South Metro Crime Report

Lakeville Athletic Director Pleads Guilty to DWI

In other crime news from around the South Metro region, a victim is identified in an Eagan homicide investigation, and an Inver Grove Heights man is charged with three felonies in a New Year's Day shooting.

  The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline link.   Rosemount Man Charged with Sexual Solicitation of Child Police say Robert Lee Ranzy IV sent a sexually explicit video of himself to a 14-year-old Rosemount girl in January. He was arrested Nov. 27 on a 10-month-old warrant.   Warrant Issued for Burnsville Woman Accused of Cracking Victim's Skull Police say Lenora Jonea Pollard assaulted a woman Dec. 17 because she believed that someone was trying to take her children. Burnsville Woman Charged with Distributing Child Pornography Police say Kayla Jo Henry-Heagle of Burnsville and Antonio Mendez Trice of Minneapolis filmed a video …

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Inver Grove Man Charged with Three Felonies in New Year’s Day Shooting

Michael Jamah Griffis was charged with one count of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault.

Follow Mendota Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter A 35-year-old Inver Grove Heights man has been charged with three felonies as result of a New Year’s Day shooting at an Inver Grove residence. In Dakota County District Court on Thursday, Michael Jamah Griffis was charged with one count of first-degree assault (great bodily harm) and two counts of second-degree assault (dangerous weapon-substantial bodily harm). Bond was set at $25,000 with conditions that included: • Not entering the victims’ residence • No contact with the victims • Alcohol monitoring and random testing • No use of alcohol or controlled substances • Keeping the court informed of his current address. Griffis was being held …

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