10 charged with crimes after arrests by carjacking task force

KSTP

Tuesday, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced charges against 10 people after they were arrested by authorities in part of a crackdown on carjackings in Minneapolis.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and Minneapolis Police said last week that a carjacking task force had arrested 41 people during a three-day crackdown. The attorney’s office said those arrests weren’t necessarily for carjackings but were felony-level arrests.

As of Tuesday, the attorney’s office said it has charged 10 of those people out of the 11 cases presented. The other case is being considered by the city attorney. Others initially detained may still be under investigation and haven’t yet had cases submitted to the attorney’s office.

MPD, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office make more than 40 arrests in connection to carjackings

Below are the individuals charged by the attorney’s office in connection to the task force’s arrests:

  • A 16-year-old is charged with second-degree assault and is in custody at the Juvenile Detention Center.
  • Tyler Hopwood, 21, is charged with possession of explosives. He was granted a court-ordered conditional release.
  • Julist King, 31, is charged with possession of a firearm-convicted of crime of violence and is in custody at the Adult Detention Center.
  • Quentin Morrison, 27, is charged with violation of no contact order and fifth-degree drug possession. He posted bail.
  • Joe Mullins, 26, is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and is in custody at the Adult Detention Center.
  • Dalon Reed, 30, is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle. He posted bail.
  • Brandon Rock, 20, is charged with four counts of aggravated robbery, attempted aggravated robbery and second-degree assault, and is in custody at the Adult Detention Center.
  • Jakob Smith, 33, is charged with fifth-degree drug possession and is in custody at the Adult Detention Center (being held on parole violation).
  • William Suttles, 22, is charged with possession of a firearm-convicted of crime of violence and is in custody at the Adult Detention Center.
  • Marcel Thompson, 24, is charged with second-degree riot. He was granted a court-ordered conditional release.

The attorney’s office says any other cases presented to its office will be reviewed, as always, for possible charges.