Citing serious threat to public health, prosecutors ask judge to reconsider holding two trials in George Floyd s death Prosecutors asked that all four ex-Minneapolis police officers be tried together in late summer. January 19, 2021 7:36pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Citing an extremely serious threat to public health, prosecutors in the case of four fired Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd have asked the judge to reconsider his decision to try Derek Chauvin in March and the other three officers five months later.
The motion filed Tuesday afternoon comes less than a week after Judge Peter Cahill s order splitting the trial into two. As of now, Chauvin will be tried in Hennepin County District Court starting March 8; J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao will be tried together starting Aug. 23.
Ham Lake serial rapist pleads guilty to assaulting 5 women in Minneapolis
Jory Wiebrand will face more than 45 years in prison.
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A Ham Lake man who sexually assaulted multiple young women he didn t know in southeast Minneapolis has pleaded guilty to five charges.
Jory Wiebrand, 35, pleaded guilty to five counts of criminal sexual conduct on Jan. 14, including four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, the Hennepin County Attorney s Office said.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said the negotiated sentence will mean Wiebrand spends more than 45 years (550 months) in prison. Wiebrand, who was first charged in April 2020, was charged in connection to more than a dozen cases dating from 2015-2020.
A 38-year-old Zimmerman man is accused of assaulting a Minnesota State Patrol trooper after he crashed his vehicle in Brooklyn Center. Authorities say he was arrested with help from a good Samaritan who stopped to assist the trooper.
A 38-year-old Zimmerman man is accused of assaulting a Minnesota State Patrol trooper after he crashed his vehicle in Brooklyn Center. Authorities say he was arrested with help from a good Samaritan who stopped to assist the trooper.