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Ex-MPD cop gets 15 days for assault during Floyd unrest

Ex-MPD cop gets 15 days for assault during Floyd unrest

A judge has ordered a former Minneapolis police officer to report to the Hennepin County workhouse next week to begin serving a 15-day sentence for kicking and punching a man in 2020.
by Matt Sepic

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Judge rejects plea deal in fatal carjacking case

A Hennepin County District Judge rejected a plea deal Monday afternoon that would have given a man accused of taking part in a fatal attempted carjacking five years of probation.
by Peter Cox

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Former Mayo doctor charged with fatally poisoning wife

Connor Bowman is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of his wife, Betty, who also worked at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
by Catharine Richert

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Why the innocent end up in prison

Why the innocent end up in prison

Imagine going to prison for something you did not do. MPR News host Angela Davis talks to an attorney with the Great North Innocence Project, which works to exonerate Minnesotans wrongly convicted of crimes, and with a Minnesota man who spent nearly seven years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Ex-cop faces sentencing for 2020 assault

Ex-cop faces sentencing for 2020 assault

A former Minneapolis police officer who assaulted a man during the 2020 riots faces sentencing Monday. Justin Stetson admitted punching and kicking Jaleel Stallings, who fired his pistol at an unmarked van but surrendered as soon has he realized that police were inside.
by Matt Sepic

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Activists march to oppose new 3rd Precinct site

Activists march to oppose new 3rd Precinct site

As part of the National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality, protesters started their march at the now vacant 3rd Precinct. City leaders have said there’s a need for the neighborhood to have a precinct, but there’s been little consensus on a new site.
by Aaliyah Demry

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