Plea Deal For Rochester Man Charged With Pointing Gun at Woman

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM Information) – A Rochester man accused of assaulting a former girlfriend and pointing a loaded handgun at her has labored out a plea settlement with Olmsted County prosecutors.

A petition to plead responsible filed in Olmsted County Courtroom signifies 63-year-old Dong Lam has agreed to confess to a second-degree assault cost. In trade, a felony terroristic threats cost and a misdemeanor home assault cost can be dismissed.

The fees stem from a violent home incident that occurred in southeast Rochester on December 30. Rochester police had been known as to a residence on a home assault report and heard the sounds of a loud argument happening inside a locked closet. Officers then heard a scream and power the door open.

Inside, they discovered a 54-year-old lady who was on the ground and Lam pointing a handgun at her. After the officers disarmed Lam, the lady informed the officer Lam had come to her dwelling to speak about their relationship, however then punched her a number of occasions within the face and pulled out the gun.

The plea deal doesn’t embrace an settlement on a sentence. That can be argued at a future court docket listening to. Lam is scheduled to return to court docket on October 31. He’s at the moment being held within the Olmsted County Jail on $400,000 bail.