Crime & Safety

High on LSD, Lakeville Man Accused of Beating Brother, Friend

Julian Michael Denny, 22, faces two felonies after he was accused of an LSD-fueled domestic assault in March.

A Lakeville man has been charged with assault after being accused of punching his brother and a female friend while high on LSD.

Julian Michael Denny, 22, has been charged by the Dakota County Attorney's Office with one county of felony domestic assault and one count of felony fifth degree assault, stemming from the March 1 confrontation.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County, Denny was getting more and more agitated and violent after taking LSD around 7 p.m. the previous night. By 4 a.m., his brother and a female friend had grown concerned about his outbursts and his talking with people who were not present, and asked him to go to the hospital.

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Angry, Denny punched his brother in the face, and as the female friend tried to intervene, pushed her and punched her two or three times in the face, resulting in a bloody mouth.

The complaint says Denny has two prior qualified domestic violence convictions from 2009 and earlier this year.

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The charges each carry a maximum penalty of five years in jail and up to a $10,000 fine. His next court appearance is slated for next month.

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