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Crime, Law and Justice

Death of man after arrest investigated in Moorhead

State agents are investigating the death of a man who died after he was arrested on felony warrants in Moorhead. The man was identified Thursday as 50-year-old Jeremy Robert Kelly of Fargo.
by The Associated Press

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Defense contractor from Rochester charged with giving up military secrets

A Defense Department contract linguist — formerly of Rochester, Minn. — has been charged with giving classified information, including the names of American intelligence assets, to a Lebanese national with ties to the militant group Hezbollah, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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3 arrested in fatal Target parking lot shooting in Savage

A 16-year-old boy died Saturday at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, a day after he was found semiconscious in the Target parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Three people from Prior Lake were arrested Tuesday, including a a 44-year-old man, 43-year-old woman and a juvenile.
by The Associated Press

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St. Cloud bar owner charged with first-degree arson

St. Cloud bar owner charged with first-degree arson

The owner of a historic downtown St. Cloud bar destroyed in a fire last month has been charged with intentionally setting it ablaze as he faced financial pressures.
by Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn

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Imprisoned for life as a teen, Myon Burrell finds his voice

Imprisoned for life as a teen, Myon Burrell finds his voice

Though his day-to-day life in prison hasn't changed, Burrell said it's liberating to know that people now see him and they are finally listening to his screams. "I don't know how it's going to happen," he said. "But I do believe that, you know, these doors are going to open up and, God willing, it's going to be sooner than later."
by Robin McDowell and Margie Mason

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What leads to wrongful convictions

A discussion about some of the common factors that can lead to an innocent person being convicted of a crime. They include reliance on jailhouse informants, unreliable eyewitness testimony and false confessions.
by Jim Bickal and Angela Davis

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Protesters force cancellation of Klobuchar campaign rally in St. Louis Park

Protesters force cancellation of Klobuchar campaign rally in St. Louis Park

Sen. Amy Klobuchar canceled a homecoming campaign rally in Minnesota on Sunday night after protesters took over the stage in a high school gym where she hoped to rally supporters.
by Brian Bakst and MPR News Staff

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