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A man imprisoned for aiding and abetting murder faces a new assault charge for allegedly beating a correctional sergeant and causing her permanent vision loss.
The 27-year-old man from Grand Marais has been charged with second-degree murder in a 77-year-old's death by blunt force head injuries.
Law enforcement says it located a suspect wanted in connection to a shooting in the passenger seat of a stolen vehicle near 22nd Avenue North and Emerson Avenue North.
A Defense Department official said, "We've had a number of prior indicators that tell us that this problem may be getting worse."
The gunman, identified only as Phillip F., legally owned the pistol used in the attack, and police say he was also found dead at the scene.
"Anywhere from 2-8% of people who are convicted of crimes are likely to be innocent," Jones said. "Let's say there's 9,000 people in prison, 5% would be 450 people," said Sara Jones, executive director for the Great North Innocence Project.
A 78-year-old man was found beaten to death Thursday evening inside a northern Minnesota residence.
"This is a huge issue for [Mitchell] because the van is accessible and had a bunch of the equipment he uses to be independent," said roommate Adam Crotteau.
A family asked a judge to reject a plea deal for two teenagers charged with killing their daughter, but the deal went through. Now, relatives of 23-year-old Zaria McKeever claim their victim rights have been violated.
A man is dead after he was shot and killed in a Cub Foods parking lot on Thursday morning.
A Twin Cities lawyer is recovering from injuries he suffered in an alleged attack by a former client inside his office.
A Texas man on parole for murder now faces felony theft charges in Minnesota for allegedly making thousands of dollars in false merchandise returns across the state.
This is the seventh DOC staff member to go to the hospital following an inmate attack this week.
A photograph of five men face down on the pavement and bound accompanied the apology letter.
A 19-year-old Brooklyn Park man has been charged with murder in last weekend's shooting death of 20-year-old Abraham Barbly at a birthday party held inside a Plymouth vacation rental home.
