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Bail Granted to Twin Cities Lawyer in Rwanda
A judge in Rwanda has granted bail to a U.S. lawyer on medical grounds. Peter Erlinder was arrested and charged with genocide ideology late last month. Since his arrest he’s been hospitalized multiple...
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Jailed Professor Coming Home
Peter Erlinder, the Twin Cities law professor who was arrested and jailed in Rwanda, is coming home. The Rwandan government freed Erlinder on bail yesterday, based on a concern for his “physical and...
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Report: 61% of Arrestees Had Recently Used Drugs
A new report sheds light on how many jail inmates have recently used drugs. The report, from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shows that nearly 61-percent of all people arrested and booked...
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Airline fees at Super Duper Saver Airlines Woman in jail for taping in movie theater Supreme Court ruling on gun laws Debrahlee Lorenzana- what really caused her firing?
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Brett Favre has announced he will not be playing with the Vikes this Fall Kiwi Camara on the legalities of music downloading Woman lets her son stew in jail overnight for stealing a car. Would you?
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Murder Suspect Commits Suicide
The 55 year old St. Paul man accused of killing three family members last month committed suicide Friday in the Ramsey County Jail. He was Patrick McHugh who had talked earlier about suicidal...
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Prosecutors: Jail Denny Hecker
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to send fallen Twin Cities auto mogul Denny Hecker back to jail. Prosecutors accuse Hecker of committing new crimes while free on bail as he awaits trial on 24...
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Judge Continues Hecker Case
Denny Hecker may have to trade his house arrest for a jail cell until he is sentenced in a few months. He is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to fraud charges. Monday, Hecker appeared in...
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Iowa Man Gets Jail For Giving Vodka To Puppy
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa City man accused of giving vodka to a puppy and nearly killing it has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for animal abuse. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Jared...
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State: Jailers Failed To Properly Monitor Inmate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Corrections says Ramsey County jailers failed to properly monitor an inmate who strangled himself while in custody. Fifty-five-year-old Patrick McHugh...
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Feds End Bogus Tax Refunds To Prisoners
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new agreement aims to stop federal prisoners from collecting bogus tax refunds in their cells. Sen. Charles Schumer says federal officials agreed Wednesday to work together to end...
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Hecker’s Girlfriend Arrested While Visiting Him In Jail
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Fallen auto mogul Denny Hecker’s girlfriend, Christi Rowan, was arrested Wednesday night while visiting Hecker inside the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, according to the...
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Man To Be Jailed Yearly On Date Of Fatal Crash
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man will spend every May 10th in jail for the next ten years for a crash that killed his best friend. A judge in Dakota County District Court imposed the unusual...
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Convicted Murderer Found Dead In Jail Cell
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A man convicted of murder less than two weeks ago has been found dead in his Chippewa County Jail cell. Chippewa County sheriff’s officials say William Andru Ball, of...
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Judge Holds Hearing In Case Over 2006 Toyota Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for Toyota are asking a federal judge to dismiss several claims filed by a Minnesota man incarcerated after a 2006 fatal crash involving a Camry. U.S. District Judge Ann...
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Wis. Lawmakers Debate Cutting Prison Meals
STURTEVANT, Wis. (AP) – Today’s prison menu includes oatmeal for breakfast, hamburgers for lunch and chicken a la king for dinner. In the future, one of those meals could be taken off the menu, leaving...
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Records: Washington County Commissioner In Jail
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners is being held in the Washington County Jail for various assault charges, Washington County Jail records show. William...
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US Religious Envoys Say Hikers’ Release ‘Imminent’
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — A delegation of U.S. Christian and Muslim leaders returned from Iran Monday disappointed they could not immediately secure the release of two Americans jailed as spies for more...
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West St. Paul Man Gets 175 Days In Jail For Bank Robbery
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 37-year-old West St. Paul man has been sentenced to 175 days in jail, 10 years of probation and a $200 fine in connection with a bank robbery in May. Police say Lewis Ross...
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10 Months In Jail For Man Who Killed Brother
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul man has been sentenced to about ten months in jail for fatally shooting his brother. Forty-year-old Eric John Orloske pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in...
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