The family of Ricky Cobb II on Monday condemned the Hennepin County Attorney’s decision to dismiss the charges against the state trooper who shot and killed Cobb in a traffic stop last summer. Addressing reporters outside the Hennepin County Government Center, Cobb’s mother, Nyra Fields-Miller, said she felt betrayed by Hennepin County Mary Moriarty’s announcement […]
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Gov. Walz said he planned to remove Moriarty from state trooper murder prosecution
A day after Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced she would drop murder and manslaughter charges against a Minnesota state trooper, Gov. Tim Walz, who has publicly criticized Moriarty’s handling of the case, revealed he planned to use his legal authority to remove her from the prosecution. “Yes, we would have done that,” Walz said […]
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty will drop murder charges against State Trooper in shooting
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said she will dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against State Trooper Ryan Londregan in the shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II last summer. Moriarty told the Star Tribune her unexpected decision comes in response to a prosecution expert’s new analysis of scene video, combined with recent statements from Londregan’s defense […]
Mary Moriarty to host inaugural felony expungement clinic
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty plans to host a felony-level expungement clinic next week to assist those with eligible convictions with sealing their court records. The clinic will take place Feb. 28 from noon to 8 p.m. at Urban League Twin Cities, 2100 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis. The local nonprofit and other organizations such as […]