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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged Zak X, 36, with fifth-degree assault for his actions at a protest occurring at Fort Snelling on December 27.
Monday, December 22, 2025
A Hennepin County jury returned guilty verdicts against Earl Bennett, 41, on three charges of second-degree intentional murder.
Lyndon Akeem Wiggins, 40, was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2019 murder of Monique Baugh.
Friday, December 19, 2025
A Hennepin County jury delivered guilty verdicts against Lavester Tremaine Breham, 34, and Dandre Franklin, 36, for the 2023 murder of Mikiyel Deshone Patton.
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Today, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office publicly unveiled an innovative new data dashboard providing an unprecedented degree of transparency into the work being conducted by its Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU).
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced a new internal policy that will be implemented regarding courtroom usage of statements extracted from youth in custodial interrogations.
Thursday, December 11, 2025
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office secured the following indictments via grand jury against David Wright, 51, related to the death of Mariah Samuels.
Monday, December 8, 2025
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged Joshua Rocha, 21, with the following charges.
Friday, December 5, 2025
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty released a statement in response to the DOJ's comments on the prosecution of Abdimahat Bille Mohamed