BCA releases case file in Ricky Cobb II shooting
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released the case file for the investigation into the fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb II by State Trooper Ryan Londregan.
The case file includes interviews with first responders, scanner audio, hundreds of photos and videos of the scene, photos of minor injuries to troopers at the scene and more.
The file also includes hours of recorded interviews with troopers, trainers, and other first responders that were called to the scene.
In one exchange with a Hennepin County Attorney’s Office prosecutor, Trooper Brett Seide — who was the trooper on the driver’s side of Cobb’s vehicle during the traffic stop — first acknowledged there was a chance he could have been shot himself but then defended Londregan’s actions.
“It’s possible, but if Trooper Londregan did not use force to stop this threat, the outcome would have been worse,” Seide said during one of his interviews during the investigation.
In another exchange, Tom Plunkett — the attorney for Minnesota State Patrol use-of-force training coordinator Sgt. Jason Halverson — was clearly frustrated with how his client was being questioned.
“We are well over an hour and a half, you are asking hypothetical questions, then re-asking the question before he even has a chance to answer it,” Plunkett said, later adding: “We’re doing everything we can to cooperate with you guys, but this is outrageous.”
The case file can be viewed here. Some of the photos and videos are graphic and should be viewed with discretion.
Londregan had been charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting.
There were several calls for Gov. Tim Walz to reassign the murder case to the Attorney General’s Office.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office dismissed the case months later.
Cobb’s family has called for a Department of Justice investigation into the Minnesota State Patrol. They also filed a federal lawsuit against Londregan.
The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association on Tuesday announced it had filed an ethics complaint against Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty for her handling of the case.