Minneapolis, Justice Department and police reform
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It was a grisly scene when police arrived at a Minneapolis apartment complex on June 13, 1993, to investigate the murder of 35-year-old Jeanie Childs. Her body was found partially under her bed, her bedroom was in disarray,
Activists say they are not surprised the Trump administration pulled out of a consent decree covering Minneapolis police, but are frustrated the city didn't finalize it sooner.
On the heels of the DOJ announcement that it is ending it's consent decree with Minneapolis police, former chief Medaria Arradondo speaks to WCCO's Reg Chapman about changes the department has made since the murder of George Floyd and where he sees the department moving forward.
Jeanie Childs was found stabbed more than 60 times in her Minneapolis apartment. Bloody footprints and unknown DNA left investigators without answers until a 2015 cold-case review and public DNA database finally pointed to a suspect.
According to court records, 18-year-old Demario Lee Dempsey – who was initially charged as a teen with nine counts of attempted first-degree murder for the Aug. 20, 2023, shooting – entered guilty pleas to three counts of attempted intentional second-degree murder on Tuesday during a hearing.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said, "We're doing it anyway" after learning the Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss the consent decree that was created in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.
Sahra Mohamed Nur, 63 of Minneapolis, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release for her role in a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nur was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $5,000,240.
Jahon Ronnell Lynch, who was 18 at the time of the shooting, was also convicted of two counts of attempted murder in the Nov. 6, 2023 incident.