally charged with two counts after Washington County deputies responded to reports on July 28 that he was inappropriately touching children at the Farnham Avenue North pool.
Becker County Man Charged After Baseball Bat Assault Leaves Victim Critically Hurt
According to a criminal complaint, Calvin Dean Basswood has been charged with first-degree assault after deputies found a man badly injured at a rural property west of Detroit Lakes on the morning of Oct. 4.
Security Guard Charged in Fatal Assault Outside Saint Paul Bar
Police said they were flagged down around 2:20 a.m. Oct. 5 near the Blues Saloon bar at 1638 Rice Street, where they found a 33-year-old man unconscious inside a red Ram truck with Wisconsin plates.
North Branch Man Sentenced After DNA Match Solves Cold-Case Rape
Investigators solved the case when they linked his DNA to the attack through a discarded cigarette butt nearly 14 years later.
2 Charged After Fridley Shooting Leaves Man Wounded
According to charges filed Monday in Anoka County, 22-year-old Luvell Kaagan Bowman, of Andover, is accused of firing shots during a dispute on Oct. 3 that struck a man in the leg and hand.
18-year-old Accused of Using Car to Run Over Minneapolis Store Owner
According to a criminal complaint, 18-year-old Sadiyo Bashir Aden, of Faribault, has been charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm.
Man Who Drove Wrong-Way to Strike Rival Gets 5 Years in Prison
The case began on May 6 when Minneapolis police were called on a report of a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian. Officers found the victim unconscious in the street.
Richfield Campus Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old Student
Court records show that 23-year-old Joshua James Moton admitted Monday to first-degree criminal sexual conduct and second-degree criminal sexual conduct for repeated assaults on the girl between April and May.
Pair Charged After Woman Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Moorhead
According to the criminal complaints, 47-year-old William Terrell Cobbins and 28-year-old Brianna Larae Strong drove to the High Rise Apartment complex in Moorhead around 4:15 a.m. on Sept. 28 after Cobbins argued with the woman over the phone.
Fridley Hotel Attack Leads to Assault Charges Against 2 Suspects
According to charging documents, officers were first called to the LivInn Hotel on Central Avenue on Sept. 30 after a text message to 911 reported someone in distress in one of the rooms.
Man Admits to Sexually Assaulting Child, Attacking Carver Deputies
Derek Anthony Tyler West, 32, pleaded guilty this week to two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of first-degree assault against a peace officer.
Man Found Guilty for Assaulting Victim in Moorhead, Causing Coma
According to court records, 24-year-old Mario Aaron Ortega Patino was found guilty Thursday of aiding and abetting first-degree assault causing great bodily harm.
Man Allegedly Pointed Gun at Teens Playing Game in Ham Lake
According to the criminal complaint, the confrontation happened around 10 p.m. Sept. 13 on 7th Street Northeast, where five teenagers told officers they had stopped their vehicle to play a hide-and-seek style game.
Carver County Man Accused of Trying to Kill Ex-Wife During Violent Attack
Robert Charles Madsen, 66, was charged with attempted second-degree murder, domestic assault by strangulation and threats of violence in connection with the Sept. 9 assault.
Man Pleads Guilty After Stabbing Dad’s Roommate in Cokato
Court records show that Julian Deuce Hill, 25, entered a guilty plea this week to second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the Oct. 1, 2024, stabbing at a home on Nevens Avenue Southwest in Cokato Township.