A migrant from Ethiopia allegedly shot and killed three apartment staffers in Minnesota following a dispute over a parking contract. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Tsegaab Binessu, a 30-year-old migrant from Ethiopia, allegedly shot and killed three staff members at a St. Paul, Minnesota apartment complex after a dispute over his $65 per month parking […]
A migrant from Ethiopia allegedly shot and killed three apartment staffers in Minnesota following a dispute over a parking contract. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Tsegaab Binessu, a 30-year-old migrant from Ethiopia, allegedly shot and killed three staff members at a St. Paul, Minnesota apartment complex after a dispute over his $65 per month parking garage contract, which he wanted to break. DETAIL: Binessu reportedly wanted to cancel his parking contract and join the U.S. Navy, but was told over the phone that he could not break the contract as he had already renewed it. The Ethiopian allegedly said he was going to go to the leasing office in person, and arrived armed, shooting Nansi Fuentes Zambrano, 25, Dena Silcox, 56, and Adam…Open
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher says several shootings over the July 4th weekend in the Minneapolis metro area trace back to Somali youth gangs, groups he estimates are responsible for 14 homicides and more than 100 gang-related shootings in the past two years alone. Fletcher made the claims during a livestream, as reported by the […] The post Ramsey County sheriff links July 4th weekend shootings to Somali youth gangs across Minneapolis metro appeared first on American Almanac .
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher says several shootings over the July 4th weekend in the Minneapolis metro area trace back to Somali youth gangs, groups he estimates are responsible for 14 homicides and more than 100 gang-related shootings in the past two years alone. Fletcher made the claims during a livestream, as reported by the Daily Caller , describing a scene at a business called Juice Time in Arden Hills where roughly 300 Somali youth gathered over the holiday weekend. Some of those present, Fletcher said, were gang members. Law enforcement officers on site managed to tamp down trouble at that location, but it didn't hold. Two hours later, Fletcher said, the same group was shooting someone in northeast Minneapolis. A sheriff's…Open
Authorities warn “showboating” is driving the recent surge of Somali youth gang violence in urban Minnesota. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said in a livestream that several shootings over the 4th of July weekend were linked to Somali youth gangs, Fox 9 Minneapolis reported Tuesday. This comes amid a spike in Somali gang violence in the Minneapolis metro area over the years. (RELATED: City Officials Raise Somali Flag After Cancelling Independence Day Fireworks) “This last weekend, we were at Juice Time in Arden Hills. There were 300 Somali kids there and some of them were gangsters,” Fletcher said, according to the outlet. “We had a number of us law enforcement officers there that curtailed their activity, but two hours…Open
Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated the legal status of a 42-year-old Laotian national convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child, and had him deported to Laos, weeks after Minnesota's Board of Pardons wiped his record clean. Internal clemency documents now show exactly why the board's review commission recommended that pardon: four of six commissioners […] The post Documents reveal why Minnesota clemency board pardoned convicted child sex offender facing deportation appeared first on American Almanac .
Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated the legal status of a 42-year-old Laotian national convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child, and had him deported to Laos, weeks after Minnesota's Board of Pardons wiped his record clean. Internal clemency documents now show exactly why the board's review commission recommended that pardon: four of six commissioners cited the man's fear of deportation as a reason to grant him a fresh start. The case of Tue Lue Vang has become a sharp test of how far state officials will go to shield illegal immigrants from federal immigration enforcement, even when the person in question pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct against a girl who was ten years old when the abuse began. …Open
The Department of Homeland Security has condemned Minnesota officials for pardoning a convicted pedophile in an effort to stop his deportation.
The Department of Homeland Security has condemned Minnesota officials for pardoning a convicted pedophile in an effort to stop his deportation . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Minnesota Board of Pardons, led by Democrat Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, granted clemency to Tou Lue Vang, a Laotian national convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a ten-year-old girl. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has condemned the decision, arguing it could hinder Vang’s deportation, which was imminent prior to the pardon. DETAIL: Vang lost his legal immigration status after his 2006 conviction for first-degree criminal sexual conduct and he was issued a final removal order. According to…Open