Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The former Senate staffer and Eagan resident was seriously injured on Jan. 23 when he lost control of his vehicle on the Interstate 35E bridge near Lilydale.
Eagan resident Michael Brodkorb—a former Senate staffer whose meteoric rise in the GOP ranks once made headlines—now faces criminal charges in connection to a traffic accident in January. Lilydale City Attorney Thomas Lehmann charged Brodkorb with two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree DUI, one misdemeanor count of careless driving and one petty misdemeanor seatbelt violation, according . If convicted on one of the DUI charges, Brodkorb could face a maximum of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. The seatbelt violation is a petty misdemeanor punishable with a $300 fine. Brodkorb was seriously injured in the accident, which occurred just after 9 p.m. on Jan. 23 along the Interstate 35E bridge near Lilydale. Police say Brodkorb was driving in…
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Oudone Xiong, who clung to a bridge railing over the Mississippi River last week for almost six hours, has been charged with fleeing police in a high-speed chase that culminated in the bridge standoff.
A suicidal convicted sex offender who caused a six-hour standoff with police last week by clinging to a bridge over the Mississippi River has been charged in Dakota County with leading Eagan police on the high-speed chase that culminated in the standoff. Oudone Xiong, 37, of St. Paul is charged in Dakota County with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, a felony with a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. According to the Dakota County complaint, Eagan police were called to help Ramsey County in tracking down Xiong, who had apparently told his parole officer that he was thinking about killing himself. Ramsey County dispatchers told Eagan dispatchers that they had pinged Xiong’s cell phone and determined that …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Police say Shelly Jean Brown—already facing a criminal charge after police say she chased an Eagan man down the street waving a steak knife—tried to steal more than $1,000 worth of items from the Burnsville Target store.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter A St. Paul woman who was charged in May with chasing an Eagan man down the street with a steak knife and threatening to stab him has now been charged with trying to steal more than $1,000 worth of items from Target in Burnsville. Shelly Jean Brown, 43, is charged with felony theft, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. According to the criminal complaint, Burnsville police were called to Target just before 8 p.m. July 14 on a shoplifting report. A loss prevention employee told police that Brown was seen moving through the store, selecting items and putting them in her shopping cart. Brown put clothing and larger …
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7:34 am on Friday, November 2, 2012
This man is also a wife beater he deserves everything he gets he beat my sister when she was pregnant. more ›