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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Aaron James Hjermstad, 46, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office secured guilty verdicts against Kevin Lamarr Mason, 31, for the fatal shooting of Dontevius Catchings in June 2021.
Monday, November 24, 2025
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty released the following statement in response to the federal administration's targeting of Somali Minnesotans under Temporary Protected Status:
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office added the following murder counts in its prosecution of David Eugene Wright, 51, for the death of Mariah Samuels.
Monday, November 3, 2025
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office secured the conviction of Lyndon Akeem Wiggins, 40, for the death of Monique Baugh in 2019.