Update: Onamia Public Schools announced that Adam Lee is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 33-year-old Milaca man is charged for allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old Onamia High School student, according to the Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office.

Adam Michael Lee, who is a teacher at the school, now faces third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in a position of authority, both felonies.

According to the criminal complaint, the Sheriff’s Office began an investigation after the school discovered a disturbing journal entry on a computer that described sexual contact with a teacher. An investigator spoke with the author of the entry, who said that another student had told her about the incident.

Then, the investigator met with the other student, a 17-year-old female, who admitted to having sex with Lee on two occasions. She said the first time they had intercourse was over winter break in December of 2012 and another time in January of 2013, which occurred inside Lee’s car, according to the complaint.

The female victim admitted that she was Lee’s teacher’s aid and also regularly lifted weights with him after school. She said he would often give her a ride home from school as well, the complaint said.

The investigator then spoke with Lee, telling him he was there to talk about his relationship with the minor female. The complaint says upon hearing this, Lee’s “face changed,” he looked to the ground and told the investigator he wanted to speak to an attorney. The investigator discontinued the questioning and Lee continued to sit with his face in his hands.

Lee was arrested and booked into the Mille Lacs County Jail.

Onamia Public Schools released a statement Tuesday, saying “The district’s employees are deeply concerned for the privacy and comfort of the alleged victim and the alleged victim’s family at this difficult time.”

If convicted of his charges, Lee could face a potential maximum penalty of 15 years for the third-degree sexual conduct charge and 10 years for the fourth-degree sexual conduct charge.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed three counts from former Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb’s lawsuit over his firing — but two discrimination counts remain as the case goes forward.

Brodkorb was fired in 2011 after Senate leaders discovered his affair with then-Majority Leader Amy Koch (kohk). Brodkorb sued, claiming he was unfairly treated because female Senate staffers who carried on affairs were not punished.

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson left the discrimination counts, but dismissed Brodkorb’s claims that he was defamed. She wrote that statements made by Senate Secretary Cal Ludeman were not defamatory because they were in made in the context of “heated” negotiations.

Nelson also dismissed the state and unnamed Senate employees as defendants. The Senate and Ludeman are the only defendants going forward.

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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man charged with slapping a toddler on a Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight has made an initial appearance in federal court.

Joe Rickey Hundley surrendered to federal agents Tuesday morning and then stood before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mikel H. Williams via video at the federal courthouse in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Hundley, of Hayden, Idaho, was released by the magistrate on $10,000 bond.

As conditions of his release, the 60-year-old cannot drink alcohol or possess firearms and must surrender his passport. He cannot travel outside of Idaho, eastern Washington state, or the northern district of Georgia, where the case will be tried.

Hundley is accused of slapping the 19-month-old boy during a Feb. 8 flight. Hundley has been charged in Atlanta with simple assault. His attorney says he will plead not guilty.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — A Litchfield woman was sentenced to 120 days in jail Wednesday after being accused of trying to smother her infant son by pinching his nose shut.

Twenty-four-year-old Katie Elaine Lewis will also be on probation for three years. The judge said she is not allowed to have any contact with her son for those three years, as well.

According to the charges, Lewis brought her 5-month-old to a hospital in May, telling hospital staff he would stop breathing, turn blue and pass out. Doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with him.

The criminal complaint says hospital surveillance video later showed her pinching the boy’s nose and covering his mouth, causing him to kick frantically before going limp.

The baby is currently in the care of his biological father.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An 18-year-old man was charged after police say he posted a nude photo of a 15-year-old girl who refused to have sex with him.

Deuvtontay Charles, of Minneapolis, was charged with solicitation of a minor to engage in sexual conduct and solicitation of a child to engage in sexual conduct.

According to the charges, Apple Valley Police received a complaint against Charles on Jan. 29.

Officers spoke with a 15-year-old girl who reported that Charles convinced her to send him nude photos of herself but after she sent him a few pictures, he started blackmailing her.

She told police Charles said if she didn’t have sex with him, he would post the photos on Facebook and Instagram, and distribute them to others.

Police said Charles created a Facebook page with the victim’s information and posted at least one photo on that page.

If convicted, Charles faces up to six years in prison and/or up to $10,000 in fines.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — While the search for Kira Trevino’s body continues, prosecutors say her husband, who was charged with her murder, poses a flight risk.

A judge agreed with prosecutors Thursday and refused a request from the defense to lower Jeffery Trevino’s bail.

His bail remains at $1 million.

Prosecutors say they believe Trevino is a flight risk because he called his family from jail and asked them to bring him a briefcase that had his passport in it.

Trevino was not aware that police had already confiscated it.

Also revealed in court on Thursday, evidence shows the blood splatter found in the Trevino bedroom matches the DNA of the victim.

The next court date is set for March 29. A plea could be entered at that time.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The 12-year-old boy who allegedly reported a hoax shooting at New Prague Middle School Wednesday will face a felony terroristic threat charge and another charge for dialing 911.

On Wednesday, authorities said they received a call around 7:55 a.m. regarding a school shooting in room 105 at the middle school. Police from 12 different towns and agencies responded, including local departments, the State Patrol and ambulance crews.

The 911 call said there was a person “with an AK-47,” and that two people had been injured. The building was placed under a “code red” lockdown while police responded to the scene.

After an investigation and search of the building, police determined that no shooting occurred. All students were deemed safe and no threat was determined.

The police chief said the student called in the prank using a deactivated cell phone, which was only capable of making 911 calls. At this time, they do not know what the student’s motivation was for the prank calls.

The boy’s attorney Marsh Halberg appeared in Scott County Juvenile court with his client on Thursday. Halberg says the boy may not fully understand what his alleged actions put frightened parents through.

“He’s just not in a position to absorb all of that at this point,” said Halberg. “I think at some point as part of the learning tool, I certainly hope that he will see the videos of these terrorized parents rushing to the school imagining the worst.”

Halberg said on Wednesday the boy has some “life issues,” but has not been in any legal trouble before this incident.

The 12-year-old will remain in a juvenile detention center in Scott County through the weekend. On Monday, the boy will be back in court where attorneys can discuss the conditions of his release.

Halberg says the boy’s family plans to have around the clock surveillance on him once he’s released into the custody of his parents.

NEW PRAGUE, Minn. (WCCO) — The 12-year-old boy accused of reporting a fake school shooting in New Prague must appear in court on Monday.

Police say the boy made two false 911 calls last Wednesday, reporting a shooting at New Prague Middle School. The 911 call said there was a person “with an AK-47,” and that two people had been injured.

The police chief said the student called in the prank using a deactivated cell phone, which was only capable of making 911 calls. At this time, they do not know what the student’s motivation was for the prank calls.

The campus was put on lockdown for hours, but no shooting ever took place and no one was hurt. The student now faces a felony terroristic threat charge.

The boy’s attorney, Marsh Halberg, appeared in Scott County Juvenile court with his client last Thursday. Halberg said the boy may not fully understand what his alleged actions put frightened parents through.

“He’s just not in a position to absorb all of that at this point,” Halberg said. “I think at some point as part of the learning tool, I certainly hope that he will see the videos of these terrorized parents rushing to the school imagining the worst.”

Halberg also said the boy has some “life issues,” but has not been in any legal trouble before this incident.

On Monday, the boy will be back in court where attorneys can discuss the conditions of his release.

Halberg says the boy’s family plans to have around the clock surveillance on him once he’s released into the custody of his parents.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A member of a right-to-die group facing assisted-suicide charges in Minnesota has died after a long battle with prostate cancer.

An attorney for Final Exit Network says Jerry Dincin died Tuesday morning at a hospice in Highland Park, Ill. Dincin was 82.

Dincin and three other members of Final Exit Network were charged last year in the 2007 death of an Apple Valley woman who killed herself in her home.

Last Friday, a judge declined to dismiss the indictment but ruled Minnesota’s law against “advising” suicide was unconstitutionally overbroad.

Final Exit Network general counsel Robert Rivas says Dincin entered the hospice only hours before the judge’s order was made public, and was too sedated to learn the outcome.

The Dakota County Attorney’s office has not decided yet whether to appeal.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Coon Rapids woman has been accused of beating her daughters, ages 10 and 16, with electrical cords for failing to clean the living room.

Julia Peter Modi Kojo, 31, now faces two counts of malicious punishment of a child in connection to the March 23, 2013, incident.

According to the complaint, police were dispatched to the Coon Rapids residence after Kojo beat her daughters with a black phone cord and a white electrical cord. The 10-year-old victim told police that she was hit over 20 times all over her body, that the cord broke the skin on her leg and that she was bleeding as a result. She showed officers the band-aid used to cover the wound, which was soaked in blood.

The 16-year-old victim was visibly shaken and crying. Marks consistent with being hit with an electrical cord were seen on her arms, legs and back. She also said she was hit over 20 times with the cord.

In addition to being attacked with the electrical cord, the victims told police that Kojo threatened them with a wooden deer, approximately six inches in length, with two tall, sharp antlers. Kojo allegedly pointed the antlers at the 16-year-old and made stabbing motions while threatening to kill her if she didn’t listen. Kojo then struck the 10-year-old several more times with the electrical cord, the complaint said.

When told about the potential criminal charges against her, Kojo said it was all a game and that she did not have enough energy to beat her kids.

If convicted of both charges, Kojo could spend up to two years in prison.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Wisconsin father accused of killing his three young daughters has pleaded guilty to three charges of first-degree intentional homicide, but is maintaining his insanity claim.

On Thursday afternoon, Aaron Schaffhausen once again showed no emotion in court as he admitted to the stabbing deaths of his three young daughters.

After he raised his manacled hand and swore to tell the truth, the Judge asked what his pleas were in the deaths of 11-year-old Amara, 8-year-old Sophie and 5-year-old Cecilia. He responded, “guilty.”

The exception to Schaffhausen’s one-word answers came when he was asked about whether he had received any mental health treatment in jail.

“I would have like to have treatment, but it would have been used by the prosecution,” said Schaffhausen.

Prosecutor Gary Freyberg recited some of the evidence against Schaffhausen, including blood found on his clothes, saying the blood on his shorts was from Amara and Sophie and the blood on his socks from Sophie.

Some in the courtroom, including the girls’ mother, Jessica Schaffhausen, cried softly as these details were revealed. Still, Schaffhausen was emotionless. His attorney says he does feel remorse.

“He feels a lot of remorse. He is depressed. He has been depressed for a long time. He’s on suicide watch,” said Defense Attorney John Kucinski.

Court documents say Schaffhausen called up his ex-wife when she was at work and asked to visit his girls. When he got to the River Falls home, he let the baby sitter go.

A short time later, Jessica said he called her and said, “You can come home now .I killed the kids.”

Police later found his daughters dead in their beds.

Prosecutors say Schaffhausen killed his daughters to get back at Jessica because of their divorce and he thought she was seeing another man.

Now, the next step is what amounts to a civil trial to determine if Schaffhausen is sane or insane. Jury selection will begin Monday.

The burden of proof is on the defense to prove insanity and that’s not beyond a reasonable doubt. They just have to prove that according to the majority of the evidence, he is insane and it does not have to be unanimous.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Duluth head shop owner and his son have been charged with allegedly selling Schedule 1 Stimulant Controlled Substances to undercover law enforcement agents, the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

James Robert Carlson, 55, of Superior, Minn. and his son, Joseph Gellerman, 34, of Duluth, have each been charged with four counts of fourth-degree sale of a Schedule I, II or III controlled substance.

According to the criminal complaint, authorities began investigating the Last Place on Earth in response to a suspected drug overdose due to the use of a purported pipe cleaner/bath salts, called Riptide. Investigators were determining if Riptide was being sold at the head shop, which is owned by Carlson.

Then, undercover Task Force agents entered the store numerous times and purchased Riptide and another product labeled Everest, which were later determined to be Schedule 1 controlled substances.

“Though this will not be the only place to see a community joined together in a struggle against the dealers of these deadly poisons, some measure of justice and victory will truly be achieved if The Last Place is the last place in St. Louis County where valuable and vulnerable human beings are being peddled addiction and despair on such a devastating scale,” said County Attorney Mark Rubin.

Jon Holets, Assistant County Attorney, will be prosecuting the cases.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 23-year-old MSP Airport worker has been accused of stealing hundreds of items from checked baggage, including firearms, iPads and phones, according to charges filed by Hennepin County.

In February, David Vang, of St. Paul, was charged by summons with 10 felony counts of theft of a firearm and one felony count of theft over $5,000 in connection to the alleged incidents beginning in June or July of 2012 through October 2012.

According to the criminal complaint, on Oct. 4, 2012, MSP Airport Police received a report of theft from the checked luggage of a Delta Airlines passenger. The day before, the theft victim checked his BowTech Insanity Compound bow at the Bozeman, Mont. airport, flew to MSP and continued to Flat, Ala. When his luggage arrived in Alaska, the bow was missing, along with numerous other items.

It was the latest in a serious of thefts from checked luggage at MSP International Airport.

After further investigation, two hidden CCTV cameras were installed in the area where the thefts were believed to be occurring – at the MSP Airport. A follow-up review of the footage revealed the airport employee, Vang, removing items from checked luggage and placing them in an area hidden from view. He eventually transported the items to an unsecured employee parking ramp and into a waiting vehicle, which was driven by his wife, 21-year-old Vue Xiong, according to the complaint.

The couple was arrested on Oct. 19, 2012.

In Vang’s apartment, authorities discovered labeled boxes containing multiple iPads, laptops, projectors, mobile phones, cameras, purses, clothing, firearms, a crossbow, ammunition, hunting and fishing gear, and other items, the complaint said. He did not have permission to take or possess the items.

Ten firearms were found in Vang’s living room closet, including pistols, revolvers, shotguns and a rifle.

Authorities estimate the total value of all the items at approximately $84,379.97.

In a post-Miranda interview, Vang initially claimed that the weapons and other items fell out of the bags as they came down the line, but eventually admitted to stealing the items and said he began stealing items in June or July of 2012. When asked why, Vang said he “just wanted the items,” according to the complaint.

Airport spokesman Patick Hogan advises travelers to pack valuables in their carry-on luggage whenever possible for maximum protection.

“Such thefts are rare, but they do occur. Nearly 20,000 people work at MSP International Airport, and while most are honest, law-abiding citizens, there are likely to be a few in such a large group who aren’t as trustworthy,” said Hogan.

Vang’s wife also faces one count of felony theft over $5,000.

STILLWATER, Minn. (WCCO) – Stillwater police have arrested a man who admitted to sexually assaulting multiple women in a Cub Foods parking lot, and other locations within the community.

According to the Stillwater Police Department, a 22-year-old Oak Park Heights woman reported being grabbed in an inappropriate sexual manner by an unknown man at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3 at the Cub Foods at 1801 Market Drive.

Cub foods’ security video ultimately led to the apprehension and confession of a 19-year-old Somerset, Wis., man.

He’s in custody at the Washington County Jail awaiting charges, but has confessed to assaulting other women in similar fashion in the same area, as well as in another community.

NewsRadio 830 WCCO’s Susie Jones Reports

Stillwater Sgt. Jeff Stender says the suspect was also recently charged with a similar crime in Ramsey County.

Stender says if anyone has information, or has been assaulted in a similar way, should 651-351-4900.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) –A Hastings man faces charges after his 2-year-old son was found wandering the streets Sunday carrying two bottles of Mike’s Hard Lemonade, according to charges filed by Dakota County.

On Tuesday, Robert Wayne Rassett was charged with two gross misdemeanor counts of neglect of a child and endangerment of a child in connection to the April 7 incident.

Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said he’s never seen a case like this in 25 years.

“He could have been hit by a car and killed. It could have easily resulted in a serious tragedy,” Backstrom said.

According to the criminal complaint, police received a call about a child in the middle of the street near 15th and Florence streets. There, police discovered the toddler, who wasn’t wearing socks or shoes, holding two Mike’s Hard Lemonades – one opened.

Hastings Police Chief Paul Schnell said police then used an automated phone system to try to locate someone who knew the child. After two-and-a-half-hours with no response, police widened the call area to a broader one.

The toddler’s mother was then contacted and came to pick up the child. She told police she left the residence around 1 p.m., left the child with Rassett even though she knows she has a drinking problem. She also admitted that she was aware that he had consumed a few beers that morning, but claimed she was not aware Rassett was going to become intoxicated, the complaint said.

A short time later, at 5 p.m., Rassett called police reporting his missing son.

Police then went to Rassett’s home and found him intoxicated. He was uncooperative and officers arrested him for suspicion of child endangerment, Schnell said.

Police say there were no signs that the boy drank any alcohol. A report has been filed with child protection.
Court records show that Rassett has three prior arrests and drunk driving charges.

If convicted of both charges, Rassett could face a potential maximum sentence of one year in prison and/or a $3,000 fine per charge.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An American Eagle pilot was charged Tuesday with three gross misdemeanors after authorities said he failed a blood-alcohol test as he was preparing to fly a plane from Minneapolis to New York City in January.

Kolbjorn Jarle Kristiansen, 48, was arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Jan. 4 after airport police and a Transportation Security Administration officer said they smelled alcohol as they walked past a group of four pilots around 5:30 a.m. Authorities said a preliminary test revealed Kristiansen’s blood-alcohol content was 0.107, more than double the legal limit for pilots.

Kristiansen, of Raleigh, N.C., was charged in Minnesota’s Hennepin County District Court with three counts related to attempting to operate an aircraft under the influence of alcohol. Each count carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a fine of $3,000.

Kristiansen’s attorney, Peter Wold, said he hadn’t seen the charges but they were expected.

“He never operated the aircraft. He never touched the controls,” Wold said. “That’s just the fact.”

According to a criminal complaint, two officers approached Kristiansen and noted he had “glassy and watery eyes and was slow in responses to officer questions.” The complaint said Kristiansen admitted that he consumed alcohol the night before and was planning to fly.

After the preliminary test, a subsequent blood test revealed Kristiansen’s blood-alcohol level was 0.09. Pilots are prohibited from flying if they have a blood-alcohol level of 0.04 or higher, half the level allowed for motorists.

American Airlines uses American Eagle to operate shorter connecting flights. Back in January, American Eagle spokesman Matt Miller said Kristiansen had been suspended, and an internal investigation was being conducted.

“The pilot involved in this matter continues to be withheld from service,” Miller said in an email Tuesday. “American Eagle has a well-established substance abuse policy that is designed to put the safety of our customers and employees first.”

Miller declined to comment when asked about the status of the internal investigation.

A message left with the Air Lines Pilots Association, Kristiansen’s union, was not returned.

The flight, with 53 passengers, was delayed about 2 ½ hours as the airline found a replacement pilot.

Jeanne Cooney, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota, said that based on the circumstances of the case and the different way federal and state statutes are written, it was appropriate that the case be handled by state court.

While federal law criminalizes the operation of an aircraft while under the influence of alcohol, state statutes make it a crime if a person also makes an “attempt” to operate an aircraft while under the influence.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minneapolis police say they’ve identified two juveniles believed responsible for hurling a Molotov cocktail last week at a cyclist riding on the Midtown Greenway.

Sgt. Stephen McCarty said Wednesday that the case will be submitted to the county attorney for possible charges.

The identities of the juveniles in question were not released. Last Wednesday, Drew Ditlefsen narrowly avoided the Molotov cocktail – an improvised incendiary weapon – that was thrown from a bridge over the Greenway, which is 5.7-mile trail in the city.

“I heard the glass break and almost immediately it was just a wooosh,” Ditlefsen said.

He described the flames as three feet tall, like an explosion.

Police said incidents like this are rare on the Greenway.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An Inver Grove Heights man has been charged in a disturbing domestic abuse incident where a woman was brutally assaulted and locked in her bedroom, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

Michael Erdos, 23, specifically faces third-degree assault, four counts of terroristic threats and domestic assault by strangulation – all felonies. He also faces a gross misdemeanor charge of domestic assault.

According to the criminal complaint, police were dispatched Saturday to talk with a woman regarding a domestic assault. When an officer made contact with the female victim, he noticed she had black eyes and significant swelling of her nose.

The victim told police that she had been choked and threatened by Erdos since he moved into her home in March 2013 and “began using some kind of drug,” the complaint said.

She disclosed that Erdos had also removed the lock from the front door, installed it on her bedroom door and would keep the keys to prevent her from leaving during the night.

The victim reported other “brutal” assault incidents, saying Erdos punched her in the face, threatened to burn her with a blowtorch and threatened to pull her teeth out with pliers, according to the complaint.

While interviewing the victim at her father’s residence, police said they intercepted a call from Erdos to the victim – calling from the jail requesting money.

Erdos was convicted of fifth-degree assault in 2011.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) – A Washington County sheriff’s commander said he’s lucky to be alive after getting shot in the face.

Jerry Cusick, 53, has more than 50 pellet scars across his face, neck and chest.

Cusick had been scouting a turkey-hunting location in Wisconsin on Tuesday morning before work.

While walking back to his vehicle he was shot by another turkey hunter at close range.

“I just screamed something to the effect of, ‘You shot me!’” Cusick said. “I could feel the blood running down my face. A lot of things are going through your mind. You are thinking, are you going to live or are you going to die?”

Cusick yelled at the man who shot him to call 911, and then tried to do the same on his phone.

“I had multiple holes in me squirting blood at the same time,” Cusick said. “It covered my phone instantly and I couldn’t make the call.”

Eventually, the 27-year-old White Bear Lake man who shot Cusick got through to police.

But Cusick wasn’t waiting. He got in his truck and drove to a nearby farm where paramedics found him and rushed him to the hospital.

Total, he had 58 birdshot pellets across his body.

It’s still uncertain what kind of long-term health issues Cusick may have. He will have surgery for a pellet that’s still stuck behind his eye.

He also has one lodged in his spine.

“They either work their way out on their own, or they scar over and become a part of you forever,” Cusick said.

A 28-year veteran of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, one of Cusick’s duties has been teaching firearm safety classes.

And rule No. 1 has always been identifying your target before you pull the trigger.

“The very things I teach, and the very things I’ve seen in the DNR videos and what not is exactly what just happened to me,” Cusick said.

Cusick spent a day in the hospital and the main thing is no major organs were injured.

The 27-year old hunter could face some criminal charges and it also sounds like the man may have been trespassing.

The investigation is on-going.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 44-year-old St. Cloud man has been arrested after trying to steal multiple cars and spraying a cop with a fire extinguisher, according to police.

Zachary Tyler Taylor is in the Benton County Jail being held for court on several charges, including felony assault, burglary and attempted robbery.

According to police, at 6:07 a.m. on Thursday, police were dispatched to a report of an attempted car theft in progress near Highway 23 and Lincoln Avenue Southeast.

There, Taylor allegedly attempted to get into several occupied vehicles, including a dark-colored sedan stopped at the stop lights on eastbound Highway 23. When the vehicle drove off, Taylor ran to the Gateway Motel, where he tried to open several locked and unoccupied cars, police said.

Taylor then knocked on several doors of motel rooms attempting to find a vehicle. One motel guest opened the door and Taylor forced his way into the room, demanding the guest’s keys to his vehicle. This led to a fight that made its way out to the parking lot, according to police.

After breaking away from the fight, Taylor grabbed a fire extinguisher that was mounted on the outside of the motel and made his way to the Shopko Parking Lot. Once there, he demanded the keys of another victim while holding the fire extinguisher above his head in a threatening manner.

At that time, the first responding officer arrived, interjected and attempted to arrest Taylor. Taylor, however, resisted arrested and sprayed the officer in the face with the fire extinguisher, police said.

The specifics of what happened next are not clear, but police managed to arrest Taylor.

The officer was treated and released from the St. Cloud Hospital for exposure to the fire extinguisher chemical. Taylor was also treated and released for minor injuries.

No other people required medical attention.

Now, police are looking for the driver or occupants who were in the dark-colored sedan when Taylor tried to open the doors. Anyone with information is asked to call the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-251-1200 or Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301.