Malik Beasley Pleads Guilty To Felony Charge As Larsa Pippen Romance Heats Up
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Malik Beasley pleaded guilty to one felony count of threats of violence Monday
He was charged after allegedly pointing a gun at a family outside his Plymouth, Minnesota home on Sept. 26
He will not have to serve jail time or home confinement until after the 2020-21 NBA season
Malik Beasley pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge stemming from a September incident as his romance with Larsa Pippen continues to heat up.
The Hennepin County Attorney s Office announced that the Minnesota Timberwolves player, 24, has pleaded guilty to one felony count of threats of violence, People reported. Beasley was charged after he allegedly pointed an assault rifle at a couple and their 13-year-old daughter on Sept. 26 outside the Plymouth, Minnesota home he used to share with his estranged wife, Montana Yao.
A 16-year-old is charged with second-degree assault and is in custody at the Juvenile Detention Center.
Tyler Hopwood, 21, is charged with possession of explosives. He was granted a court-ordered conditional release.
Julist King, 31, is charged with possession of a firearm-convicted of crime of violence and is in custody at the Adult Detention Center.
Quentin Morrison, 27, is charged with violation of no contact order and fifth-degree drug possession. He posted bail.
Joe Mullins, 26, is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and is in custody at the Adult Detention Center.
Dalon Reed, 30, is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. He posted bail.
Minneapolis man convicted of killing girlfriend s ex December 23, 2020 12:20pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Jurors convicted a Minneapolis man of fatally shooting his then-girlfriend s ex-boyfriend last year.
Derrick Blanton, 39, was convicted Tuesday of first-degree manslaughter for killing 29-year-old Isiah Smith on Aug. 18, 2019.
Blanton was originally charged with second-degree murder but jurors convicted him of a lesser count based on a variety of contributing factors, according to the Hennepin County Attorney s Office.
The factors included Blanton acting in the heat of passion and being provoked by Smith, the office said.
According to the county attorney and court documents: Blanton shot Smith several times after they fought over the woman at her apartment in south Minneapolis.
Belker was a former longtime employee at the Edina Public Schools between 2005 and 2018, and has been a special education paraprofessional at Bloomington School District since September 2018.
Authorities did not know about the abuse until a Bloomington School District employee notified police after one of Belker’s alleged victims complained to the district. The victim had been in counseling and recalled being molested by Belker. Police launched an investigation in November.
Belker would have been in his late teens to mid-20s at the time of the assaults of five boys. The criminal complaint said that one victim recalled neighborhood mothers speaking about him, and that parents had an idea about what Belker was “doing to young boys.” Belker had a younger sibling that was close in age to the victims.