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Shoplifting Charges in Minnesota Can Quickly Add Up

NOV. 24 2017

Getting caught stealing a single small item from a store probably doesn’t seem like a big deal – and if it’s the only thing you’ve ever stolen, that’s probably true. There are a number of options out there for first time offenders that can minimize the charges and penalties you face.

Moreover, penalties in Minnesota are prescribed according to the value of the items that were taken. In other words, a single small item that doesn’t cost much has

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What Is Next for Minnesota’s Much-Maligned Sex Offender Program?

NOV. 15 2017

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Sex Crimes

Minnesota has one of the toughest sex crime punishment systems in the United States. First, convicted sex offenders face long prison sentences. Then, some may be required to enter a treatment program… with no specified release date.

After quite a bit of recent controversy, however, several lawmakers are now working to revise the program requirements and ease the restrictions on convicted sex offenders. Here’s an explanation of the program itself, the legal processes at play, and what to expect

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MN Law Enforcement Officials Must Follow New Synthetic Drug Procedures

NOV. 8 2017

Published By: Chris Keyser

The United States is facing a public health emergency with the current opioid epidemic, and our state is struggling with its own opioid crisis as well.

In the last year, our country lost 64,070 people to drug overdoses – a 21 percent increase over the previous year. What’s responsible for the dramatic increase?

While drug overdose deaths continue to go up year after year for heroin, other natural opioids, cocaine, and psychostimulants with abuse potential, one group of

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Everything to Know about Minnesota Diversion Programs

NOV. 2 2017

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Diversion Programs

In Minnesota, several different diversion programs exist to help certain individuals avoid criminal consequences. These programs are designed to offer a fresh start to low-level offenders who have no prior criminal history.

Additionally, diversion programs help those who can’t make court appearances or afford to pay their fines, and they spare at-risk offenders from high fines, revoked licenses, and criminal records.

Because of this, the City Attorney’s office is hiring a new team of lawyers dedicated to reviewing

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Drinking and Driving on Halloween in Minnesota Could Net You a DWI

OCT. 26 2017

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI | Halloween | Holidays

Halloween is fun for kids and grownups alike – albeit different kinds of fun. Halloween parties are frequently some of the best all year, and aren’t something you’ll want to miss out on. However, for this reason, Halloween is also a particularly dangerous holiday nationwide, and has even surpassed New Year’s Eve in terms of emergency room admissions. Unfortunately, much of the danger is due to drunk driving.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a

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Domestic Assault Charges in MN Can Come Even if You Don’t Touch Victim

OCT. 17 2017

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Arson | Domestic Violence | Weapons Charges

At the end of September, a man was accused of fatally setting his girlfriend on fire. After spending some time in the hospital, he is now being charged with second-degree murder and domestic assault.

In July, Wyndale Fayson was charged with felony domestic assault against his girlfriend Vanessa Danielson and had a no-contact order taken out against him. Fayson violated that no-contact order when he showed up at Danielson’s home.

Danielson called the police after Fayson got

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Child Abuse Epidemic? What’s Really Happening in Minnesota

OCT. 12 2017

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: Child Abuse

Child abuse is taken seriously here in Minnesota and throughout the United States.

Every year, 3.6 million reports involving over 6.6 million children are made to child protection agencies, which equates to a child abuse report every 10 seconds. On average, we lose four to seven children every day because of child abuse and neglect – one of the worst records among industrialized nations across the world.

Sadly, our state also has its own struggles with child

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