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Man sentenced to prison for veteran to death in road rage attack
Leslie Sanders pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the crime that happened in June 2022 outside Faribault.
FARIBAULT, Minn. — A judge sentenced Leslie Sanders to 140 months after he pleaded guilty to killing 79-year-old Larry Myers during a road rage incident last summer.
Police say it happened near Dundas on June 27, 2022, when Sanders tried to pass Myers’ vehicle and hit it while pulling back into his lane near Northfield. At a nearby intersection, the criminal complaint says Sanders then got out of his vehicle while it was still rolling, approached Myers and started punching him. Police say several witnesses at the scene said they all saw Sanders hitting Myers numerous times.
In court on Thursday, Myers’ family said he was on his way to dialysis and was still buckled in his vehicle when Sanders became angry.
“My dad was killed, four words I never thought I’d say, but this cowardly and senseless act by the defendant changed all of that,” said Wayne Myers, the victim’s son.
Police said Myers suffered several facial fractures and bleeding on the brain. His family agreed to remove him from life support several days after the attack.
“When I went to see him I barely recognized the man who was my dad,” said Wayne. “That wasn’t the final vision of my dad I thought I would have.”
Several other family members spoke out, describing Myers as a fiercely independent man who loved his grandchildren and was a Vietnam veteran. His daughter said she didn’t agree with the plea deal and only accepted it out of respect for her family and not kindness or mercy for Sanders. Myers’ family said Sanders is also a veteran and has several children.
“I hope he never feels peace again in his life and I hope he gets forgiveness from his God, because he will never get it from me,” said Myers’ daughter, Jennifer.
The judge sentenced Sanders to 140 months in prison. In Minnesota, inmates serve two-thirds, which in this case, is about eight years.
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1 killed, 2 others injured in Minneapolis shooting
Police are investigating after three men were shot early on Saturday morning.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating after three men were shot in the Ventura Village neighborhood early Saturday morning.
According to Minneapolis police, officers were called to the area around East 21st Street and South 15th Avenue around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers found three men had been shot. One of the men died and the two others were taken to the hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.
Officials said the shooting happened at a small homeless encampment.
Police have not announced any arrests as of Saturday morning.
KARE 11 will update this story as more information is made available.
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Get your Boo Bag at St. Croix Chocolate Company
This Halloween the chocolate shop is getting very festive.
MARINE ON SAINT CROIX, Minn. — A small sweet shop in a Minnesota river town has won some BIG awards for its chocolates.
St. Croix Chocolate Company in Marine on St. Croix has won national and international awards including Best of Show in this year’s America’s Division of the International Chocolate Awards.
Their chocolates are available at the St. Croix Chocolate Company kitchen or online.
This Halloween they are selling a Halloween Countdown Calendar that features 14 prize-winning recipes made into ghosts, bats, skulls and other spooky configurations. They also have a Boo Bag-handled tote that comes with their “best of” Halloween assortment.
Owner and Chocolatier, Robyn Dochterman, joined KARE 11 Saturday to share what St. Croix Chocolate Company has to offer.
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RECIPE: Homemade pasta from Red Rabbit
MINNEAPOLIS — Making pasta at home is relatively simple, as long as you have the right tools.
October is National Pasta Month and Red Rabbit‘s Corporate Chef, Adam Lerner, joined KARE 11 Saturday to show us how to make homemade noodles in the confines of your own kitchen.
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