Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is explaining to the county board why she needs to hire outside attorneys for the Trooper Londregan case. She says they are down 10 attorneys in the adult prosecution division. Moriarty says this case is "unique in the way it's being litigated," saying the defense has three lawyers hired.

She says with the staff shortage, she can't afford to assign three prosecutors from the adult prosecution division to this case.

I had an incredible interview today with Noemi Torres -- the ex-girlfriend of the Burnsville police murderer Shannon Gooden. Torres says during their abusive relationship, Gooden would claim he'd shoot police if she called 911 on him. Noemi had three children with Gooden.

Those three kids were in the house during the stand-off. Noemi says Gooden put ear muffs on his daughter before he started shooting police.

Adam Fravel thread June 9.
If charges are filed today against Adam Fravel in the death of Maddi Kingsbury I will post details here. I’ll be in Winona again. BREAKING: Adam Fravel is charged with 2nd Degree Murder in the death of Maddi Kingsbury.

The criminal complaint says a knotted towel was wrapped around her head and neck.. cause of death was homicidal violence.

Maddi Kingsbury case -- remains found, ex-boyfriend Adam Fravel arrested on suspicion of 2nd-Degree murder.

Follow this thread for my updates today from Winona on the huge developments in this case. A few tidbits on the location where the remains were found, off Hwy 43 north of Mabel.

Adam Fravel grew up on a farm near Mabel.

Maddi's van was seen driving on Hwy 43 on March 31.

Fravel said he was running errands that day using Maddi's van.

BREAKING: 10 more defendants are being charged in the Feeding our Future federal meal program fraud case There will be indictments unsealed today but I have a number of details already because three suspects were charged via information, which generally indicates they are agreeing to plead guilty and cooperate.
Read here: kare11.com/mobile/article…

MPD forensic scientist Nicole Lenway is on the witness testifying against the man charged with trying to have her killed — her ex-boyfriend and father of her child, Tim Amacher. So far the jury has heard Lenway testify about how she met Amacher at his martial arts and workout studio, started dating and eventually got pregnant. And she has detailed multiple stories of gaslighting, control, and emotional/psychological abuse.

First up this morning from the Feeding our Future case is Khadar Adan. Despite initially jailing Adan, the U.S. Government has agreed to release him on conditions.
Magistrate Judge David Schultz warned him against trying to flee.
"I’m not going anywhere your honor," Adan said. Adan's role in the alleged scheme falls under Liban Alishire who is accused of having a much larger role. Alishire will also be in court today.

Confirmed… three of the suspects are no longer in the U.S. including a Feeding our Future working accused of taking kickbacks. Wild story of this last suspect trying to get to Ethiopia. kare11.com/article/news/c… Must be nice to write a check for a Porsche…

Former Thomas Lane is being sentenced for aiding and abetting 2nd-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.

Lane pleaded guilty, and is already serving a federal sentence in Colorado.

His two co-defendants are taking the state charges to trial next month. Lane and the state agreed to a plea deal that gives him 36 months (3 years in prison) and it will run concurrently with his federal term.

I’m at the press conference announcing indictments in the Feeding Our Future fraud. US Attorney Andy Luger says it is the largest COVID-19 related fraud scheme. I arrived at the courthouse just as Aimee Bock got here with her attorney. She is the highest profile of the 47 people charged today.

No charges will be filed against the officer who shot Amir Locke during a no knock warrant, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman just announced. In a joint statement, Freeman and Attorney General Keith Ellison say Amir Locke is a victim. However they say there is not enough evidence to disprove that MDP Officer Hanneman had a right to use deadly force.

As I await the verdict in the Potter trial I’ve had some time to check up on criminal cases that have not been covered. This one is particularly nightmarish and presents a new twist on the carjacking trend. The name I blacked out is a 17 year old. Freeman’s office is trying to certify this teen as an adult to face charges in district court instead of juvenile court. Judge Todd Fellman ordered the teen to be detained at the Juvenile Detention Center even though the teen’s attorney argued for electronic home monitoring.

Polls are closed. Results coming soon. I’m focusing on Question 2 — which would replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety. I’ll have results and reaction. This is a look at voter turnout by Ward as of late afternoon.

I’m at the courthouse where there will be a motions hearing today for former MPD officers Kueng, Lane and Thao.

I have to take hand written notes inside the courtroom (no cameras either) and soon as I leave I will add all the details to this thread.

kare11.com/mobile/article… BREAKING: August trial for three former officers is delayed — until March 7, 2022

Sounds like there could be some fireworks in tomorrow's motion hearing for former Officers Kueng, Thao and Lane.

Attorney for Thao is accusing prosecutorial misconduct, alleging Dr. Roger Mitchell, who at one point was going to be an expert witness, coerced M.E. Andrew Baker. It is difficult to discern how Attorney Bob Paule knows exactly what was said in this alleged telephone call between Baker and Mitchell.

There are two sealed exhibits which presumably contain grand jury testimony.

I just had a fascinating sit-down interview with one of the alternate jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial.

Lisa Christensen was the juror who lived in Brooklyn Center. One night she could hardly make it home after testimony ended because of protesters blocking intersections. Christensen thought Derek Chauvin was guilty.

Dr. Martin Tobin was the witness who influenced her the most toward that conclusion.

That demonstration where the jurors felt their necks? Extremely effective.

Much much much more to come after I start putting this together.

Derek Chauvin is GUILTY OF ALL THREE COUNTS in the death of George Floyd.
2nd Degree Murder: GUILTY
3rd Degree Murder: GUILTY
2nd Degree Manslaughter: GUILTY
#ChauvinTrial #GeorgeFloyd Chauvin is convicted across the board.

Good morning. We are on verdict-watch in the Derek Chauvin trial. The jury deliberated last night for about 4 hours, from 4p-8p. And they resumed this morning at 8a.

What should we watch for? Besides coming forward with a verdict, at some point they might have a question. If the jury has a question in this case -- the judge will call the parties back into court and will read the jury's question out loud - and on camera.

The judge will then answer the jury's question on the record (although he will have already discussed his answer with attorneys)

This morning we will hear closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial. Our coverage begins at 8:30 on @kare11. Closings start at 9 with Steve Schleicher delivering for the state, followed by Eric Nelson for the defense, then Jerry Blackwell with rebuttal for the state. Judge Cahill is currently reading jury instructions. Very important -- as they including the elements of each crime that has to be proven. In closing arguments, the attorneys will then specifically refer back to them.

DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL: Derek Chauvin WILL NOT take the witness stand in his own defense.

Today could be the last day of testimony. The defense has one witness scheduled.

kare11.com/article/news/l… Watch here:

Here's a quick little explanation of Minnesota's sentencing guidelines, which can help Minnesotans and out-of-staters alike understand what Derek Chauvin would face if found guilty -- as well as understanding the charge Kim Potter now faces. First, this is the grid. On the grid you can see example crimes in the first column ranked by "severity level" in the second column. At this link you can find more example offenses and their corresponding severity levels. I snipped severity level 8 to highlight Manslaughter-2. mn.gov/msgc-stat/docu…