Crime, Law and Justice

FBI says hateful texts were also sent to Hispanic and LGBTQ community after election
The FBI said members of the Hispanic and LGBTQ communities reported receiving offensive messages, some of which said “they were selected for deportation or to report to a re-education camp.”
Adam Fravel found guilty on all charges in Kingsbury murder
Jurors deliberated for less than a day before returning guilty verdicts on four charges including premediated first-degree murder.
Man wrongfully convicted of 2008 Minneapolis murder freed from prison
After spending 16 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, Edgar Barrientos-Quintana was released Wednesday following an order issued by a Hennepin County judge. 
Parties deliver closing arguments in Adam Fravel trial
The jury began its deliberation around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday after hours of closing arguments.
Police: 13-year-old boy accidentally shot, killed by another teen
A 13-year-old boy was killed early Tuesday morning in what Minneapolis police are calling an apparent accidental shooting. Officials say a 14-year-old boy was handling a gun when the 13-year-old was shot. 
Brainerd man charged in deadly shooting, child abductions that led to Amber Alert
Chad Aanerud, 35, was charged Monday in Crow Wing County District Court with 12 criminal counts, including second-degree murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, arson and assault with a dangerous weapon.
Minnesota law bans harassment, intimidation of election workers
With concerns about election-related violence on the rise, poll workers and election officials in Minnesota have some new legal protections. While there have been only sporadic problems in Minnesota, the measure was prompted by harassment elsewhere.
Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid
A federal jury has convicted a former Kentucky detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor the night she was shot to death by police officers in 2020. The 12-member jury returned the late night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors.