Hennepin County Attorney calls for court to vacate 2009 murder conviction
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is joining the call to vacate the 2009 murder conviction of Edgar Barrientos-Quintana.
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Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is joining the call to vacate the 2009 murder conviction of Edgar Barrientos-Quintana.
When it came to politics, Marvin Johnson was not given much of a choice. In the late 70s, the city council appointed him to one of their open seats.
One of the longest-serving mayors in the entire country can be found right here in Minnesota. Marvin Johnson has run the town of Independence, Minnesota for 45 consecutive years. He's finally set to retire at the end of this term. John Lauritsen has Mayor Johnson's advice for others in politics.
A Minnesota man has spent nearly 16 years behind bars for a murder state and county leaders now say he didn't commit. A jury convicted Edgar Barrientos-Quintana for the murder of 18-year-old Jesse Mickelson in 2008. Monday, the Hennepin County Attorney joined the call to vacate the conviction. Kirsten Mitchell breaks down the latest on the case and why even the victim's family wants him released.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office on Wednesday afternoon is announcing a "new non-public safety traffic stop policy."
Hennepin County deputies were looking for someone else when they say 28-year-old Clint Hoyhtya opened fire.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced Thursday that deputies were justified in using deadly force during a shootout in Minnetonka earlier this year.
Three children under 16 were arrested in the west metro after leading police on a chase in a stolen luxury car Tuesday morning.
Moriarty mentioned several times the biggest challenge is how young some of the children involved are.
We're reporting on kids stealing cars a couple of times a week. But we're also searching for solutions. Ubah Ali sat down with the county's top prosecutor for a story you'll see only on WCCO.
In the first six months of the year, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says there were more than 4,000 reports of stolen vehicles in the county.
There are new details about a wild video of kids in stolen rides ripping by law enforcement. Thursday, police say they found one of those vehicles, but the case won't make it from the police to prosecutors. As Ubah Ali explains, that's part of the challenge when comes to cracking down on car crimes.
Weeks after the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners proposed a 49% pay hike for themselves, then walked it back, members have adopted a much lower raise.
In Hennepin County so far this year, there have been 475 cases of vehicle theft. More than half — 247 — were committed by juveniles.
The program is a new pathway for referral and intervention when police do not have sufficient evidence to submit a case for charging.
Stunning new video shows brazen kids in stolen cars speeding right past police. Officers say they're seeing that every day in cities across the metro. The troubling trend took a tragic turn when four kids were shot this weekend. So how can we pump the brakes on these dangerous drives? Our Ubah Ali sat down with a half dozen police chiefs and hit the streets for a story you'll see only on WCCO.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says it has a response to the crisis of kids, gun violence, and stolen vehicles. But after four kids were shot in a stolen car on the city's north side this weekend, the Minneapolis police chief says the county attorney didn't charge, or divert, the kids involved in the shooting. They ended up back on the street. The chief wants to see more serious consequences. However, some say intervention is what gets results.
The Minneapolis police chief and Hennepin County Attorney's Office are pointing fingers at each other after four children were shot in a stolen vehicle on the city's north side over the weekend.
A bullet has left a man partially paralyzed. The victim says that bullet was fired by a 14-year-old boy. He's fed up and frustrated with how the case is being handled. Our David Schuman talked to him from his hospital bed.
The motion, which passed 4-2, would have increased the commissioners' salary from $122,225 to $182,141 a year.
There is some positive news on crime coming out of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Car thefts have seen a big drop.
Some positive news from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Department on crime: car thefts have seen a big drop. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy takes a look at what's behind the trend.
Right now, Hennepin County Commissioners make $122,225 a year. It's been that way since 2016. But starting next year, it jumps to $182,141 a year. It's an increase of 49%.
If you could decide to boost your salary by nearly 50%, would you do it? That's what the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners did this week. The hefty hike equates to tens of thousands of dollars.
The association's complaint, filed with the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Tuesday, alleged Moriarty and her office "violated several of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct" in charging Minnesota State Patrol trooper Ryan Londregan.
