Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Washington County Attorney’s Office is handling the Thanksgiving shooting case for the Morrison County Attorney’s office because of a conflict of interest.
A Morrison County Grand Jury on Thursday indicted a 64-year-old Little Falls man on two counts of first-degree premeditated murder in alleged Thanksgiving Day shooting deaths of two teenagers. Byron D. Smith is accused of killing two cousins—Haile Kifer, 18, and Nicholas Brady, 17—who were repeatedly shot after they broke into his home on Thanksgiving Day 2012. Each count carries a penalty of life in prison without parole. The Washington County Attorney’s Office is handling the case for the Morrison County Attorney’s office because of a conflict of interest. Morrison County will pay per diem for mileage, meals and rooms if necessary, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput has told Stillwater Patch. “The attorney time is not billed,” he said…
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Minnesota Alliance on Crime and its partners are sponsoring events in the Twin CIties during National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
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Wednesday, April 17
April 21-27 is recognized as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The Minnesota Alliance on Crime and its partners have received a National Crime Victims’ Rights week grant and are sponsoring events in the Twin Cities. All events are free and open to the public, with make and take art activities for kids, information about services to crime victims and on crime prevention, giveaways, and more. Artwork submitted by children depicting ideas about crime prevention and a world without crime will be displayed at all events. Locally, services and referrals for victims of crime can be accessed through: Citizen groups and community organizations wishing to schedule a Crime Prevention presentation can contact the Washington County Attorney’s Office…
Sunday, April 7, 2013
April is recognized in the United States as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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Sunday, April 7
Editor's Note: The following is a news release from the Washington County Attorney's Office. April is recognized in the United States as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Across the country, media outlets regularly report on situations of horrific abuse or neglect of children. Unfortunately, as we’ve become accustomed to sensationalism in our news, it has become all too easy to gloss over these stories and headlines. We don’t want to be reminded that every day, local county and tribal agencies must respond to reports of maltreatment of children in our own communities. In 2010: In 2011, statistics show that at least five children died every day as a result of child abuse in America. The problem isn’t limited to the immediate, horrible …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Washington County Attorney's Office announced multiple charges against Nhan Lap Tran in the shooting incident that happened on Feb. 11.
An Oakdale man who shot at random vehicles Monday, resulting in the death of a young boy, was officially charged Wednesday by the Washington County Attorney's Office. County Attorney Pete Orput announced the filing of multiple charges against Nhan Lap Tran, 34, of Oakdale in the shooting incident near Rainbow Foods. Nine year old Devin Aryal died from a gunshot wound to the head. Two female victims, including Devin's mother, were also hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Two others had gunshot assaults to their vehicles. Tran was charged with second-degree intentional murder, second-degree felony murder during an assault, first-degree assault and two counts of assault in the second degree with a dangerous weapon. Tran made his first …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Byron Smith is charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of Haile Kifer and Nicholas Brady, two cousins who were repeatedly shot after they broke into Smith’s home in Little Falls on Thanksgiving Day.
The Washington County Attorney's Office will prosecute the Little Falls homicide case of a 64-year-old man who is accused of shooting two teens who broke into his home on Thanksgiving. Orput told the Pioneer Press the Minnesota County Attorneys Association called him on behalf of the Morrison County attorney's office to ask if he’d try the case. The case, the president of the county attorneys association told Orput, is that the case would be contentious because of the gun issue. "If that's a challenge,” Orput told the Pioneer Press, “I want it.” Morrison County will pay per diem for mileage, meals and rooms if necessary, Orput told Stillwater Patch on Wednesday. “The attorney time is not billed, but county attorneys routinely take conflict…
Friday, November 9, 2012
After months of investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Dave Eckberg has been charged with 10 felony counts stemming from unpaid bills to Lumberjack Days vendors.
After months of investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Dave Eckberg has been charged with 10 felony counts stemming from unpaid bills to Lumberjack Days vendors. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput announced this morning that his office filed criminal charges against Eckberg, 61, of Stillwater, “in the 2011 controversy over the Lumberjack Days Festival in Stillwater.” Eckberg, the organizer of the event, was charged with five counts of theft by check and five counts of issuance of a dishonored check. “This has been a careful, painstaking investigation that has required the issuance of multiple search warrants and the review of boxes and boxes of documents,” Orput said. “Frankly, the victims deserve more than the …
Friday, October 12, 2012
A 37-year-old man has been charged of burglarizing Axdahl's Garden Farm near Stillwater this summer, and then sodomizing a goat. The man's whereabouts are unknown at this time.
After a two-month investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, a 37-year-old man is accused of sodomizing a petting zoo goat at Axdahl’s Garden Farm in Grant this summer. Abimael Rojas Dominguez was charged Thursday by the Washington County Attorney’s Office with third-degree burglary and animal cruelty. His whereabouts are unknown at this time. According to the complaint: The Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a call from Axdahl’s on Aug. 2 for a report of a dead goat and possible sodomy. A worker at Axdahl’s told detectives that he had entered the lower level of the Axdahl's barn at about 8:50 am on Aug. 2 to feed and water the animals. The employee noticed that some stalls were open that are always closed at …
Monday, April 9, 2012
After assaulting a deputy in Stillwater Township and spending two days on the lam, Tyler Robert Chute was found hiding inside a pullout couch, arrested and charged with a felony.
The 20-year-old St. Croix Falls, Wis., man who was arrested in Wisconsin after allegedly assaulting a Washington County deputy and then spending two days on the run was charged with a felony in connection with the incident. Tyler Robert Chute was charged Friday by the Washington County Attorney’s Office with fourth-degree assault and fleeing police. Chute was arrested Saturday night near Luck, Wis., by the Polk County (Wis.) Sheriff’s Office. He is currently in jail in Wisconsin and will eventually be extradited to Washington County to face the charges. According to a Pioneer Press report, Chute was found hiding inside a pullout couch. According to the complaint: At about 9:31 p.m. Thursday a deputy was dispatched to 10744 St. Croix Trail …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
All information contained herein is public and provided by the Washington County Attorney's Office.
Editor's note: The Washington County Crime Roundup includes first appearance dates and sentencings of those charged with felonies and gross misdemeanors and prosecuted by the Washington County Attorney's Office. Those charged with crimes should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
All information contained herein is public and provided by the Washington County Attorney's Office.
Editor's note: The Washington County Crime Roundup includes first appearance dates and sentencings of those charged with felonies and gross misdemeanors and prosecuted by the Washington County Attorney's Office. Those charged with crimes should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
pam reilly
10:44 am on Friday, March 29, 2013
Yes they say "random" as he did not go after anyone specific.. He was just shooting at anyone who HAD to stop at the stop sign.. duh...... I was Devin's daycare mom for almost 6 years, and the night he died, he had just 4 minutes b4 left my home.... His mother MIssy and I are friends outside of Daycare as well, so this has been very hard for all of us including all his friends at daycare to deal … more ›