
Life Without Parole for Man Convicted in 2023 Stearns County Murder
A Stearns County judge has sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the premeditated killing of a woman in Waite Park last year.
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A Stearns County judge has sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the premeditated killing of a woman in Waite Park last year.

A Minneapolis man with multiple prior impaired driving offenses has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after he struck and killed a pedestrian while fleeing from police in November 2024.

Knyaw Taw pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder with intent for the September 10 shooting of Davion Brown in the parking lot of Maryland Tobacco, at 1375 Maryland Avenue East.

A Chaska officer saw the suspect on the wrong side of the road, then pulling into an Arby’s drive thru and ordering food. He then fled over a curb and the pursuit ensued.

The investigation began in September 2022 when federal authorities received a tip indicating that an individual using the Kik messaging application had uploaded multiple videos containing child sexual abuse material.

Dylan Robert Simmons, who was 20 years old at the time, drove his vehicle into a crowd and struck 17-year-old Darisha Bailey-Vath before fleeing the scene. Officers and paramedics rushed to the park, but Bailey-Vath died of her injuries shortly after.

Mohamud Bulle was sentenced to 36 months in prison on March 10 after accepting a plea deal that resulted in a conviction for second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.

Johnny Brown was convicted in February of multiple charges including first-degree murder while committing domestic abuse with a past pattern of abuse, second-degree intentional murder and second-degree unintentional murder.

Kevin Jason Harris got a combined sentence of 922 months—or more than 76 years—after being convicted of second-degree murder and multiple counts of attempted murder.

As part of the plea agreement, felony charges for arson, threats of violence and disarming a police officer stemming from Jorgenson’s arrest in June 2023 were dismissed.

A man convicted of first-degree assault in a violent attack at a Fleet Farm store in Carver has been sentenced to seven years in prison, according to court records.

The shooting occurred on Sept. 21, 2024, during a birthday celebration at a residence on the 7500 block of Kentucky Avenue North. According to court records, Chang reportedly became upset over perceived disrespect from a relative.