MN CRIME Archive
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Small Plane Crash Kills 2 in Washington County
Several 911 calls were placed by neighbors reporting what sounded like a small explosion. Deputies arrived and located the small aircraft fully engulfed in flames in the yard of a home near the attached garage.
One Dead After Deputy Shoots Armed Suspect in Wright County
Wright County deputies began providing life-saving measures until paramedics arrived on scene, but ultimately paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
1 Dead After 4 Shot Outside Minneapolis Business Monday Afternoon
Minneapolis Police say one person died and three others were injured after a brazen afternoon shooting outside of a Minneapolis business Monday afternoon.
Man Given 10-Year Sentence for Newport Robbery, Shooting
33-year-old Donald Isaiah Ealey was sentenced on Friday after he pled guilty to one count of aiding and abetting 1st-degree assault in exchange for two other counts being dropped. His co-defendant, 39-year-old Justus Rydell Wright, of Buffalo, pled guilty to two felony counts last July and was given more than 14 years in prison.
2 Seriously Injured in Brooklyn Center Crash
Police say were dispatched to the report of the crash around 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Freeway Boulevard near Xerxes Avenue North. Upon arrival, officers located one vehicle with extensive damage and two victims suffering from extensive injuries outside of the vehicle.
Man Dies in House Fire Near Ely
Emergency personnel were called to the report of the structure fire just after 1:15 p.m. Sunday on the 1400 block of Grant McMahan Boulevard in Morse Township, near Ely. 911 callers reported that the elderly homeowner was believed to still be inside.
Inmate Who Assaulted Prison Guards During Riot Has Sentence Extended
Christiaan D’Vandrick Bonner, 29, was a former inmate at the state prison MCF-Stillwater in Bayport when court documents allege on March 6 a fight broke out among several inmates inside a unit of the prison.
Man Given Life Sentence as Teenager is Now Eligible For Parole
A Hennepin County Judge re-sentenced 32-year-old Brian Flowers on Friday for the role he played in the gruesome stabbing deaths of Katricia Daniels and her 10-year-old son Robert Shepard in June 2008.
Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Shootout That Killed Maplewood Teen
The fourth and final defendant charged in relation to the shooting death of 14-year-old Demaris Hobbs Ekdahl at a Woodbury graduation party in June 2021 pled guilty to felony charges in court Friday morning and will serve prison time.
Woman Given Probation for Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Ex-Husband
A woman who earlier pleaded guilty to two felony counts and a gross misdemeanor for crashing into another vehicle head-on while drunk, causing the death of a man and seriously injuring another, avoided jail time Wednesday after a judge sentenced her to five years of probation. A nearly five year prison sentence was stayed, meaning she won’t have to serve any time as long as she complies with the terms of her probation.
2 Officers, Medic Killed During Burnsville Standoff; Suspect Dead
Sources report two police officers and a paramedic were shot and killed this morning after a standoff suspect opened fire on officers inside a home around 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
Charges Filed After 5 Officers Shot in Benton County
Karl Thomas Holmberg, 64, faces multiple charges after he allegedly opened fire on task force officers who were attempting to serve a search warrant at his home near Princeton early Thursday morning.
Fridley Man Charged in Death of 5-Month-Old Son
According to court documents, on March 1 around 7:30 p.m., the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an unresponsive five‐month‐old child. Initial reports indicated that Aaron Michael Orlando Rathke and the child’s mother had driven their son to the Fridley Police Department after he had stopped breathing at their home earlier that evening.
Shakopee Man Sentenced for $3.1 Million Ponzi Scheme
According to court documents, between 2014 and 2021, Jason Dodd Bullard, 59, and others working at his direction solicited funds from individuals, entities, and trusts purportedly to invest in a foreign currency investment program.
1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured In Crash near Duluth
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says a 78-year-old Duluth man died Friday in a crash in the city of Rice Lake. Crews were called to the intersection of Martin Road near Woodland Avenue on a report of the crash just before 8:45 a.m.
3 Dead, 1 Critical After Incident in Roseville Saturday Morning
Roseville police say three people are dead and one is critically injured after an incident around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. According to a media release, Roseville Police were called to an apartment building on the 1600 block of Eldridge Avenue at 2:24 a.m. on a welfare check.
Fatal Stabbing Under Investigation in Montevideo
Montevideo police are investigating after a man was found dead with a stab wound in the parking lot of the post office in the 300 block of 1st Street early Monday morning. The man was found by a postal worker around 6:30 a.m. and his name has not yet been released as of Tuesday.
Man Arrested in Death of 7-year-old Brother
On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Eden Prairie Police Department responded to a call on Lee Drive to check on the welfare of an adult male who was reported to be in distress.
2 Dead in St. Louis County Crash
Deputies responded to the area after an automated 911 call from an iPhone relaying that the owner had been in a severe crash. Deputies found two occupants of the vehicle deceased at the scene, with the driver still trapped inside and critically injured. The driver was airlifted to a nearby hospital and is currently in stable condition.
Eight People Injured in South Minneapolis Shooting
Minneapolis police have confirmed that a total of eight people were injured in a shooting just before 6 p.m. Sunday near E. Franklin Ave. & Chicago Ave., with apparent automatic gunfire sprayed by two different shooters.