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A Twin Cities dance performer and instructor has been charged with raping a teenage student while the boy spent the night at the teacher s Minneapolis apartment.
Decorey L. Bozeman, 28, was charged in Hennepin County District Court with first-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with the alleged assault this week of the dance studio student.
Bozeman appeared in court Wednesday and remains jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail ahead of another hearing on Jan. 28.
Defense attorney Rachael Goldberger said Thursday that I can t really say much. I don t even have the police reports yet.
Bozeman began dancing at age 13 and has performed for many years, according to a professional biography online with a nonprofit Twin Cities dance company he recently left.
A Minneapolis resident is facing a charge of fleeing St. Louis Park police during a traffic stop.
Karina Juanita Louise Jones, 35, faces a felony charge in Hennepin County District Court of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.
According to a court document, St. Louis Park Police initiated a traffic stop on Interstate 394 Dec. 13 for an inoperable headlight and missing license plate. Officers approached the driver, which the document identified as Jones, and a front-seat passenger. As officers attempted to confirm the passengerâs identity by removing him from the vehicle to conduct a fingerprint test, the passenger began to flee on foot from the officers, according to the document. The officers followed the passenger and apprehended him within sight of Jonesâ vehicle. The court document does not name the passenger.
A Hennepin County District Court judge has granted a motion to join the cases of the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd into one case.
Hennepin County public defender rolls out new eReminder program Hennepin County public defenders and clients use it to stay in touch, too. December 23, 2020 8:55pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The Hennepin County Public Defender s Office recently implemented a new service aimed at getting people to court in order to avoid jail time.
The eReminder program, created and run by tech startup Uptrust, sends automatic reminders about upcoming hearings and allows clients and attorneys to talk to each other in real time in a single digital space.
The goal is to reduce the number of bench warrants judges issue for the arrest of people who miss court dates, a common practice meant to encourage defendants to appear in court.