May 14, 2009 - The defense of a Minneapolis police officer accused of corruption began in U.S. District court Wednesday.
May 14, 2009 - A Minneapolis police officer is facing time in prison after he agreed to plead guilty to four charges today in federal court. Officer Mike Roberts admitted to using his police computer for unauthorized activities and filing false tax returns for three years. Roberts earned more than 100,000 dollars working off-duty security jobs, but failed to report the income. Roberts is 59 and has been with the police department for 28 years. The majority of his career has been spent patrolling north Minneapolis . Terrence Roberts says he's a friend of officer Roberts and a resident of the northside. He says officer Roberts had a good reputation throughout the community and he'll be missed.
May 18, 2009 - Jury selection is underway today in the wrongful death lawsuit against the Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed 19-year-old Fong Lee in 2006.
May 18, 2009 - This morning jury selection begins in a wrongful death lawsuit against a Minneapolis police officer. The officer shot and killed 19-year-old Fong Lee in 2006. The trial will center on whether or not Lee was carrying a gun before the shooting.
May 19, 2009 - There were some dramatic moments during the first day of testimony today in the Fong Lee wrongful death trial. And Minnesota Public Radio's Brandt Williams just got back from the federal courthouse in St. Paul and he's here to talk about what happened.
May 19, 2009 - Attorneys presented opening statements and called the first witnesses in a wrongful death lawsuit against a Minneapolis police officer brought by the family of Fong Lee.
May 20, 2009 - Lawyers for the family of Fong Lee are questioning Minneapolis police officer Jason Andersen in federal court today.
May 20, 2009 - The judge overseeing a wrongful death lawsuit against a Minneapolis police officer today strongly admonished the plaintiffs' lawyer. The second day of the trial also included testimony from officer Jason Andersen, who's accused of unjustifiably killing 19-year-old Fong Lee.
May 20, 2009 - Minneapolis police officer Jason Andersen offered a graphic account of how he shot and killed 19-year-old Fong Lee today in federal court.
May 21, 2009 - Minneapolis police officer Jason Andersen offered a graphic account of how he shot and killed 19-year-old Fong Lee today in federal court.