
Woman Sentenced to Over 25 Years for Murder of Live-In Boyfriend
A 47-year-old Scott County woman convicted of fatally shooting her live-in boyfriend in 2024 has been sentenced to 25-and-a-half years in prison for second-degree intentional murder.
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A 47-year-old Scott County woman convicted of fatally shooting her live-in boyfriend in 2024 has been sentenced to 25-and-a-half years in prison for second-degree intentional murder.

The owner of a Shakopee towing company has been charged with first-degree drug possession and being a felon in possession of ammunition after agents found about 2.5 ounces of methamphetamine inside his business, court documents say.

According to the criminal complaint filed Thursday, 30-year-old Gerardo Cerda is charged with felony theft by swindle in a scheme that unfolded over several months in 2025 at the Mall of America.

A neighbor reported the fire at 2:22 a.m. at 5995 Timber Trail SE, and Prior Lake firefighters arrived at 2:29 a.m. to find the structure already burning through the top of the building.

A GMC Acadia driven by 20-year-old Goay Gatluak Jikany approached from behind at a high rate of speed and struck the back driver’s side of the car.

Dejon Paul Brown, 30, is accused of shooting the 40-year-old victim multiple times, leaving him in critical condition, before fleeing and leading officers on a chase.

Officers were first called to Grove Drive around 3:13 a.m. on a report of a weapons complaint and found a 40-year-old man on scene with multiple gunshot wounds.

Pamela Williams illegally continued receiving state medical, food, and cash benefits after entering prison and also coordinated with others to submit fraudulent personal care assistant timesheets.

Deputies were dispatched just before noon to the intersection of Texas Avenue and 230th Street East after a 911 caller reported a pedestrian had been hit.

Just before 10 p.m. on July 28, Scott County deputies responded to the area of County Road 46 and 275th Street East after a caller reported an injury crash involving a car and an ATV.

David Sampson, 54, of Prior Lake, died after his 1999 Victory motorcycle and a Hyundai Elantra collided around 1:48 p.m. at the intersection of southbound Highway 13 and McColl Drive.

According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched just before 8:50 p.m. on Tuesday to the intersection of County Road 7 and 235th Street West following a 911 call reporting a serious crash.