A MAN FROM VIKING, MINNESOTA IS HAVING DRUG CHARGES AGAINST HIM DISMISSED AFTER A JUDGE RULED THAT EVIDENCE WAS ILLEGALLY OBTAINED DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. 28-YEAR OLD JEREMY TOSTRUP WAS CHARGED IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 WITH CLASS A FELONY POSSESSION OF AT LEAST 50 GRAMS OF METH WITH INTENT TO DELIVER.
WHEN PULLED OVER, HE WAS GIVEN A WRITTEN WARNING FOR THOSE TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT HAD HIM WAIT MORE THAN 30 MINUTES FOR A K-9 UNIT TO ARRIVE. A JUDGE HAS RULED THAT THAT IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO EXTEND A TRAFFIC STOP, ALSO RULING, THEY DIDN’T HAVE MUCH TO GO ON FOR A REASONABLE SUSPICION OF FURTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THEREFORE, THE EVIDENCE WAS GAINED IN A VIOLATION OF TOSTRUP’S 4TH AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
MARCUS WILLIAMSON OF RURAL GREENBUSH IS FACING CHARGES STEMMING FROM APRIL 4 INCIDENTS. POLICE WERE CALLED FOR EVENTS WITH WILLIAMSON ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED TWO FAMILY MEMBERS, ONE MALE, ONE FEMALE. THEY SAY WILLIAMSON WAS ACTING STRANGELY AND EVENTUALLY THERE WAS AN ARGUMENT THAT STEMMED OVER KEYS TO A VEHICLE. THERE IS A FELONY THREATS OF VIOLENCE CHARGE AND FELONY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY STRANGULATION.
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