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Minnesota Substitute Teacher Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct
A St. Paul substitute teacher has been charged with a felony after allegedly engaging in repeated sexual misconduct with a student over the course of nearly a year.
Man in Prison for Sexual Assault Faces New Child Abuse Charges
A 23-year-old man already incarcerated for a prior sexual assault has been charged with a new offense involving the abuse of a child under 14.
Dakota County Park Assault Reports Unfounded, Authorities Update
Investigation is underway after two reported assaults on Lebanon Hills Regional Park trails, Dakota County authorities said this week.
Second Inmate Sentenced For 2023 Assault On Prison Guard
A 27-year-old inmate got an additional 15-year prison sentence this week for his role in abetting the assault of a correctional employee last year.
Woman Fights for Life After Minneapolis Assault; Charges Filed
At the scene, they found a woman lying unconscious near the doorway, bleeding from her mouth and struggling to breathe. She later underwent surgery due to a head injury that caused severe brain swelling.
Prison Assault Adds 15-Year Sentence for Oak Park Heights Inmate
Curtez Deshawn Graham, 29, was sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison on Tuesday for aiding and abetting first-degree assault of a correctional employee at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Oak Park Heights.
Three Inmates Charged After Attack on Correctional Officer
Three inmates at the Supermax Oak Park Heights prison have been charged with third degree aiding and abetting assault causing substantial bodily harm after attacking a correctional officer in June.
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 Faces More Abuse Charges After 2nd Child Injured
Antonio Lemar Corwin, 30, was charged in April with 3rd-degree assault causing substantial bodily harm, malicious punishment of a child, assaulting a police officer, fleeing and obstruction after investigators learned of a 6-week-old child who had suffered injuries consistent with abuse.
Inmate Punched, Bit Guards at Stillwater Prison During Brawl
An inmate formerly at the state prison MCF-Stillwater in Bayport has been charged with two counts of felony 4th-degree assault on a correctional employee after allegedly punching two guards who were breaking up a fight. Court documents say that on March 6 a fight broke out among several inmates inside a unit of the prison.
Man Accused of Stabbing Girlfriend's 12-year-old Son
A 50-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and assault after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend’s 12-year-old son multiple times earlier this month at a Minneapolis apartment building, critically wounding him.
Man Faces 3 Felonies in Lake Elmo Kidnapping, Sexual Assault
A New Auburn man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly holding a Lake Elmo woman against her will while physically and sexually assaulting her for over 24 hours. David Powers, 35, is charged with 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping and domestic assault by strangulation, all felonies.
MSOP Staff Member Assaulted by Client in Moose Lake
Nicolas Aron-Jones was arrested, taken to the Carlton County Jail and booked on suspicion of 2nd- and 4th-degree assault. The 59-year-old male staff member was airlifted to a hospital with injuries, reportedly beaten in the head with a metal object that had been wrapped in a pillowcase.
VIDEO: Squad Cam Captures Golf Club Assault
Newly released video shows suspects damaging a vehicle in Saint Paul including one wielding a golf club and another with a knife. Jesse Lee Underleiter and Nicholas Todd Spangler were seen around 3:10 p.m. on June 22nd, near Bennett’s Chop and Railhouse at 1305 Seventh Street West after a criminal damage to property report. The two men were observed damaging a vehicle in the area.
Man Charged in Assault Outside Duluth Casino
Chase Dayton Covington, 20, of Duluth, was seen on video surveillance assaulting a man with a baseball bat on April 9. According to the criminal complaint filed, a man had just left the Fond-du-Luth Casino and was walking down the sidewalk when Covington approached him and asked him for money.
CHARGES: Woman Stabbed Boyfriend over 'Tinder' App, Grabbed Detective's Gun
A 26-year-old Landfall woman is facing two charges after she discovered a dating app on her boyfriend’s cellphone, stabbed him with a piece of glass and later tried to disarm a detective when she was arrested.
Three Critically Injured After Assault in Kanabec County
The Kanabec County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an assault that occurred around 4:40 a.m. Sunday in rural Ogilvie. According to a media release from the sheriff’s office, two adult victims who lived at the residence were transported to Welia Hospital before being flown to trauma centers.
Woman Arrested After Alleged Racist Assault in Waite Park
WAITE PARK—Police arrested a 33-year-old woman on Saturday after officers were dispatched to a knife complaint at an apartment building on the 200 block of 3rd St. S. in Waite Park. Several 911 callers had reported that a woman was entering apartments and threatening to kill people while armed with a knife.
Suspect Arrested in Fridley Hammer Assault
Police have arrested a man in connection to a violent attack with a hammer in Fridley, Feb. 3, leaving the victim with unspecified injuries. The 911 call came in just before 5 a.m. from a juvenile who said they were hiding in the bathroom with a sibling, and that their father was fighting with someone and yelling “you can’t hit me with a hammer!”
Stillwater Inmate Sentenced to 10 Years for Sexually Assaulting Prison Guard
An inmate that was serving time at the Stillwater Correctional Institution was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he sexually assaulted a prison guard in June of 2019. Inmate Mal Pauliet Tharjiath, 28, was convicted of 4th-degree criminal sexual conduct and 4th-degree assault.