Minnesota Senator Proposes Upping Penalties for Injuring Cops John Jasinski, District 24 Minnesota State Senator from Faribault wants to increase penalties for injuring law enforcement officers. Senator Jasinski will be holding a news conference Thursday along with others to outline the proposed legislation. Jasinski will be joined by State Representative John Petersburg of Waseca, Waseca Police Officer Arik Matson, Megan Matson, Minnesota Police and Protection Officers Association (MPPOA) Executive Director Brian Peters and Waseca County Attorney Rachel Corneilus. Last January Matson was severely injured while responding to a call in Waseca when he was shot in the head. He is still undergoing therapy in an attempt to recover from the brain injury caused by the bullet fired by a suspect he and other Waseca Police were attempting to apprehend.