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A woman left her job as superintendent of a school system in order to take a similar position with a new system. According to The Courant, her former employer conducted an investigation and found she misspent nearly $9,000, using district funds in the form of a board of education credit card to purchase items to send to her children living in Minnesota and Maryland. State police charged her with first-degree larceny due to the misappropriation of money, and she has resigned from her new position and awaits trial.
Recently, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was indicted on child abuse charges for an incident that occurred while he was disciplining his child. According to the Houston Chronicle, the indictment has called attention to the way a jury is selected in the state of Texas, which can either be done at random or under the supervision of a court-appointed commissioner. For Peterson’s grand jury hearing, the chief deputy county clerk was tasked with the process of finding jurors. As an assistant professor of criminal justice notes, the clerk is considered a work associate of the district attorney, which means he may have been influenced during jury selection.
People in Minnesota who want to own a gun do not need a permit to have it in their home or business, or even when traveling between their home, business, where the gun was purchased or a repair shop. However, carrying the weapon elsewhere does require that the gun owner go through the appropriate steps to acquire a permit.
Minnesota Attorney Michelle MacDonald was arrested earlier this year for suspicion of driving under the influence and DWI test refusal in Dakota County, Minnesota. She was then charged with a Dakota County DWI and DWI test refusal. She was pulled over for going 8 mph over the speed limit. She was pulled over by a Rosemount police officer and told the officer that she was a reserve cop. The officer also smelled alcohol on her breath.
The Keller Criminal Defense Attorneys just won a jury trial in Ramsey County Minnesota. Our client was charged with a misdemeanor domestic assault. His girlfriend at the time accused him of punching her and pulling her fingers backward. She also accused him of breaking her Ipad. He had four charges against him at the time of trial:
A University of North Dakota student faced sexual assault allegations after a January 2010 incident. According to a U.S. News report, law enforcement refused to bring charges against the young man and instead charged the person’s accuser with filing a false report. Despite the findings of the law enforcement’s investigation, the school’s tribunal suspended the young man and handed down a three-year ban from the campus. The student repeatedly requested that the university review its decision, which it finally did after a year and a half and determined that their ruling was unsubstantiated.
Tom Johnson, a Minnesota Vikings player, was arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Both chargers are misdemeanors. In Minnesota, a misdemeanor charge can mean serving up to 90 days in jail and/or $1,000 fine. This has become a highly publicized case in the news. A criminal attorney in Minneapolis will be able to fight these charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing against Johnson.
Mary Gilles a high school teacher in Austin, Minnesota was having a sexual relationship with her 17 year old student. She was just charged with six counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct or child molestation. She is currently at the Mower County jail. Her bail is currently set at $60,000. She also may be pregnant with the student’s baby. Police found e-mails involving discussions about a possible pregnancy. Gilles was a math teacher at catholic Pacelli High School.
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