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Investigation Leads to New Felony Charge against Otsego Truck Driver that Drive into Protest

After being arrested and eventually released in May, the man who drove onto a crowded Interstate 35W bridge will be in court this November.

October 22, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

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An Otsego man will face multiple charges stemming from his act of driving into a protest scene in May, after a months-long investigation and multiple interviews with the truck driver, […]

Tagged With: Bogdan Vechirko, George Floyd, Minneapolis protests, protest

State Officials Believe Truck Driver Wasn’t Intent on Causing Harm

The nearly-tragic scene might have been a complete mistake, according to Governor, Commissioners.

June 1, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

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State investigators and officials, from Gov. Tim Walz to the Commissioner of Public Safety, are stating a truck driver who rolled his 18-wheeler onto the Interstate 35W bridge might have […]

Tagged With: 35W, Minneapolis protests, truck driver, Vechirko

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