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Crime, Law and Justice

Beltrami jail nurse charged in death of Hardel Sherrell makes first court appearance

Beltrami jail nurse charged in death of Hardel Sherrell makes first court appearance

Former Beltrami jail nurse Michelle Skroch made her first appearance in court Friday. She’s charged with criminal neglect and manslaughter in the 2018 death of Hardel Sherrell, who died while an inmate in 2018 in Skroch’s care.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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U of M student’s bid for freedom from ICE detention draws crowd to courthouse

U of M student’s bid for freedom from ICE detention draws crowd to courthouse

More than 100 supporters gathered at the Fort Snelling Immigration Court on Friday morning to show solidarity with a University of Minnesota graduate student facing deportation.
by Sarah Thamer and Matt Sepic

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Shorting workers $37K nets felony wage theft conviction for contractor

Shorting workers $37K nets felony wage theft conviction for contractor

A Hennepin County judge on Wednesday found a Twin Cities painting contractor guilty of deliberately underpaying five workers. The felony wage theft conviction of Frederick Leon Newell is believed to be the first under a 2019 Minnesota law.
by Matt Sepic

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BCA IDs officer who shot man in northwest Minnesota

The Minnesota BCA on Thursday identified a Crookston police officer who shot and wounded a man following a lengthy police pursuit on Monday in Polk County. The man who was shot faces multiple charges.
by MPR News Staff

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Four years after Daunte Wright‘s death, Brooklyn Center scales back police reform

Four years after Daunte Wright‘s death, Brooklyn Center scales back police reform

After police killed Daunte Wright, the Brooklyn Center City Council passed a resolution promising a set of reforms. Since then, the makeup and focus of the council has changed, and the mothers of two men who were killed by Brooklyn Center police are not happy.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Judge rejects new trials for 2 convicted of human smuggling in death of family of 4 from India

Judge rejects new trials for 2 convicted of human smuggling in death of family of 4 from India

A federal judge has rejected requests for new trials for two men convicted on human smuggling charges in the deaths of four members of a family from India who froze to death while trying to cross the Canadian border into Minnesota during a blizzard in 2022.
by The Associated Press

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Vigils held for Red Lake citizen who died in detention

Vigils held for Red Lake citizen who died in detention

On the Red Lake Nation reservation, family and friends are mourning Robin Hanson, who died while in custody at the Red Lake Detention Center earlier this month. They planned two vigils for Tuesday.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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