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Crime, Law and Justice

What to know about Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s first hearing in more than a decade

What to know about Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s first hearing in more than a decade

Peltier has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota. Supporters have long argued that Peltier was wrongly convicted and say this parole hearing may be his last chance at freedom.
by The Associated Press

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Bloomington child care provider charged in death of a toddler

Bloomington child care provider charged in death of a toddler

According to the criminal complaint, she didn't call 911 or the child's parents. The toddler laid back down and she walked away from him “to do other things in the home.”
by Regina Medina

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Jury convicts five of seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial

Jury convicts five of seven defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial

At the trial, prosecutors showed the jury page after page of bank statements, canceled checks, invoices, WhatsApp messages and meal site attendance sheets to bolster their allegations that the group falsely claimed to have served 18 million meals during the COVID pandemic, for which they collected $47 million in taxpayer money.
by Matt Sepic

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Man was on the run for gun charge when he fatally shot Minneapolis officer

Man was on the run for gun charge when he fatally shot Minneapolis officer

Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed was legally barred from using guns. Yet he kept getting them, even doing time in federal prison for it. He was on the run for yet another gun charge when he fatally shot Jamal Mitchell. 
by Curtis Gilbert

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Ellison recommends exoneration of man convicted in 1998 murder

Ellison recommends exoneration of man convicted in 1998 murder

The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office said Thursday that a man serving a life sentence for first degree murder in connection with a 1998 homicide in northern Minnesota is innocent and should be released from prison.
by Matt Sepic

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Minneapolis incident report details chaotic, quickly moving shooting scene

Minneapolis incident report details chaotic, quickly moving shooting scene

The MPD’s incident detail report depicts a chaotic and fast-moving situation which in the matter of minutes, claimed a total of three lives and left four people injured. However, crucial questions remain.
by Jon Collins and Brandt Williams

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