Southdale Shooting Suspect Goes to Court
A July 6, 2009 court hearing is scheduled for Edisson Daniel Lema of Richfield. Lema, who is 17 years of age, has been ordered to stand trial as an adult in connection with the shooting in the parking lot of the Southdale Mall last February. Lema is charged with four counts of second degree intentional murder, two of those charges specify "for the benefit of a gang". Lema's court hearing is July 6, 2009 at 930a.
Pen Standifer, accused of criminal sexual conduct, goes on trial July 6, 2009 at 9:00am in Hennepin County District Court. Standifer, a former foster parent in Crystal is accused of sexually molesting two of his former foster children. There are three counts of criminal sexual conduct against Standifer, with two of the accusations from allegations in the year 2005, and one charge stems from an allegation in December 2008.
A hearing is scheduled in Hennepin County District Court for July 7, 2009 at 130pm for Martin Everett Opem (New Hope) charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct and one count of attempted criminal sexual conduct. Everett is accused by his two daughters of sexual abuse.
Sheryll Grace Friend is scheduled to appear in Hennepin County District Court July 7, 2009 on nine counts of theft by swindle, and nine counts of identity theft. According to the criminal complaint, Friend was employed by Eden Prairie Dental Care between approximately 1994 through August 2008 as the Office Manager and is accused of stealing more than $100k between October 2002 and August 2008. The hearing in criminal court begins at 9am.