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A former school district employee has now been federally charged with producing sexually exploitative images of children using artificial intelligence, as well as possession and receipt of child pornography.
Dustan Schmitt is charged in Ramsey County with one felony count of receiving stolen property after investigation linked him to the destruction and attempted sale of the statue.
The crash occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. near Westminster Street and Maryland Avenue East and involved a police squad car and a Honda CR-V.
The complaint alleges that Sanjit Singh, 54, had an alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit when he crashed into another vehicle on Shepard Road in the early morning hours of December 29, 2024.
The incident began around 7:37 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 when officers were alerted to a stolen 2009 Toyota Camry with Minnesota license plates in the HarMar Mall parking lot in Roseville.
The investigation began Jan. 2, when Maplewood police received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
The crash occurred around 1:42 a.m. on Jan. 19 when the driver, operating a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, was traveling westbound on I-94 approaching Mounds Boulevard when the vehicle veered off the road to the left while exiting.
Authorities say Kyle Stewart Vanwert, 39, was suspected of selling drugs, with active warrants for fleeing police in a motor vehicle and first-degree burglary in Hennepin County.
According to preliminary information, the officer initiated a short pursuit after the shots were fired. During the chase, the suspect reportedly continued shooting at the pursuing officer.
The case began to unravel on Jan. 7 after law enforcement received a tip from a cooperating source within the drug organization, indicating that a victim was being held against his will.
Prosecutors allege that Steven Rawls Jr., 25, fired multiple shots at a vehicle parked on the 600 block of Aurora Avenue, killing one man and endangering three others, including two children Nov. 24.
The victims were reported missing under similar circumstances. Investigators later discovered their dismembered remains in separate storage facilities in Woodbury and Coon Rapids.
