MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities say a night of drinking, texting and then stalking an ex-girlfriend landed a principal at Cambridge Primary School behind bars.

Christopher Grote, 47, was arrested Sunday after his former girlfriend called police because he would not leave her property. According to the criminal complaint, he called her repeatedly and then showed up at her home.

When police officers arrived, Grote ran into the woods. He was eventually arrested and charged with stalking, disorderly conduct and fleeing from an officer.

It was the second time police dealt with Grote under similar circumstances.

Many who live in Cambridge say they are shocked to hear about the arrest of a popular primary school principal.

“This is not an example of what our community is all about,” resident Gladys Lindquist said.

“I think everyone liked him. He was really a nice principal,” another resident, Tom Maciaszek, said.

“He’s been an employee for 22 years past eight years a principal prior to that an elementary teacher,” District 911 Superintendent Dr. Ray Queener said.

Queener says his goal is to keep the focus at the school on teaching and learning.

“The school district will be conducting our investigation and that will commence shortly,” Queener said.

Parents we spoke with say Grote’s arrest reflects badly on the school and district.

“They represent our community and the future of our community,” Lindquist said.

Students say it’s hard to believe Grote could be accused of doing anything against the law.

“I wasn’t a good kid in school, so I was always seeing him and Mr. Peterson, so I guess he was kind of nice to me than and I never expected him to do this,” Maciaszek said.

The intermediate school principal will assume duties at the primary school while investigators look into the allegations against Grote. Counselors have been made available with students or staff who have questions or concerns.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota school principal accused of stalking an ex-girlfriend made his first appearance in court Tuesday.

Christopher Grote, 47, is charged with stalking, disorderly conduct and fleeing police.

The Cambridge Primary School principal was arrested Sunday after a woman he used to date told police he wouldn’t leave her home. When officers arrived, he ran into the woods, but was later caught and arrested.

“I was shocked because I would never expect that [from him],” Trisha Matthews, from Isanti, said.

Matthews has two children who used to attend Cambridge Primary School when Grote was principal.

“From what I know of him, he was amazing,” Matthews said. “One of the best principals that I’ve known in the school district.”

Grote has been principal at Cambridge Primary School for eight years and with the district for 23 years. In his initial court appearance in Isanti County, he was quiet and kept his head down. The judge ordered Grote to stay away from his ex-girlfriend.

Cambridge Public School Superintendent Ray Queener said it’s too soon to determine Grote’s job future until the court plays out.

“They need to really determine truth before they decide on position,” Theresa Nesbitt, whose grandchildren also attended Cambridge Primary School, said. “I’d be very disappointed if they removed him without knowing what truth is.”

Grote was released from jail after posting $6,000 bail following his court appearance. He’s due back in court October 30.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A second man has been charged in federal court for the first armed robbery at the Minnesota State Fair.

On Aug. 29 robbers got away with more than $100,000 from the Craft Brewers exhibit at the Agriculture Horticulture Building.

Two suspects, identified as Antonio Terrell Washington, 20, and Jarret Maiden, 25, were arrested for aggravated robbery.

According to the criminal complaint, Jordan Strickland, 23, has also been charged in connection with the robbery.

Court records show Strickland acted as a lookout and helped tie up two workers.

According to the criminal complaint, Washington entered the exhibit upon closing and pointed a gun at an employee closing up the exhibit.

Another employee heard the commotion and entered to office, at which point Strickland, who had been acting as a lookout, came in to the office.

The criminal complaint states Strickland and Washington then tied the employees to chairs with duct tape.

At least 10 minutes passed before the tied-up victims were discovered, and officers were notified.

A day after the robbery, Washington went to a St. Paul car dealership and purchased two cars.

Then on Sept. 4, Washington was stopped by officers in one of the vehicles.

During investigations, Maiden admitted his involvement to the police.

Maiden was a State Fair employee who worked at the exhibit.

According to the criminal complaint Maiden told police he saw an “opportunity to make money” through the exhibit and contacted Washington to commit the robbery.

Maiden said he told Washington and another male, later identified as Strickland, where and when to commit the robbery.

Strickland is now charged with interfering with commerce and using a gun in a crime of violence.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 23-year-old man was charged Thursday in a case where two teenage girls went missing from their homes in Andover, Minn. and were found a day later at a home in Burnsville.

The two girls, both 13 years old, had allegedly been texting and messaging through social media with a man identified as Casey Lee Chinn. Police issued a release asking for the public’s help to find the girls after they went missing Monday night around 7:45 p.m.

On Tuesday, they were found safe in a home on the 2400 block of Hayes Court in Burnsville. Chinn was also found inside the home and was taken into custody.

Chinn worked as a part-time volleyball coach at Cristo Rey School in Minneapolis. He has since been suspended.

He now faces a total of six charges including criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping and solicitation of a child to engage in sexual conduct.

His bail was set at $300,000 with the conditions that he not contact the victims, has no unsupervised contact with minor girls and cannot participate in a coaching capacity.

Chinn’s next court date is set for Oct. 30.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Houston Defense Attorney Chris Downey believes there is only one play for Adrian Peterson to make Wednesday — plead not guilty to felony child abuse charges and ask for a trial as soon as possible.

“This is a very standard step one in a Texas courtroom,” Downey said. “I would be surprised if it would be in Adrian Peterson’s best interest, given what’s going on in the NFL for this matter to drag out as long as a typical case would.”

It’s a case that Downey says will be viewed differently in Conroe, Texas, located 40 miles from Houston — with a divide on corporal punishment that Downey says spans a greater distance.

“These issues of child discipline vary greatly from metropolitan areas to rural areas,” he said.

But three weeks ago, a grand jury in Montgomery County decided the open cuts and bruises on Peterson’s 4-year-old son from a switch were not “reasonable punishment.”

Through his attorney, Peterson said he regrets the “unintentional injury.”

But in interviews with police, Peterson’s son said it had happened before, and prosecutors will pay close attention to this language.

“To the extent that there might be any record that Adrian Peterson committed similar acts in the past and maybe got in trouble for it if he did, then that can play a very big role in this case,” Downey said.

Prosecutors have said a trial could be a year away, so it will be up to the judge to decide if he will move up the trial date.

Peterson remains on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list, meaning he’s barred from team activities but is still collecting a pay check.

The charges carry two years in a state jail and a $10,000 fine.

But Downey believes Peterson will likely get probation if he’s convicted because he’s a first-time offender.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A former Catholic school teacher from southern Minnesota faces six felony charges after police say she admitted to having sex several times with a 17-year-old student.

Mary Frances Gilles, of Austin, faces six counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and/or a $30,000 fine.

Gilles, 28, was a math teacher at Pacelli High School. She was fired from her job Tuesday after police arrested her a day earlier.

According to a criminal complaint, police were called to the school Monday after suspicions arose that Gilles was having sex with a student. A school administrator told police she’d seen emails between Gilles and the student, and their contents were sexual in nature.

The administrator told police she saw the emails after she began looking at the student’s school account when she got a “gut feeling” something was wrong. While she didn’t find anything suspicious in the student’s school email, she did find a password for another account. She then accessed that account and found correspondence with Gilles that was sexual in nature.

Police say an officer looked at the emails, one of which spoke of Gilles possibly being pregnant.

An investigator met with the student, the complaint states. In an interview, the student said he had a close relationship with Gilles and had been having sex with her since February. He said they first had sex at her house and that they’d had intercourse about seven times in total.

Police also interviewed Gilles. She admitted to investigators that her relationship with the student began in February or March and that they had sex about once a month since then. She said she knew the student was 17.

Gilles is being held on $100,000 bail.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — To some members of Farmington High School’s Class of 2015, what happened during homecoming week was only a prank. But authorities aren’t laughing and now some students could face criminal charges.

Farmington Police Chief Brian Lindquist says over the years they’ve seen wars between the senior class and juniors during homecoming, but never anything like this.

“At some point in time, somebody thought it would be a good idea to stage an abduction. They did that. The senior class, those involved, ended up abducting four juniors,” Farmington Police Chief Brian Lindquist said.

Lindquist says two of the students were forced into the back seat of car. One of them had their hands zip-tied behind their back. Two more juniors were also zip-tied, but they were forced into the trunk of the car.

Police say the driver took them for a long ride with several other cars following behind. The prank came to an end when the driver got into a minor accident near the high school.

The group then set the juniors free and ran from the scene.

“Something we are all subject to is peer pressure, and how that affects your reasoning and what you decide to do. If that is the cool thing that is going on, I can see where you would be subject to being part of that really quick,” Lindquist said.

Farmington High School Principal Jason Berg says he can’t disclose what punishment, if any, was dealt to those involved.

“Anytime we see kids not making the greatest decisions we use those as learning opportunities and try to get them to build some capacity to make better decisions,” Berg said.

Police learned about the prank after getting an anonymous phone call the next day. They say as many as 17 students were involved.

The Dakota County Attorney is now reviewing the case to determine whether charges should be filed. The possibilities include kidnapping, assault and disorderly conduct.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 50-year-old St. Paul man faces charges for allegedly firing his handgun at a woman and her vehicle after his wife’s purse was stolen, according to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office.

According to the criminal complaint, on Oct. 13, Matrix Richard Lee and his wife were sitting on a bench watching ducks at Lake Como in St. Paul. At some point, Lee noticed a woman get out of their parked car carrying his wife’s purse and get into a car parked nearby.

Lee then immediately got up and ran towards the woman and her car to try and get the purse back. As she drove through the parking lot, Lee yelled for her to stop and she lifted her arm in the air, making some sort of gesture. Lee could not see if she had anything in her hand and, afraid he was going to be shot, he grabbed his sidearm and fired around at the vehicle, the complaint said.

Lee fired an additional shot at the car when the driver gave him the middle finger, according to the complaint.

When later talking to police, Lee said he must not have locked his vehicle’s doors and that he was attempting to shoot out the fleeing car’s tires.

A witness, who was in the parking lot at the time of the incident, told police she was backing out of her parking spot when she heard a loud “pop.” Thinking she popped a tire, she stopped her car. That’s when she saw a white car screeching out of the parking lot and speeding north on Lexington Parkway. She said Lee then used the hood of her car to take a steady shot at the fleeing car while yelling a profanity at the suspected thief.

The witness told police she was so frightened by the incident that she fled the scene, but came back when she realized police would want to talk with her.

Lee was issued a permit to carry a pistol on May 6, 2014. Officers recovered the permit, handgun and found two spent casings in the park’s parking lot.

Lee now faces one count of dangerous discharge of a firearm and reckless discharge of a firearm, both felonies with maximum sentences of five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine per charge.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two Minnesota employees have filed complaints against Honeywell for its wellness program, and the federal government is suing to stop it.

Court documents filed this month say that Honeywell, as part of its 2015 health benefit plan, requires employees and their spouses to take blood and medical tests that check for smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and other problems. The employees were told about the new procedures in August, and they have until Nov. 14 to undergo testing.

If employees opt out of the tests, according to the documents, they can lose up to $1,500 in Health Savings Account contributions, as well as face a $500 charge to their medical plan, or a $1,000 tobacco surcharge.

The tobacco surcharge can also be applied if an employee’s spouse does not undergo the testing.
The lawsuit, filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, says that an employee could theoretically see a penalty as high as $4,000 for not getting the tests.

The EEOC lawsuit came after two employees filed separate charges against the New Jersey-based company this month.

On the other hand, Honeywell says the tests encourage its employees to live healthier lifestyles, and in a press release, the company called the lawsuit “frivolous.”

“The incentives in our wellness programs are pro consumer and have delivered demonstrably better healthcare outcomes for employees and their families,” the release said.

The company said that employees with single coverage who voluntarily decide to take the tests see their monthly premiums drop by $125.

Joe Daly, an Emeritus Professor at Hamline Law School, says the Honeywell plan raises some serious questions.

“How far can an employer go in term of checking things out? Is it my business that I have a propensity towards Alzheimer’s so they can check my blood?” Daly said.

Daly also says an incentive, like a free gym membership, is very different from a punishment or fine.

The EEOC has requested that Honeywell suspend the testing requirements while an investigation takes place. Honeywell has refused.

Honewell said their plan is sanctioned by both HIPPA and the Affordable Care Act, but Daly says the plan may violate other federal laws.

“The American with Disabilities Act says straight out an employer cannot enquire about my disabilities,” Daly said.

A federal judge is expected to rule Monday on the EEOC’s request for an emergency injunction.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 25-year-old St. Paul woman is accused of repeatedly hitting her boss with a metal plate after being told she’d most likely lose her job, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

On Oct. 30 at 10:22 p.m., Mendota Heights police were dispatched to Applied Coating, located on the 2400 block of Pilot Knob Road, on the report of an assault. When police officers arrived, they learned a woman, identified as Waasohn Senite Dorliae, struck her boss, according to the complaint.

An investigation revealed that Dorliae was upset after her boss reprimanded her for being late and told her she would most likely not have a job the next day.

Dorliae, who works on a line with metal, then took a large piece of metal and struck him in the face and head at least five times, the complaint said. Once he fell to the ground, she walked away with the weapon, but turned around and threw it at him – striking him in the knee.

The victim suffered multiple cuts on his face, chin and back of the head.

In an interview with police, Darliae told police that the victim was “discriminating” and “nit-picking” on her and, because of that, she needed to resort to violence. She admitted to using full force to strike him in the head and said she needed to use the violence because he fired her, the complaint said.

Dorliae now faces one felony count of second-degree assault. If convicted, she could face a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and/or a $14,000 fine.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Lino Lakes woman faces charges after police say she was seen smoking meth in a McDonald’s parking lot with a 14-year-old child in the car.

Brandie Lea Triplett, 38, faces one count of meth-related crimes involving children, one count of possessing meth and one count of possessing drug paraphernalia.

The charges stem from the afternoon of Nov. 8. According to a criminal complaint, Lino Lakes police were called to the McDonald’s on 610 Apollo Drive on a report of a woman “smoking drugs” with a child in the car. The caller gave police the woman’s license, and the number was registered to Triplett.

When police got to the McDonald’s, Triplett was gone, but the caller was still there. He said he was parked next to the car bearing Triplett’s license, and clearly saw a woman doing drugs.

Police then went to Triplett’s home and told her about the complaint. She admitted to being at McDonald’s but denied doing drugs, the complaint states.

Police said Triplett appeared to be intoxicated, and an officer arrested her, as an active warrant was out for her arrest in Wright County.

In a search of her vehicle, police found two glass pipes with meth residue and a baggie containing 1.2 grams of meth.

If convicted of the charges, Triplett faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and/or a fine of more than $20,000.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A Minnesota principal accused of stalking an ex-girlfriend has resigned from Cambridge Primary School.

Chris Grote is charged with stalking, disorderly conduct and fleeing police. He was arrested in September after a woman he used to date told police he wouldn’t leave her home. When officers arrived, he ran into the woods, but was later caught and arrested.

The Cambridge-Isanti school board approved a mutual separation agreement with Grote that starts on Jan. 31, the district announced Friday. Rhonda Fischer will continue as interim principal through the end of the school year.

(credit: Isanti County Jail)

“Our staff has done an exceptional job keeping the focus on our students and their learning throughout this difficult situation” superintendent Dr. Ray Queener said in a statement. “Our students remain our priority and we continue to focus on the many positive things that occur in our schools each and every day.”

Trisha Matthews has two children who used to attend Cambridge Primary School when Grote was principal.

“From what I know of him, he was amazing,” she told WCCO in September. “One of the best principals that I’ve known in the school district.”

Grote was released from jail after posting $6,000 bail following his first court appearance.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A Twin Cities woman has pleaded guilty to kidnapping her friend’s baby.

Thalia Tonice Benson, 34, was charged with one felony count of kidnapping in connection with the June incident.

Earlier in the morning on June 15, 2-month-old Elijah Alonzo went missing from his home.

Elijah’s mother, Christina Alonzo, told authorities Benson was over at her Brooklyn Park home the night before. Alonzo told authorities she fell asleep on the couch, but awoke around 1:30 a.m. to find that both her child and Benson were gone.

The criminal complaint said Alonzo called Benson, who denied knowing where the baby was located. A short time later, Benson arrived at the apartment to help search for the child.

Alonzo then called 911 and police questioned Benson.

Benson’s relatives eventually became suspicious of her possible involvement and called police. The child was found in a vehicle outside Benson’s apartment with Benson’s boyfriend.

The boyfriend told police that Benson had convinced him that she was pregnant and the baby was his child. He also gave police text messages from Benson detailed a fake pregnancy and birth.

The criminal complaint said Benson admitted that she made her boyfriend believe that she had actually given birth to the missing child.

If convicted, Benson could face up to 40 years in prison.

Alonzo told WCCO in June that she will remain friends with Benson.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 59-year-old man faces arson charges after allegedly setting a sock on fire in an apartment hallway following a dispute over using the communal drier.

The St. Cloud Police Department says Richard Hoglund was arrested Tuesday night after officers were called to an apartment building on the 1200 block of 15th Street North.

The fire there caused minor damage to the hallway carpet, and no one suffered injuries.

Hoglund was booked into the Stearns County Jail.

BLOOMINGTON (WCCO) — In the next few days, the Bloomington City Attorney Sandra Johnson expects to file criminal charges against the organizers of Saturday’s protest at Mall of America.

The mall went into a partial shutdown for about two hours as thousands of protesters filled the rotunda on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. The group, “Black Lives Matter” chose the mall for its high visibility, but was warned repeatedly that it was private property.

Mall officials are reportedly gathering estimates of how much money the stores lost on Saturday.

Combined with the amount of overtime put in by police, Johnson said the numbers will be “staggering,” and she wants the protest organizers to pay.

The moment the chanting started Saturday, officers locked down about 80 stores and several mall entrances. In and around the rotunda, business came to a halt for about two hours.

Nate Bash works at one store near the rotunda, which he didn’t want us to name.

“You had people yelling and screaming inside the mall that wanted out and you had people yelling and screaming outside the mall that wanted in,” he said. “I would say the mall was less than half as busy as it should have been considering what day it was.”

“This was a powder keg just waiting for a match,” said Johnson.

The City Attorney is now building criminal cases against the protest organizers. She said she’ll try to get restitution for money lost by the mall, the city and police agencies that came from as far away as Hastings and Red Wing.

“The main perpetrators are those who continued on their Facebook site to invite people illegally to the Mall of America,” she said.

Police are looking at the group’s social media posts, as well as video from inside the mall.

“Who led that march through the Mall of America?” said Johnson. “If we can identify those people who were inciting others to continue with this illegal activity, we can consider charges against them too.”

Lena K. Gardner of the group “Black Lives Matter” said several groups, including several faith leaders, took part in organizing Saturday’s protest.

Gardner said the financial losses are not the fault of protesters.

“We came to sing carols and raise awareness,” she said, “and the Bloomington police are the ones who shut down the mall, not us.”

Gardner compared it to December of last year, when thousands gathered in the rotunda to sing a song (http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video/10942413-thousands-gather-to-honor-zach-sobiech/) written by a young man who died of cancer, Zach Sobiech.

She said that group was raising awareness of cancer, and the mall allowed it. She thinks the mall should’ve been as welcoming to Saturday’s group and its message.

No injuries or property damage were reported from Saturday’s protest.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis man will spend 12 years in prison for drugging and molesting a 10-year-old girl during a sleepover.

A judge sentenced Ezra Taylor, 39, Tuesday morning after he pleaded guilty to the charges.

Taylor hosted a sleepover for his daughter and her two friends on Aug. 2, 2014. He told investigators he crushed up Ambien pills and put them in the girls’ sodas. He then carried the victim downstairs and molested her in the middle of the night.

The next day, the parents of one of the girls contacted police to report that their daughter had been molested. The victim told a forensic investigator that while at her friend’s house, she started to feel sick and dizzy, and vomited twice during the night.

Taylor then confessed to planning the assault to police officers.

Before the sentencing, the victim’s mother gave a statement in court. She called Taylor a “monster.” She said that “the world will never be as beautiful as it was before” and that “a child should not have to cry herself to sleep every night.”

In Taylor’s statement, he apologized to the victim’s family and his own family. He told the judge he would accept whatever punishment was given.

In addition to the 12 years in prison, Taylor will also have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A South St. Paul woman is facing charges after she allegedly violated an order of protection and bit two deputies, according to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

Ruth Elizabeth Palacios, 73, specifically faces fourth-degree assault on a peace officer with demonstrable bodily harm and violation of an order for protection in connection to the Dec. 30, 2014 incident.

On the day of the incident, a deputy working court security at the Northern Service Center in West St. Paul was informed that an order of protection was being filed against Palacios, which was granted by the court and signed into effect.

According to the criminal complaint, Palacios was there and the deputy explained to her that she could not have contact with the male because of the order of protection. She then became aggressive and continued to say that she needed to talk to the male.

Palacios then went to the vehicle belonging to the male and sat in the passenger seat. She refused multiple requests to move back to the building. She eventually agreed, but continued to be very aggressive toward the deputies.

When deputies tried to get the male to leave the courthouse, Palacios continued to argue and tried to get back in the vehicle, but a deputy held the passenger door shut with his left hand. At that point, she reached up and bit the deputy’s hand, drawing blood. Another deputy saw that she had blood on her mouth, the complaint said.

The deputy who was bitten had to go to the hospital to receive medical care.

Palacios is also accused of biting another deputy’s hand who was trying to keep her from the outside.

If convicted, Palacios faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison for the assault charge and 90 days for the order of protection violation.

FARMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Sixteen Farmington high school students are facing charges in connection with a prank that occurred during homecoming week.

Police say a group of seniors kidnapped four juniors on Sept. 27 and took them on a joy ride as part of a war between the classes. The juniors say their hands were zip tied, and then two of them were locked in the trunk of a vehicle while the other two were forced into the backseat. Other teens involved in the prank followed in separate vehicles.

Police say the car carrying the juniors was involved in a fender bender near the high school.

The 17-year-old driver was charged in juvenile court Wednesday with criminal vehicular operation and fifth-degree assault. The other students have been offered the opportunity to complete an accountability program in exchange for the dismissal of a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 42-year-old man is facing multiple charges of assault in connection to a Fridley standoff on Dec. 30, 2014, the Anoka County Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

Eugene Ryan Boos faces three counts of first-degree assault against a Peace Officer, three counts of second-degree assault and three counts of possession of a pistol by a prohibited person.

According to the criminal complaint, on the day of the incident, authorities were trying to locate Boos, who broke parole after being out of prison a few months. He had spent 17 years in prison after being convicted for stabbing a man to death in downtown Minneapolis in 1994.

Fridley police were called to the apartment building on Island Drive to check on the welfare of children within the apartment building. In the apartment, they found a woman and several children. They then learned that Boos was in a back bedroom. After learning there was someone else in the bedroom with Boos, police cleared out the rest of occupants.

When officers ordered Boos to surrender himself peacefully, he allegedly threatened to shoot officers with armor piercing round and also threatened to shoot the woman in the bedroom with him. Police then evacuated the rest of the apartment building.

At one point, Boos pointed his handgun at a deputy, who then shot Boos in the hand and wrist, the complaint said.

After five hours of negotiation and Boos refusing to comply with the SWAT team, SWAT officers entered the apartment and arrested Boos, who needed medical attention from gunshot wounds. The woman who was inside the room with Boos said she was there voluntarily and not armed.

Police recovered three pistols in the apartment.

“We are grateful that no one was killed,” Anoka County Attorney Tony Palumbo said. “Law enforcement did an outstanding job of resolving this dangerous situation.”

Boos’ bail was set at $3,000,000 and his next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 4, 2015.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 35-year-old Maplewood man is accused of killing an 18-month-old baby girl Thursday morning, according to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office.

At 11:03 a.m. on Thursday, Maplewood police responded to the report of a baby who was not breathing at a residence on the 2500 block of Barclay Street.

According to the criminal complaint, officers arrived and were met by the defendant, identified as Leb Mike Meak, who appeared very calm and unconcerned to the responding officers. He led police downstairs to a bedroom where the child was found on her back not moving. She had a number of bruises on her body and face and was pronounced dead at the scene.

When asked if the child had been recently injured, Meak told police that she fell and hit her head on a space heater in the bedroom, but he did not take her to a doctor. He said she had been last awake about 15 minutes before police arrived, saying he went to the kitchen to get a bottle and when he returned, she was not breathing.

Meak told police that the baby was not his, but was his girlfriend’s. He said she lives in Farmington and works in Burnsville. While medics were trying to revive the baby, the baby’s mother arrived upset and crying. She confirmed that the baby had been staying with and was being cared for by Meak.

When talking to police, Meak allegedly admitted that he “roughed her up” that morning when she kept trying to get out of the bed, saying that he may have caused the fatal injuries from the “jerking.” He said he shook her and that she appeared lifeless as he was shaking her, according to the complaint.

A preliminary autopsy found multiple external injuries and multiple internal injuries to the abdominal area. The cause of death has been determined as homicidal violence.

Meak now faces charges of second-degree murder. If convicted, he could face up to 40 years in prison.