Category Archives: Courts

Man Sentenced After Road Rage Incident on Christmas Day
(KNSI) - A man will serve jail time for using his pickup truck to ram a family's vehicle in an apparent road rage incident on Christmas Day. Kevin Desmet-Groseclose from Apple Valley, formally Little ...
Jake Judd Aug 16, 2022 Stearns County Jail

Former Minneapolis Police Officers Reject Plea Deal
(KNSI) - The two former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd rejected a plea deal Monday morning. J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were offered the deal to avoid a state tri...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 15, 2022 Hennepin County Jail via AP Photos

Willmar Attorney Agrees to Disbarment After Guilty Plea in Bankruptcy Fraud Case
(KNSI) - An attorney in Willmar has agreed to be disbarred after pleading guilty to fraud. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, in 2015, Gregory Anderson prepared and filed a bankruptcy petition f...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 11, 2022 Unsplash

Eight Minority Jail Officers Settle Lawsuit Over Guarding Derek Chauvin
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Eight minority corrections officers who were working at the jail where a former Minneapolis police officer was awaiting trial in the death of George Floyd were awarded nearly $1...
Associated Press Aug 10, 2022 Hennepin County District Court

Ex-police Chief Sues Over Job Loss in Daunte Wright Killing
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) - A former suburban Minneapolis police chief alleges that he was forced to resign for refusing to immediately fire the officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during an A...
Associated Press Aug 05, 2022 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News

Suspect Accused of Beating St. Cloud State University Swimmer Pleads Guilty
(KNSI) - The suspect accused of brutally beating a fellow student last fall has pleaded guilty. Ezayah Marcell Gomez Oropeza was charged on September 30th, 2021, with one count of third-degree felony ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Aug 04, 2022 Stearns County Jail

Police Arrest a Suspect, Identify Another in July 6th Shooting in St. Cloud
(KNSI) - A suspect in a quadruple shooting earlier this month has been arrested. According to court documents filed in Stearns County District Court, at 5:47 p.m. on July 6th, Bryant Garth II, Daquan ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 29, 2022 Stearns County Jail

Two Ex-Minneapolis Police Officers Receive Federal Prison Sentences Wednesday
Originally published 11:08 a.m. July 27th, 2022 Updated 12:18 p.m. July 27th, 2022 (KNSI) - A federal judge has sentenced two former Minneapolis police officers for violating George Floyd's civil righ...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 27, 2022 Hennepin County Jail via AP Photos

Willmar Teen Allegedly Admits to Being Wasted After Causing a Fatal Crash
(KNSI) - An 18-year-old man from Willmar allegedly admitted to drinking alcohol and consuming THC edibles before getting behind the wheel of his SUV and causing a fatal crash. According to the Minneso...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jul 27, 2022 Unsplash

Amir Locke's Cousin Sentenced in Murder Case That Prompted Fatal Raid
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The teenage cousin of Amir Locke was sentenced to more than 16 years on Monday for his role in a January murder that prompted police to execute a no-knock warrant on the Minneapolis...
Associated Press Jul 26, 2022 Unsplash