Updated: 1:02 PM CST December 21, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS A St. Paul man is charged with committing five armed robberies and carjackings in just over an hour last month in Minneapolis.
According to a complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court, Brandon Lee Rock, 20, is charged with six felonies in the alleged crime spree. Investigators believe he committed a string of robberies on Nov. 27, 2020 in Minneapolis.
At about 7 a.m. on the 1300 block of 7th Street Southeast, a man was getting into his vehicle when prosecutors say Rock approached him holding a black handgun, demanding his wallet, cell phone and car keys. Rock was accompanied by a juvenile co-defendant, according to the complaint.
Judge upholds decision to livestream trial of officers charged with killing George Floyd
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Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao. J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane. The four former Minneapolis police officers are charged in the death of George Floyd.
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A judge in Minnesota is upholding his decision to livestream the trial against the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.
In a ruling issued Friday, Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill cited the immense global interest in the case and limited courthouse space amid the unique and unprecedented situation brought by the coronavirus pandemic, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported. The trial is scheduled for March 2021.
Protests are underway outside the Minneapolis courthouse, where the four former police officers charged in the death of George Floyd make an appearance; Mike Tobin reports.
A judge in Minnesota is upholding his decision to livestream the trial against the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.
In a ruling issued Friday, Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill cited the immense global interest in the case and limited courthouse space amid the unique and unprecedented situation brought by the coronavirus pandemic, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported. The trial is scheduled for March 2021.
Cahill dismissed concerns by state prosecutors, who argued in a motion filed Nov. 25 that recording audio and visuals of the trial would violate court rules and scare away potential witnesses. Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office, which is leading the prosecution, asked that Cahill rescind his previous ruling issued on Nov. 4 or conside
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Protests broke out in Minneapolis this week as a social media rumor spread that Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill was going to rule on the defense motion to dismiss the case against the four officers charged in the death of George Floyd.
That motion was not ruled on but the judge did uphold his decision to livestream the trial against the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.
Defense attorneys representing the four defendants Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao filed a joint motion in June advocating for cameras in the courtroom.