Friday, February 22, 2013
Boaz Bitengo Arisi, 25, has been charged with felony domestic assault.
A Lakeville man faces a felony charge after he allegedly kicked, punched, and choked a woman and beat her with a clothes iron. Boaz Bitengo Arisi, 25, is charged with one count of felony domestic assault, punishable by up to three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. He also faces two misdemeanor domestic assault charges, each of which carry a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. On Feb. 9, at 1:20 p.m. Lakeville police responded to an apartment on the 20000 block of Hollins Avenue on a report of an assault. Officers found the victim outside, crying and visibly shaken. The woman told police that she and Arisi have a seven-month-old child. As she was getting ready for work, she picked up the infant and took the child into …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Police say Peter Gustavo Gesualdo cut the man with a butterfly knife, then threatened to slash another man's throat.
A Savage man has been charged with cutting a man in Lakeville with a 4-inch knife after threatening to “cut him wide open,” then threatening to slash another man’s throat. Peter Gustavo Gesualdo, 43, is charged with three felonies: second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine, and two counts of making terroristic threats, each of which has a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Lakeville police were called to a home on Impatiens Court just after 10 p.m. Jan. 5 to investigate a reported assault, according to the criminal assault. Officers met with the homeowner, who said one of his tenants had called to report the assault. While they were …
Monday, December 31, 2012
In other crime news from around the South Metro region, Amy Senser's lawyer files an appeal, and a man threatens to destroy a McDonald's in Eagan.
The folllowing stories first appeared on Patch sites throughout the South Metro region during the past week. To read the full articles, click on the headline links. Dakota County Judge Charged with Christmas Eve DWI Police say Apple Valley resident Michael V. Sovis had a blood-alcohol level of .28—more than three times the legal limit. Man Threatens to Blow Up McDonald's Eagan police also responded to several assault and theft calls, according to the most recent police reports. Standoff With Armed IGH Man Ends in SWAT Team Arrest (AUDIO) The incident unfolded Friday near the intersection of 80th Street East and Claymore Avenue East. Audio clips are courtesy of Police Clips. FBI Report: Lakeville's Crime Stats Lowest Among Peer Cities in …
Saturday, December 15, 2012
The suspect was determined to be an acquaintance of the woman. He was eventually located by Hastings police officers and taken into custody after a short foot pursuit.
Each week, Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows releases a newsletter. In case you haven't seen it, Lakeville Patch has it.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Mas was assaulted by assailant who left name at the scene.
Officer Rick Bussler and Sgt. Andy Bohlen responded to a report of an assault in the parking lot of a restaurant this past week. When the officers arrived they found that one man had been punched several times by another man as he was leaving the establishment. The suspect had fled the scene before the officers’ arrival, obviously hoping to get away with the assault by concealing his identity. Unfortunately for the suspect, before leaving the restaurant, he had paid his bill with a credit card, thereby signing his full name. The detectives following up on the case had no difficulty determining the suspect’s identity.
Friday, July 13, 2012
While in an ambulance following a car crash, the allegedly drunk man punched a female paramedic in the face and then choked and punched the other, male paramedic.
After allegedly driving drunk and crashing his car on Interstate 35, a 43-year-old Chaska man has been charged with allegedly assaulting paramedics who were driving him to the hospital for treatment. According to a criminal complaint filed with the Dakota County Attorney's Office, early in the afternoon of May 2, Julian Roger Miller's car had gone off the interstate and careened into a fence in the ditch. The complaint said a passerby witnessed the incident and approached the car to help, but when the person got to the car, which was 50-feet off the roadway in the ditch, Miller was passed out with his foot on the gas pedal. The witness removed the keys and waited for police, the complaint said. When Lakeville Police found him, he was still…
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
A monthly rundown of the top 10 suspects that the Dakota County Sheriff's Office is searching for.
Editor's note: Did you know that Dakota County has a most wanted list? It's updated monthly, and Lakeville Patch will have it. The Dakota County Sheriff's Office has issued warrants for all the individual featured in this gallery. If you encounter them, the DCSO asks that you please be cautious: All should be considered dangerous. If you know the whereabouts of any of the people featured in this gallery, you can contact your local police or the DCSO at (651) 438-4740. You can leave an anonymous tip.
Monday, May 21, 2012
An assault suspect thought he got away after punching bar patron in the face, except for the fact he left his contact information with the bar after winning at pull tabs.
Often times, Lakeville's officers run into individuals on calls who just don’t know when to walk away and go home. Officers were dispatched to a restaurant bar and informed that a subject had been kicked out of the establishment for trying to start a fight with another patron. The subject left, but waited outside for the other patron who walked out the front door a short time later. The subject punched the patron and ran away on foot. Unfortunately, the subject had given his full identity information to the bartender because he won a pull tab, so the officers were able to quickly identify him and make contact. The subject was contacted by the officers and turned himself in. He was placed in Dakota County Jail pending formal charges for …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
A monthly rundown of the top 10 suspects that the Dakota County Sheriff's Office is searching for.
Editor's note: Did you know that Dakota County has a most wanted list? It's updated monthly, and Lakeville Patch will have it. The Dakota County Sheriff's Office has issued warrants for all the individual featured in this gallery. Their names, the crime they committed and other information is included with each photo. If you encounter them, the DCSO asks that you please be cautious: All should be considered dangerous. If you know the whereabouts of any of the people featured in this gallery, you can contact your local police or the DCSO at (651) 438-4740. You can leave an anonymous tip.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Julian Michael Denny faces two felony charges after police say he pulled a knife on three people last week and told them he'd dug graves for them.
A Lakeville man has been charged with assault after police say he pulled a knife on his stepfather and two other people last week and told them he’d dug graves for them. Julian Michael Denny, 22, faces two felony charges: second-degree assault, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine, and making terroristic threats, which has a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Denny remained in the Dakota County Jail Monday on a $100,000 bond. An omnibus hearing in his case is scheduled for Nov. 7 in Dakota County District Court in Hastings. According to the criminal complaint, Lakeville police were called to Denny’s home on Kenwood Trail just before 8 p.m. Oct. 12. Police met with Denny’s …
Derrick Williams
4:56 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Thanks Rick. That's fair. :) more ›