Ex-Minneapolis police officer pleads guilty to assault, spared jail time for beating of man during 2020 unrest
Former officer Justin Stetson pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and officer misconduct, but won't serve jail time.
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Former officer Justin Stetson pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and officer misconduct, but won't serve jail time.
The Assistant Hennepin County Attorney who removed herself from the case in protest has accepted a job with the Attorney General's Office.
After extensive testimony and hours of deliberation, the jury presented a guilty verdict in the case of a murder of a woman, her child and unborn child.
Sheldon Thompson faces life in prison if convicted of the deaths of Jackie Defoe, Kevin Shabaiash Jr. and an unborn child.
Their careful attention and deliberation and their service to the people of minnesota. i want to thank all the witnesses who testified and who came forward with what they knew about this case. i especially want to thank my remarkable team. when i took this case, i said it would be difficult to prosecute because history has shown that trying cases like this one is difficult. this team did not shy away from the challenge and the people of hennepin county and the american people and the people of minnesota, what they saw in the courtroom was the fruit of many, many hours of labor and hard work an...