
Man Sentenced for Gun, Drug Charges in Crash That Killed 5
A man already serving a 58-year state prison sentence for a high-speed crash that killed five young women in Minneapolis has been sentenced on federal drug and gun charges.
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A man already serving a 58-year state prison sentence for a high-speed crash that killed five young women in Minneapolis has been sentenced on federal drug and gun charges.

A man with a long criminal history allegedly fired a handgun on a north Minneapolis street, then gave officers a fake name when they caught up with him minutes later, new charges say. Melvin Sidney Collins , 48, of Minneapolis, faces felony charges of intentional discharge of a firearm that endangers safety and fifth-degree drug possession.

Officers investigate the double-shooting Wednesday afternoon. via Saint Paul Police Department A 22-year-old suspect allegedly fatally shot a man and critically wounded his girlfriend inside a Saint Paul apartment while her 3-year-old daughter was nearby, prosecutors say.

Saint Paul police have arrested a man more than a month after a hit-and-run crash that killed a 58-year-old woman on the city's North End. Terrell Frye , 34, of Saint Paul, was taken into custody early Friday morning and booked into the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide.

A man allegedly waved a machete at strangers near a Roseville park and swung it at a passerby who tried to intervene, then threw the weapon behind a tree as deputies arrived. Christopher Michael Lewis , 35, of Saint Paul, faces a felony charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.

A man allegedly set fire to a wall outside a downtown Saint Paul convenience store and was arrested five days later wearing the same clothes. Juel Antonio Satchell , 39, of Saint Paul, faces felony charges of second-degree arson and first-degree damage to property.

A woman called 911 early on a Saturday morning and told dispatchers to send help but not call back. When officers arrived, they found her running toward them, saying she'd been choked until she stopped breathing.

A suspect allegedly pulled up to an acquaintance's driveway in Fridley , demanded $100 and then fired rounds into the man's minivan as he tried to drive away. Darien Leray Mansell , 23, of Fridley, faces felony charges of attempted second-degree murder, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, first-degree aggravated robbery and drive-by shooting toward an occupied motor vehicle.

A man was shot in the back of the head during a robbery on a Minneapolis street earlier this month and a suspect is now charged. Ajay Joseph Meyer , 19, of Saint Paul, faces felony counts of first-degree assault and first-degree aggravated robbery.

A father told his son to grab a shotgun during a dispute at their Itasca County property, and the son fired a round near a shed where two people were hiding, court documents say. Wayne Michael Amador Cronin , 45, of Deer River, faces a felony charge of aiding and abetting threats of violence and a misdemeanor charge of aiding and abetting fifth-degree assault.

A convicted felon tried to hide a gun with an extended magazine when officers arrived at a Saint Paul apartment building and it went off during his arrest, prosecutors say. The bullet grazed the man’s leg, according to a criminal complaint filed this week.

The incident happened around 1:00 a.m.