Crime, Law and Justice

Man who threw child at MOA now appealing guilty plea

Emmanuel Aranda and his lawyer Paul Sellers stand at a sentencing hearing.
Emmanuel Aranda, the man who threw a 5-year-old boy over a Mall of America balcony, and his lawyer Paul Sellers, right, listen to Judge Jeannice Reding hand out a sentence at the Hennepin County Government Center, Monday, May 3, 2019 in Minneapolis. Aranda was sentenced to 19 years for the crime.
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