Minneapolis, MN
Man stabbed teen at Minneapolis rec center over his use of profanity, charges say
MINNEAPOLIS — A 53-year-old man is accused of stabbing a teen at a Minneapolis recreation center because of his swearing, according to Hennepin County court documents filed Friday.
James Sweet was charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon for the incident that took place inside the Bottineau Recreation Center in northeast Minneapolis.
Officers responded to a report of a stabbing shortly after 5 p.m. on March 7, charging documents say. The victim told police he had been sitting on a couch inside the rec center when he got into an argument with Sweet about the victim and another witness’s use of profanity.
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During the argument, while the victim was still seated, Sweet allegedly brandished a knife and stabbed the teen in the foot.
Sweet showed a responding officer his tan folding knife that had been attached to a lanyard under his sweater. Another knife, still on its sheath, was also attached to the lanyard.
Police arrested Sweet on the scene.
If convicted, Sweet could face up to a year and a day in prison.
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Minneapolis leaders are divided over whether to keep paying for ShotSpotter as the city weighs a new contract for the gunfire detection system.
A public hearing at City Hall focused on the technology as Minneapolis negotiates a new contract with SoundThinking, the company that provides ShotSpotter. Deputy Chief of Investigations Travis Riddle told the council the system supports gun violence strategies and can alert police no later than 60 seconds after shots are fired.
Critics at the hearing said the technology is not proven enough and argued the money could be spent in other ways. The proposed deal would cost $3.7 million through 2029 and would expand ShotSpotter into new areas of Minneapolis.
“We have actually had a contract with SoundThinking for their ShotSpotter services since 2014, and even with this technology for over 12 years now, MPD’s solve rates for homicides and non-fatal shootings were some of the worst in the country,” Council member Robin Wonsley said.
Council members pushed back on the long-term proposal and said they want a one-year deal instead. Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw disagreed with concerns raised by her colleague during the debate.
“In my opinion, and in folks I’ve heard from the North Side who have shown up here time and time again to say that we want this technology, we believe that ShotSpotter is a tool that the police use to save lives,” LaTrisha Vetaw said
City Council is set to take up the issue again on June 17. Minneapolis police are expected to return with a one-year contract instead of the three-year contract brought forward at the hearing.
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