Minneapolis, MN
Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting jogger in 2007 attack on Minneapolis’ Boom Island
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A man pleaded guilty Tuesday to the sexual assault of a jogger in Minneapolis 16 years ago.
Robert Allen Delong, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct while armed with a dangerous weapon for sexually assaulting a jogger at gunpoint in 2007 on Boom Island.
According to court filings, on the evening of March 23, 2007, an armed Delong approached a woman jogging on a path at Boom Island, forcing her down a set of stairs to a retaining wall at gunpoint, saying he would not shoot her if she went with him.
Delong held the woman against the retaining wall and sexually assaulted her, telling her to “stop crying, I’m gonna rape you, you know what I want,” court records read.
After the assault, he told her to close her eyes and count to 1,000. The woman then went to a nearby relative’s house where she was able to preserve some forensic evidence, which the BCA matched to Delong in the national DNA index system.
However, just days after the attack, he was arrested for robbing a bank in Lakeville and spent years in federal prison for the crime. Hennepin County prosecutors were forced to drop the sexual assault charges against him after the woman he attacked was involved in a car crash. She was badly injured to the point where she could not participate in the legal proceedings.
However, charges were refiled in 2016 based on new rules of evidence in sexual assault cases that allow for the admission of certain statements and other facts even without a victim having to testify. After a lengthy legal process, Delong pleaded guilty in court on May 23, 2023, to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct while armed with a dangerous weapon. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 10.
Dinkytown shooting injures 3 people
Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured. FOX 9 reporter Se Kwon has the latest details.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured early Friday morning.
What we know
A SAFE-U Emergency Alert states that three people were shot at the intersection of 4th Street Southeast and 13th Avenue Southeast around 2:15 a.m.
This area is in the heart of Dinkytown, just over half a mile west of Mariucci Arena and Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The shooting happened off of the University of Minnesota campus.
What we don’t know
Police have not released information on whether any U of M students were involved.
No suspect information is currently available.
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Minneapolis, MN
City Council calls for audit of MPD response to neighbor dispute that led to shooting
A group of Minneapolis city leaders are calling for an independent review of a recent neighbor dispute that ended with one man hospitalized after being shot and another man in custody.
As reported by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS last week, Davis Moturi says he repeatedly called police about threats made by his neighbor, 54-year-old John Sawchak.
Many city council members are saying a separate review is necessary in this case. Prosecutors say Sawchak shot Moturi after a months-long dispute. Video shows Moturi pruning a tree near the property line and then a pop is heard before he falls to the ground.
However, it took days for officers to arrest Sawchak after prosecutors charged him with the shooting and after city council members called for police to take action.
Moturi also says for nearly a year, he had been reaching out for help from Minneapolis police regarding harassment and threats from Sawchak. On Sunday, Police Chief Brian O’Hara also apologized, saying the department “failed” Moturi.
During Thursday’s meeting, council members called for an independent review of the case in addition to the internal review.
“Seeing another Black man not be delivered the justice that they deserved and to see our police department or leadership initially blame said victim for the cause of their near-death experience — it was disheartening to hear that our actions to bring attention to eight months of inaction was labeled as political,” Ward 2 Council Member Robin Wonsley said.
Early Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey issued the following statement regarding an independent review into the shooting:
“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.”
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