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Prosecution dismisses charges in double murder case in Minneapolis

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Charges have been dismissed against a 21-year-old man accused of fatally shooting two men in north Minneapolis in May because later evidence proved he was not the gunman, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said Friday.

Authorities released Deijuan A. McCaleb-Robinson, of Minneapolis, last week after prosecutors explained in a court filing that “based on further review of the evidence, State cannot prove the criminal counts charged beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Maxwell Page, an assistant county attorney and spokesman for the office, said that “the State initially charged the McCaleb-Robinson based on eyewitness evidence, which identified McCaleb-Robinson as the shooter. Further investigation revealed … evidence in the form of video surveillance footage which determined McCaleb-Robinson was in fact not the shooter.”

Page added that the investigation remains open, and “at this point, nobody else is charged” with pulling the trigger.

The dismissal of two counts of second-degree intentional murder and one count of illegal weapons possession allowed McCaleb-Robinson to leave jail after more than three months.

McCaleb-Robinson had been charged in connection with the shooting on May 14 of Mcconda D. Robinson, 51, and Kayvon J. Williams, 21, both of Minneapolis, near W. Broadway and N. Bryant avenues.

Also charged in June was Lerita S. Rayford, 28, of St. Paul, on a count of aiding an offender after the fact as the alleged getaway driver. That case remains active, and Rayford has a hearing scheduled for Dec. 19.

Police have tied the killings of Robinson and Williams to the fatal drive-by shooting on April 27 of Eloe Lomax, 23, of Minneapolis, in the 3200 block of N. Knox Avenue in Minneapolis. No arrests have been announced in that case.



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Betty Danger’s bar sold to new owner for $3.5 million

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Betty Danger’s, the quirky northeast Minneapolis bar known for its Ferris wheel and miniature golf, has been sold for $3.5 million.

The property, located at 2501 Marshall St. NE and 2519 Marshall St. NE, was purchased on Nov. 15, according to the certificate of real estate value filed with the state. The primary buyer of the site is entrepreneur Joe Radaich, according to Taylor VerMeer, a spokeswoman for an undisclosed project planned for the site.

“While I can confirm that Joe Radaich is the primary buyer listed on this project, we are not able to share anything more at this time,” VerMeer said in an email.

Radaich has operated bars in the past, including Sporty’s Pub and Grill, which later became Como Tap. Radaich no longer operates Como Tap, an employee said on Tuesday. Radaich did not return requests for comment. Attempts to reach Leslie Bock, the Betty Danger’s previous owner, were unsuccessful.

The property’s mortgage payments are set at $18,886 per month with a 6.15% interest rate, the state filings show.



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Minneapolis nonprofit that fed low-income kids will dissolve after state investigation

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A Minneapolis nonprofit that served food to low-income kids has agreed to dissolve itself after a state investigation found it violated laws regarding its operations and financial transactions.

The move was announced Tuesday by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, whose office began investigating Gar Gaar Family Services, also known as the Youth Leadership Academy, after it was denied from participating in a federally funded program to provide food to students after school.

The investigation then found additional issues, including:

An attorney who has represented Gar Gaar, Barbara Berens, could not be reached Tuesday afternoon. Neither Ali or Morioka have been charged in criminal court.

The settlement by the state and Gar Gaar requires it to begin the dissolution process within 60 days of a court’s approval. The nonprofit then must transfer its assets to other charitable organizations with a similar mission.

Gar Gaar, which means “help” in Somali, launched in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to help students in need, especially those in the Somali community. The group served meals outside of the school year as part of the Summer Food Service Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture but managed by the Minnesota Department of Education.

Gar Gaar received $21 million in reimbursements for serving 7 million meals — the top provider of summer meals in Minnesota in 2021.



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O.J. Simpson’s ex-bodyguard did not have murder confession, police find

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What would have been a wild story was quickly put to rest Tuesday when Bloomington police issued a statement clarifying that no, it was not in possession of a recorded O.J. Simpson murder confession.

TMZ reported Tuesday afternoon that Bloomington police may have unwittingly come into possession of such a recording after arresting a former bodyguard of Simpson’s more than two years ago.

But about two hours after that report published, the suburban police department sent out a release that said the belongings seized during the arrest of Iroc Avelli had been inspected and officers “did not locate any information of evidentiary value for the Los Angeles Police Department.”

Here’s what police said happened:

Bloomington police arrested Avelli under suspicion of assault on March 3, 2022. Several items were taken by police in the process, including a backpack which contained multiple thumb drives, according to a statement.

They said Avelli and his attorney said one of the thumb drives in the backpack contained a recording of Simpson confessing to the infamous 1994 murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman, according to Bloomington police.

A search warrant was granted to inspect the thumb drives. A copy was obtained by TMZ, dated June 26, and the document only said the results from the search were “pending.”



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