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MINNEAPOLIS Attorneys for Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with playing a role in the death of George Floyd, Jr., filed an explosive motion Wednesday which accuses the top official responsible for Floyd’s autopsy of being “coerced by the State and its agents” into changing his professional assessments of Floyd’s condition into medical opinions that were favorable to the prosecution at trial.
Thao’s defense alleges that a fellow forensic pathologist threatened to publish a negative article against Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker unless Baker conceded that Floyd died in part from “neck compression” by ex-officer Derek Chauvin, who has since been convicted of murder. The attorneys go on to argue that the alleged strong-armed tactics have prevented the defense from securing experts willing to testify on Thao’s behalf, Law&Crime reported.
Minneapolis man charged in woman s stabbing death Jerome Woodland and Nikkiyia S. Robinson had argued before he stabbed her, charges say. May 11, 2021 5:13pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A Minneapolis man was charged Tuesday with murder for allegedly stabbing a woman last month.
Jerome A. Woodland, 53, was charged in Hennepin County District Court with one count of second-degree murder without intent in the April 7 death of Nikkiyia S. Robinson.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner s Office ruled that Robinson, 38, of Minneapolis, died of a stab wound to the chest.
The charges against Woodland did not cite a motive for the attack or note how they knew each other.
Authorities ID young man fatally shot at a north Minneapolis gas station No arrests have been announced, and police are seeking tips. May 11, 2021 7:30am Text size Copy shortlink:
Authorities have identified the young man who was shot and killed last week at a north Minneapolis gas station.
George F. Zeon, 19, was shot in the head Thursday at the AmStar gas station on West Broadway between James and Knox avenues, and he died that night at North Memorial Medical Center, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner s Office.
Police have announced no arrests in what is one of Minneapolis 26 homicides so far this year.
Victims of triple-fatal Maple Grove crash ID d as woman, 2 toddlers
The single-vehicle crash happened just before 7 a.m. Saturday, May 8.
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Three people killed in a single-vehicle crash in Maple Grove Saturday morning have been identified as a young Minneapolis woman and two young children.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner s Office identified the victims Monday afternoon as 25-year-old Kiara Tashay Jones, 3-year-old Lily My Joy Kendrick and 2-year-old Joshua Vishnu Kendrick.
All three died of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the car crash on Dunkirk Lane just north of 77th Avenue North. Maple Grove Police Department said the crash happened at approximately 6:54 a.m. Saturday.
Controversial Police Encounters Fast Facts
Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened.
1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King
March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King after he leads police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County. George Holliday videotapes the beating from his apartment balcony. The video shows police beating King more than 50 times with their batons. Over 20 officers are present at the scene, mostly from the LAPD. King suffers 11 fractures and other injuries.