2nd person arrested in connection to traffic dispute involving a firearm in St. Cloud

A second person has been arrested in connection to a traffic dispute in St. Cloud where a firearm was discharged.

According to the St. Cloud Police Department, 40-year-old Derek Brian Manthei was arrested in White Bear Township. Manthei was arrested on suspicion of threats of violence and fourth-degree assault motived by bias.

St. Cloud police said officers were called to a parking lot near the 600 block of 54th Avenue North at about 4:58 p.m.

1 arrested after firing gun during traffic dispute in St. Cloud

An investigation indicates two men were involved in a traffic dispute and a gun was discharged by 36-year-old Adama Camara, of St. Joseph, police said. Camara was arrested and taken to Stearns County Jail.

Manthei fled the scene before police arrived.

Police say a continued investigation resulted in probable cause to upgrade pending charges against Camara to second-degree assault.