Nicholas David Kraus, 35
IN CUSTODY on probable cause Criminal Vehicular Homicide following last night's fatal crash into protesters in #UptownMpls.
Kraus has a lengthy history of DWI and driving offenses.
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IN CUSTODY on probable cause Criminal Vehicular Homicide following last night's fatal crash into protesters in #UptownMpls.
Kraus has a lengthy history of DWI and driving offenses.
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Kraus has had at least two felony convictions on 1st Degree DWI.
Both felony sentences were STAYED by:
--Ramsey County Judge Salvador Rosas (appointed by Perpich, and now retired)
--Anoka County Judge Thomas M Fitzpatrick (appointed by Pawlenty)
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Both felony sentences were STAYED by:
--Ramsey County Judge Salvador Rosas (appointed by Perpich, and now retired)
--Anoka County Judge Thomas M Fitzpatrick (appointed by Pawlenty)
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Kraus has at least 5 prior convictions for DWI, including the two felonies. He also has convictions for driving after cancelation, assault, obstruction, careless driving, speeding, driving without a license, plus.
As we pointed out yesterday, our system, through the sentencing guidelines, allows for STAYED sentences on many felony crimes. Meaning, offenders are allowed to continue offending after conviction - very often with eventual tragic results.
Felony DWI in MN is presumed STAYED.
Felony DWI in MN is presumed STAYED.
By any measure, Kraus should have been imprisoned on the second felony DWI, as his criminal history score at that point would have allowed it, but Judge Thomas Fitzpatrick deviated from the prescribed sentence with a dispositional departure.
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