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Minnesota BCA releases case files in Ricky Cobb and Trooper Ryan Londregan case
The case files include more than 1,300 pages of documents, more than 400 pictures, hundreds of hours of video and 15 audio interviews.
MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds of documents in the case involving Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Ryan Londregan were released by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, including an interview with the trooper that was attempting to arrest Ricky Cobb II.
Londregan was charged with second-degree murder after he shot and killed Ricky Cobb II when he was trying to flee a traffic stop with Trooper Brett Seide halfway inside the car.
“I said I was going to make a driver side approach, that’s because I would be the arresting officer,” Seide told investigators. “It appeared he was not going to get out of the vehicle and to mitigate that threat I asked him to give me the keys.”
Seide also told investigators what he remembered about being dragged inside Cobb’s car.
“All I remember is trying to keep my balance,” he recalled. “I could feel the vehicle pulling me. The speed became too fast, I lost my footing, I hit the ground. I saw ground and I saw sky and then and I stood up and I could see the vehicle continuing down the roadway.”
Seide was also questioned about his training and whether he felt Londregan’s decision to shoot Cobb was justified.
“Would you agree that given your position there was at least a risk?” investigators asked.
“It was possible, but if Trooper Londregan did not use force to stop this threat the outcome would have been worse,” Seide responded.
The interview with Seide was one of 15 interviews released, along with more than 1,300 pages of documents, hundreds of photos and several hours of video.
Among the interviews released were two with Sgt. Jason Halvorson, a use-of-force coordinator for the Minnesota State Patrol Training and Development Section that was used in the original complaint against Londregan. Sgt. Halvorson later claimed that the Senior Assistant County Attorney Josh Larson and Deputy Hennepin County Attorney Mark Osler lied by omission by just using part of a hypothetical scenario they posed to him.
“The author of the complaint (signed by Osler) has cherry-picked one sentence from a 37-page interview transcript and excluded critical facts and context thereby purposefully misleading the reader of the complaint,” Sgt. Halvorson wrote in the court filing.
The murder charge was eventually dismissed after Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said she was presented with new pieces of evidence that would have made it impossible to get a conviction.
In one of the interviews, Halvorson is asked about training and techniques state troopers are taught. Sgt. Halvorson said they set up a number of different scenarios so troopers know to respond.
The documents also shared insight from Trooper Garrett Erickson, who was also at the scene. He told investigators, “I was concerned that Trooper Seide was in an extremely vulnerable position. I feared for Trooper Seide’s life because he could fall out and be run over.”
KARE 11 is still going through all the files from the Minnesota BCA.
The council argues that the HERC must be closed to comply with the city’s zero waste policy, which was passed back in 2017.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a plan to shut down the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) on Thursday.
The resolution comes after decades of protests against the massive North Loop trash incinerator that burns roughly 365,000 tons of garbage a year.
“Today is a big step towards protecting the health of our communities and addressing longstanding environmental injustices that disproportionately impact communities of color,” said councilmember Robin Wonsley, in a statement.
The resolution calls for the incinerator to be permanently closed by Dec 31, 2027 and for the entire facility to be shut down by Dec 31, 2033.
The council argues that the HERC must be closed to comply with the city’s zero waste policy, which was passed back in 2017.
In October 2023, the Hennepin County Board signed off on a plan to close the HERC between 2028 and 2040, depending on how quickly the county can transition into a zero-waste system.
Of the garbage burned at the HERC, 75% comes from the city of Minneapolis. The other 25% comes from a dozen other cities in the area. The HERC produces enough energy to power more than 25,000 homes and half the buildings in downtown Minneapolis.
At a City Council Meeting on Oct. 10, Jenni Lansing with the City of Minneapolis Health Department provided analysis on the air pollution impacts of HERC. She said the health department supports working towards a zero-waste future and the ultimate closure of HERC, but said closing it now is not the solution.
“Overall emissions in Hennepin County are dominated by on-road and non-road, mobile and nonpoint sources, and these sources drive the cancer and non-cancer risks to health in Minneapolis,” Lansing said.
Hennepin County defines zero waste as preventing 90% or more of all discarded materials from being landfilled or incinerated.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
The snow is really coming down in some places with Maple Lake getting 3.5″ so far.
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — The wettest Halloween storm ever — is making mischief before little trick-or-treaters hit their neighborhood’s slushy streets.
Officials are reporting several power outages and car spin-outs.
There have been over 14,000 power outages, according to Xcel Energy.
The Minnesota State Patrol has responded to 169 crashes and 94 vehicles off the road, as of 2. pm. Thursday.
Meteorologist Beny Dery said an additional 1 to 2″ of snow is possible before things taper off this evening.
So far some of the totals around town are: 3.5″ Maple Lake, 3.0″ Buffalo, 2.5″ Dassel, 2.4″ Windom, 2.0″ St. Bonifacious, 1.5″ Maple Plain and 1.5″ in Bethel.
The snow is expected to let up from west to east and should wrap up for the metro between 5 to 6 p.m.
Last week, prosecutors charged John Sawchak with attempted 2nd-degree murder and other felony charges after he allegedly shot his neighbor Davis Moturi.
MINNEAPOLIS — Following the shooting between two neighbors, the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to request that the city’s auditor conduct an independent investigation into the incidents and cases between Davis Moturi and John Sawchak.
Moturi was allegedly shot by his neighbor, Sawchak, on Wednesday, Oct. 23 but Minneapolis police did not arrest Sawchak until days later.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara defended not arresting Sawchak sooner, calling it a “high-risk” situation. O’Hara later said the victim, who had complained about harassment from Sawchak for months, was failed by police. Sawchak was arrested this past weekend after an hours-long standoff.
Moturi suffered a fractured spine, two broken ribs, and a concussion in the shooting. “Mr. Moturi’s life matters and I’m sorry that for nearly a year, MPD did not treat it like it did,” said Council Member Robin Wonsley in a news release, “Today’s vote affirms that the City Council is committed to taking meaningful actions towards accountability and restoration, starting with this independent review.”
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey released this statement:
“Mayor Frey fully supports an independent review of this incident. The mayor and City are committed to always doing better, and this means closely examining past actions and finding where there may be ways to improve and grow. The mayor extends his condolences to Davis Moturi, his wife, Caroline, and their family and friends. The safety of our residents is a top priority and any form of violence or hate speech is completely unacceptable and does not align with who we are as a community. Brian O’Hara will continue to be the Minneapolis Police Chief.”
