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In 2012, a millionaire was robbed, bounded and suffocated. According to the San Jose Mercury News, a homeless man’s DNA was found under the victim’s fingernail, and the man was arrested on a murder charge. However, his attorney was able to prove that not only did the man not commit the crime, but he was never even at the scene.
Gerald Mohs killed a nine year old boy when driving under the influence of alcohol in Olmsted County (Rochester, Minnesota). He was charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide and six counts of criminal vehicular operation. He killed a nine year old boy and three other individuals were also injured.
A Minnesota teenager had a record of skipping school. According to the St. Peter Herald, law enforcement caught up with the young man a few months ago at a soccer practice and arrested him in front of his peers and coaches. After violating his probation again, the young man was sentenced to spend three weeks at a correctional facility.
In 2012, more than one-quarter of fatal traffic accidents in Minnesota were alcohol-related, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety. Mothers Against Drunk Driving rated the state poorly in terms of having countermeasures in place in order to reduce drunk driving, despite the fact that there were 5,000 fewer DUI arrests last year than the year before.
Police in Virginia busted through the home next door to a 17-year-old. According to NBC 12, the teenager pulled out his cellphone and stood on his own porch, videotaping as law enforcement handcuffed suspects in front of his house.
Two twelve-year-old girls stabbed their friend 19 times in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The girls lured the victim, also 12, to the forest. The victim crawled to the road and was found by a bicyclist. The bicyclist then called 911. The girls had been working on their plan for months.
In 2013, a Minnesota home caught on fire. According to the Morrison County Record, the owner of the home, a 63-year-old man, was arrested and charged with arson. In January, a four-day trial resulted in a 60-month prison sentence, which the man appealed.
Meri Woods was convicted of downloading child pornography ("child Porn") in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. She tried to frame her husband by downloading the photographs of child porn. She downloaded 40 pictures of child porn on the home computer and then turned it into the police.
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