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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Curtis Edward Jackson, 29, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of second-degree intentional murder from the April 2024 killing of his cousin, Marcus Williams, Jr.
Friday, September 19, 2025
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office published a Non-Public Safety Traffic Stop Policy toolkit Friday.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has charged John Allan Sandeen, 64, with four counts of terroristic threats made to individuals via email.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea Thursday from William Howard Sanders, 39. He was sentenced in the same hearing to 400 months.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office unveiled a new strategy on its prosecutions of cases emanating from a non-public safety traffic stop, also known as a “pretext” stop.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
A Hennepin County judge returned a guilty verdict Wednesday, marking the conviction of Abdul Jameel Wright, 39, on one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Joshua Anthony Jones, 36, was sentenced Friday to 420 months on two intentional second-degree murder charges.
Thursday, September 4, 2025
On Wednesday, the HCAO unsealed charges in one case and filed additional charges in another matter against Golden Valley-based attorney Allen Al-Zouhayli, 36.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea Thursday from Aaron James Hjermstad, 45, on 12 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The State’s key witness recanted her testimony, confessed to the crime.
Troy Mike Payton, 45, was charged Thursday by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office with 2 counts of fleeing police in a motor vehicle resulting in death and 1 count of fleeing police in a motor vehicle resulting in great bodily harm.