MN man arrested for damage to Teslas won’t be charged

Federal Charges for keying a car? LOL. He's getting white people pre-trial diversion type justice ...

 

and to think a spot in El Salvador was already prepared for him....

 

It’s quite common for first time offenders to be sent to diversion. Most likely he will have to pay restitution as part of it.

 

Minnesota law requires the establishment of pretrial diversion programs. Here are some applicable provisions including the goals of a diversion program (which would obviously apply to this case).


Subd. 2.Establishment of program.

By July 1, 1994, every county attorney of a county participating in the Community Corrections Act shall establish a pretrial diversion program for adult offenders. If the county attorney's county participates in the Community Corrections Act as part of a group of counties under section 401.02, the county attorney may establish a pretrial diversion program in conjunction with other county attorneys in that group of counties. The program must be designed and operated to further the following goals:

(1) to provide eligible offenders with an alternative to confinement and a criminal conviction;

(2) to reduce the costs and caseload burdens on district courts and the criminal justice system;

(3) to minimize recidivism among diverted offenders;

(4) to promote the collection of restitution to the victim of the offender's crime; and

(5) to develop responsible alternatives to the criminal justice system for eligible offenders.

Subd. 3.Program components.

A diversion program established under this section may:

(1) provide screening services to the court and the prosecuting authorities to help identify likely candidates for pretrial diversion;

(2) establish goals for diverted offenders and monitor performance of these goals;

(3) perform chemical dependency assessments of diverted offenders where indicated, make appropriate referrals for treatment, and monitor treatment and aftercare;

(4) provide individual, group, and family counseling services;

(5) oversee the payment of victim restitution by diverted offenders;

(6) assist diverted offenders in identifying and contacting appropriate community resources;

(7) provide educational services to diverted offenders to enable them to earn a high school diploma or commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency certification; and

(8) provide accurate information on how diverted offenders perform in the program to the court, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and probation officers.


Here are the guidelines for the specific county:
Eligibility
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office determines diversion eligibility and has discretion to refer participants. Program requirements include, but are not limited to:

• 4th and 5th degree felony possession;
• Property crimes of less than $5,000;
• No prior felonies;
• No prior diversion;
• No possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon;
• Offense does not involve violence.

Program Components
Participants will be expected to sign a contract outlining the conditions of the program including, but not limited to:

• Regular check-ins;
• Random drug testing;
• Community service;
• Chemical dependency assessments;
• Restitution payments

 

False, he had no prior criminal record. You don’t look at the current charges for determination regarding a prior record.

 

Keying Teslas while walking your dog sounds a lot like regular tourist activities….

 

Bank robbery would be considered a violent felony and not eligible for diversion in most cases anyway so not a great example. The theory behind diversion is to prevent recidivism and save judicial resources. It also generally tries to target individuals that don’t have a history of committing crimes, not necessarily ruling out someone that committed a series of acts in one series. This guy seems low risk to do it again and has the ability to make the victims whole so it seems like an appropriate use of diversion. If he were to go out and do it again now he would not be eligible for diversion.

 

I can only imagine the outrage from MAGA if he had something like ...... about 90 felony indictments ...... and he didn't even have to go to trial for most of them, because sympathetic corrupt judges (including several that he appointed himself) either dismissed the charges, or allowed him to delay the trials indefinitely.

It's always fun to see MAGA voters care about the law again when it's not someone they support allegedly breaking laws.

 

Prison time for walking around inside the Capital building after being let in by the Capital police is far more ridiculous.

 

Exactly! Six times a felon and he gets pre-trial for six separate acts? Liberal logic.

 

Yeah but they were trying to overthrow the government.

 

Yep, without any weapons... in a country with the most armed population of any country on Earth.

Nothing screams "Insurrection" more than unarmed people sightseeing.

 

If he gets elected as president he’d have the cleanest criminal record since Biden left office.

 

This.

 

Lol... there's video of the cops doing that to the crowd that was completely mellow at the time. It's the back view, and you can see EVERYTHING from that cop's view. The also got some Hollywood movie tips with the color flairs that made it look even more spectacular than it really was. The Pelosi and Schiff California connection paid off on that MADE FOR TV production scene.

 

Pretty sure you didn't need to be inside to get prison time.