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Ex-MMA fighter charged in sex misconduct in St. Paul skyway bathroom,...
A former mixed martial arts heavyweight fighter from St. Paul is accused of sexual misconduct stemming from allegations from three different men. Brett Charles Rogers, known as Brett âDa Grimmâ...
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2 years in prison for burglar who bungled St. Paul restaurant break-in
(L-R) Nicholas Alphonso Harris, Andre Donnell Ellis, Alvin Benex Collins One of three men accused of breaking into a St. Paul restaurant last fall is heading to prison. Nicholas Alphonso Harris, 55,...
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Man gets prison for snatching necklaces off Asian women
A Minneapolis man will spend the next several years in prison for stealing necklaces off the necks of three Asian women last year. Edward Hollivay (Photo courtesy Ramsey County sheriff’s office) Edward...
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Drug-abuse expert knows how to make meth, and, evidently, meatloaf
Carol Falkowski spent decades crusading against the spread of illicit drugs. Now she has her sights set on a meatier goal: ahem, meatloaf. That’s right, the St. Paul resident and former leading expert...
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Guilty of fraud: Maplewood man sold fictitious dream of Hmong homeland
A Maplewood man who promised Hmong elders a new homeland in Southeast Asia was found guilty Thursday of defrauding people out of nearly $2 million. Seng Xiong (March 2016 courtesy photo) U.S. Attorney...
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St. Paul driver gets jail for drunken plow into police squad
A St. Paul man accused of crashing his truck into a police squad car and injuring two officers this fall has been sentenced to six months in jail. Daniel Sanchez Mendes pleaded guilty in December to...
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Shooter pleads guilty in burglary that left Maplewood father dead
A St. Paul man who was reportedly part of a burglary ring that targets marijuana dealers pleaded guilty this month to killing a Maplewood father during a robbery gone wrong. Brandon Lamar Cooper, 30,...
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2 men charged in beating death of elderly St. Paul woman; victim previously...
A man who did several odd jobs for an elderly woman in St. Paul has been charged with her murder. Richard Daniel Thomas Joles, 26, was charged Monday with two counts of second-degree murder in the...
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5-month old dies of head trauma in St. Paul, his teenage babysitter charged
A St. Paul teenager faces a murder charge after a child she was babysitting died from injuries sustained while in her care, according to a criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County District Court....
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Ex-Marine claims self-defense in fatal shooting at Lowertown apartment
Dressed in jeans and an “Animal House” T-shirt, Scott Klund fist-bumped Charlotte Rawls as he walked past her into a downtown St. Paul convenience store after bar closing early on May 7. The former...
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St. Paul mother sobs through plea in death of infant son
A young mother broke down sobbing while on the stand in Ramsey County District Court Thursday as she described how she killed her infant son and then tried to kill herself while suffering from...
View ArticleShift supervisor sentenced for sex with man at St. Paul corrections facility
A St. Paul woman was sentenced Thursday for having a sexual relationship with a man under her supervision at a residential corrections facility. Karen Marie Watson, 28, was sentenced in Ramsey County...
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Shot over bad pot, boy is paralyzed; now a St. Paul teen is charged
A 19-year-old St. Paul man is accused of critically injuring another teen after the 17-year-old tried to sell him poor quality marijuana, charges say. Deandre Lavonne Johnson Deandre Lavonne Johnson...
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Oakdale meth user gets jail for police chase that caused 10 crashes
An Oakdale man will spend the next three years on probation after leading police on a chase that included jumping medians, driving the wrong way down highways and damaging property. Raymond Magnuson...
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Murder charges in White Bear Lake woman’s heroin-meth OD death
A Roseville man faces murder charges after authorities say he gave a “speedball” of heroin and methamphetamine to an acquaintance who later overdosed and died. Victor Wayne Lynch Victor Wayne Lynch,...
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Cop who shot Philando Castile ‘indeed saw gun,’ his attorneys say
The St. Anthony police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile “indeed saw Castile’s gun,” before he fired several rounds into the black man’s car during a traffic stop last summer,...
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St. Paul double-murder: He didn’t pull the trigger, but he gets 40 years
Dominique Moss was smart. He was interested in law. He was a security guard with hopes of becoming a cop. He had younger siblings that looked up to him. Nicholas Tousley was a father of a 2-year-old...
View ArticleMichigan men charged in killing of St. Paul father
Two Michigan men have been charged with murder in connection with the shooting of a 42-year-old father in his St. Paul apartment building last spring. Christopher Jerome McKay, 51, and Matthew Alex...
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Ex-Marine’s background used for — and against — him at shooting death trial
When Scott Klund fired 24 rounds with an assault rifle through his bathroom door last spring, he was trying to “neutralize a threat,” he said. On the other side of the door was a homeless man with a...
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Case of former marine charged with murder now in hands of jury
Whether a former U.S. marine coldly shot two unsuspecting homeless people in his St. Paul apartment last spring or acted in self-defense against two conniving robbers is in the hands of a jury. The...
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