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A teenage driver is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in a predawn crash south of the Twin Cities that killed her passenger.
Travis R. Van Houdt, 18, of Waterville, Minn., died at HCMC several hours after the wreck last Tuesday on W. 230th Street at Iona Avenue in Morristown Township, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner s Office.
The crash occurred about 5:55 a.m. roughly 10 miles west of Faribault, where emergency responders located Van Houdt critically injured outside the car, according to the Rice County Sheriff s Office.
The driver suffered minor injuries. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where authorities collected a blood sample for testing. She was released to her parents. Results of the blood testing could lead to criminal charges, the Sheriff s Office said.
A Minneapolis woman was charged with manslaughter after she allegedly injured a child in a Brooklyn Center home and did not call 911 for assistance.
Stephanie Walker, 39, was charged Dec. 22 with second degree manslaughter for causing the death of 13-week-old DâJuan Anderson through neglect or endangerment.
According to the criminal complaint, Brooklyn Center Police Officers were dispatched Dec. 12 to a residence in the 6300 block of Orchard Avenue on a report of an unconscious baby.
Arriving officers found a 2-month-old unconscious male, identified as Anderson by the Hennepin County Medical Examinerâs Office, and began life saving measures before he was transported to the hospital. Doctors determined he had multiple skull fractures and brain swelling.
According to the criminal complaint:
Beuch, 23, called 911 and told police dispatch that the victim, identified by law enforcement authorities as Casey Trutnau, also 23, of Jordan, attacked him with a knife, leading him to retaliate. On the call with authorities, Beuch said the victim was still breathing and that he did not know where the knife went.
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Police arrived to the scene, a residence in the 4400 block Cedar Valley Lane, Sand Creek Township, a little after 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21. Jordan police found the victim lying near a pool of blood in the front yard. Beuch, who was still on the scene, was arrested, the complaint said. Â
Man charged with murder dies in Scott County jail while in COVID-19 quarantine He was charged with shooting a teenager in a Target parking lot in Savage. December 22, 2020 9:00pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A man charged with first-degree murder was discovered dead early Tuesday in his cell while being quarantined related to COVID-19, authorities said.
Taran C. Miller, 44, of Prior Lake, was found unresponsive during routine inmate checks by corrections officers about 3:45 a.m. and appeared to have suffered a medical emergency, the Sheriff s Office said.
Officers immediately performed CPR on Miller and were soon joined by emergency medical personnel before he was declared dead about 45 minutes later, according to the Sheriff s Office.
Duluth man charged with second-degree murder
On Sept. 6, a 3-year old died from what medical examiners recently ruled as trauma to the head and neck. Written By: Andee Erickson | ×
Jordan William Carter
The Duluth man who was arrested Thursday for the alleged murder of a 3-year-old child has been charged with second-degree murder.
The arrest of Jordan William Carter, 30, took place more than three months after the child died Sept. 6.
Due the nature of the child s injuries, the Duluth Police Department began an investigation. On Dec. 15, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner s Office ruled the death a homicide by blunt force trauma to the head and neck, the criminal complaint said.