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  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Amy Senser opening statements: Senser will testify during trial

    Amy Senser will testify during her trial on criminal vehicular homicide charges, her defense attorney revealed during opening statements. Prosecutor Deborah Russell and defense attorney Eric Nelson kept their opening arguments brief this afternoon, with each side presenting a bare outline of their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Anousone Phanthavong family remembers chef ahead of Amy Senser trial

    For Anousone Phanthavong's parents, justice will come once they reach the "peace of mind that their son just didn't die like roadkill on the street." Cindi Phanthavong, Anousone's niece, spoke to reporters this afternoon about her dead uncle, who she described as a quiet, "hard-working man" who wo ... More >>

  • News

    March 21, 2012

    Civil commitment leaves Hennepin County offenders languishing

    Mentally ill inmates wait months for evaluation, treatment

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Amy Senser should stand trial in Hennepin County, prosecutors argue

    ​Amy Senser's trial approaches April 23, but before a jury can be seated the Hennepin County judge overseeing the case must determine whether Senser can get a fair trial in Minneapolis. Senser's attorney Eric Nelson requested a change of venue to Kandiyohi County earlier this month on the grounds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Little Joe Gustafson guilty on racketeering charges

    Duane "Little Joe" Gustafson was found guilty on a dozen charges yesterday in Hennepin County. Prosecutors says Gustafson is second-in-command of the "Beat-down Posse," a violent and notorious gang that terrorized the North Side. Charges against Gustafson include: racketeering, terroristic threats, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Amy Senser trial will happen in Hennepin County

    ​Amy Senser's trial will not be moving to Kandiyohi County. Hennepin County Judge Daniel H. Mabley denied Senser's request to have her trial moved from Minneapolis to Kandiyohi County. Senser stands charged with criminal vehicular homicide for running True Thai chef Anousone Phanthavong over off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Chris Cook trial begins today

    ​Cornerback Chris Cook was the Vikings' second-round draft pick in 2010. After struggling as a rookie, Cook had his 2011 season off to a solid start through the first month of action.But his football career came to an abrupt halt last October 22 after his girlfriend called police from Cook's Eden ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Metro Gang Strike Force gets off scot free

    Photo: benleto.Hennepin County also declined to file anymore charges last year.​After years of controversy, the saga of Minnesota's scandal-riddled gang-combating task force is about to come to an anti-climactic finish. The U.S. Department of Justice has declined to level anymore federal char ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Timothy Bakdash says he ran over pedestrians on purpose

    ​Timothy Ayman Bakdash is going to be charged with second degree murder this morning in the wake of a hit-and-run incident more than a week ago in Dinkytown that fatally wounded Benjamin Van Handel, a U of M student. The criminal complaint alleges that Bakdash, of Roseville, had been drinking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Little Joe Gustafson charged with 14 counts, racketeering

    Little Joe Gustafson, leader of the Beat Down Posse, was booked into jail this morning​Joseph Duane "Little Joe" Gustafson, a North Minneapolis man who terrorized his neighborhood for years, is being charged today with 14 felony counts: racketeering, assault, making terroristic threats, kidnap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Biber's teen sex charge leaves colleagues "confused and disturbed"

    Minneapolis business attorney Aaron Biber is due to be arraigned in Hennepin County court today on charges that he had sex with a 14-year-old boy.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2006

    Kelley next among DFL trio to announce his LG

    Minneapolis business attorney Aaron Biber is due to be arraigned in Hennepin County court today on charges that he had sex with a 14-year-old boy.

  • News

    October 13, 2004

    Try, Try Again

    The courts are determined to make a 10-year-old murder charge stick

  • News

    December 4, 2002

    He's Sorry

    Former gang prosecution snitch Johnny Edwards recants--sort of

  • Books

    November 14, 2001

    City Pages on Election Night

    Former gang prosecution snitch Johnny Edwards recants--sort of

  • Books

    June 13, 2001

    Party Crashers

    The DFL in disarray, three mayoral candidates make a play for the Green Party endorsement

  • News

    May 23, 2001

    Ted’s Excellent Adventure

    Ted Mondale thought he could sweet-talk the 'burbs into building their share of affordable housing-- but Eagan told him to get lost.

  • Books

    April 25, 2001

    Here We Go A-Caucusing

    A few days at the races with St. Paul mayoral candidate Jay Benanav

  • Books

    September 22, 1999

    Snitch Botch

    When police informant Johnny Edwards sang, men went to prison. Now his tune is coming back to haunt the courts.

  • Books

    November 25, 1998

    Snitch Glitch

    Has Johnny "Walk on Water" Edwards finally met his match?

  • News

    September 2, 1998

    One More Time

    They say people who fish and farm can't elect a governor anymore. Tell that to Doug Johnson

  • News

    July 22, 1998

    Playing With Fire

    Even as they began sifting through the cinders in 1994, police figured they knew who set the Phillips apartment fire that nearly killed two little girls. But arson has a way of destroying all the evidence.

  • News

    March 18, 1998

    Tag Team

    Defense attorneys say Minneapolis's crackdown on graffiti artists is a waste of time and money for a court system that's already stretched thin.

  • News

    March 4, 1998

    The Player

    From West Bank radical to White House insider, he's remained the most powerful man you've never heard of.

  • News

    February 4, 1998

    Road Kill

    Their cars were moving when James Lundquist and William Anderson opened fire on strangers. But was anyone at the wheel?

  • News

    January 22, 1997

    Get Out of Jail Free

    In drug- or gang-related cases, one of the favorite weapons of prosecutors is confidential informants like Johnny Edwards. Trouble is, a lot of them will say anything to get themselves out of the hot seat--and continue committing crimes while they're turn

  • News

    June 26, 1996

    OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

    Operation Safe Streets

  • News

    March 6, 1996

    The Trials of David Lillehaug

    In the wake of Najarian and Shabazz, the U.S. attorney and former DFL prodigy finds his once-bright political future in question.

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