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Ambush in Apple Valley, Boy Beaten with Boxing Gloves: South Metro Crime Roundup
In other crime news from the south metro, a St. Paul man terrorizes a Burnsville business and a golf cart heist is thwarted by a bystander.
The following is a rundown of crime-related stories from our Dakota County Patches this last week.
All stories have been verified with the police and court authorities. Please keep in mind: Those accused are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. For the complete story, click on the link in the headline.
Apple Valley
Police: Apple Valley Woman Ambushed, Threatened by Drunken ManPolice say Jesse Lee Roberts threatened to kill a stranger he met on an Apple Valley street.
October Trial Date Set for Apple Valley Man Accused of Murdering Pregnant Wife
An Apple Valley man jailed since March 8 on accusations that he killed his pregnant wife and staged the scene to make it appear that her death was accidental will head to trial on Oct. 7.
Burnsville
Georgia Man Charged with Severe Beating in BurnsvilleA man from Fayetteville, GA is accused of slugging a co-worker so hard that the other man blacked out and suffered from temporary amnesia.
St. Paul Man Accused of Stalking Employees at Burnsville Mortgage Business
One Twin Cities man faces felony charges after he allegedly mounted a protracted campaign of harassment and intimidation against the Burnsville branch of a Texas-based mortgage lender.
Eagan
Man Beaten, Robbed at Eagan Bus StopJames William Hunter was charged with simple robbery and assault for his alleged role in the incident.
Police: Thieves' Plan to Steal Golf Carts Stopped Cold by Witness
William Roger Anderson and Michael Marshall Tate-Johnson both face a felony theft charge after allegedly attempting to steal a pickup, trailer and four golf carts.
Lakeville
Man Accused of Pawning Grandfather’s GunsChristopher James Braun, 20, of Rosemount has been charged with two felony counts for allegedly taking the guns from a Lakeville home and pawning them at a Burnsville pawn shop.
St. Paul Woman Charged With Writing Fraudulent Checks at Lakeville Store
Alexandria Mary Pflepsen-Warnecke, 20, allegedly wrote two bad checks totalling more than $2,000 before being denied writing another by a store clerk.
Rosemount
Police: Rosemount Man Beat 13-Year-Old With Boxing GlovesA Rosemount man is accused of throwing a 13-year-old child against a wall, then hitting the boy with boxing gloves in order to teach the child a lesson about "being a man."
Victim in Fatal Collision Near Rosemount Identified
The woman killed in an Empire Township crash on Thursday has been identified as Angela Nicole Wear, 32, of Inver Grove Heights.
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