Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Suspect in 2010 Burnsville Assault
George Lee Morgan of Fridley is accused of hitting a co-worker at Waymar Industries with a wooden slat.
A Fridley man was arrested Monday on a warrant accusing him of beating a co-worker in Burnsville last year with a wooden slat.
George Lee Morgan, 49, is charged with felony third-degree assault, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Morgan remained in the Dakota County Jail Tuesday. An omnibus hearing in his case has not yet been scheduled.
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According to the criminal complaint, Burnsville police were called to Waymar Industries on Southcross Drive West just after 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2010, on an assault report. Waymar manufactures furniture for the food-service, hospitality and health-care industries.
The victim told police that Morgan had become angry at him, swore at him and then hit him with a wooden slat, striking his finger and causing it to bleed and swell.
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The victim said he was able to raise his arms and cover his head before Morgan struck him a second time.
The Burnsville officer who responded to the call found a wooden slat with blood on it and saw that the victim had a broken fingernail, an injured finger and a gash on his eyebrow.
The attack left the victim with a fracture on his left index finger, and he had surgery to treat his injuries, according to medical records.
Morgan admitted to police that he hit the victim with a wooden slat, but said he did so in self-defense after the victim pushed him.
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