Higher education lobbyist charged in alleged Minnesota State Capitol threats

A longtime lobbyist is charged with a felony for allegedly threatening to shoot people at the Minnesota State Capitol KARE reports Jonathan Michael Bohn who lobbied on higher mentoring issues made his first appearance in Carver County District Court on a charge of felony threats of violence Judge Eric Braaten set bond at million and ordered Bohn not to contact the person he was arguing with The defendant must also stay at least a -mile radius away from the Capitol complex the story explains Bohn issued a comment apologizing and his attorney says while Bohn s text was inappropriate his client had no intent to harm anyone Minnesota Gov Tim Walz noted Thursday the Legislature should reconsider allowing people to carry firearms inside the State Capitol in the wake of the shootings of two lawmakers and their spouses inside their homes over the weekend WCCO-TV reports State law allows handguns at the Capitol so long as someone has a permit to carry But any state court can limit firearms within its own buildings and that includes the Minnesota Judicial Center where the Minnesota Supreme Court has proceedings within the Capitol complex according to the article Brooklyn Center officers are on leave after a standoff KARE says The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension BCA identified the five officers who used force during an encounter with a man with a chainsaw in Brooklyn Center on June they summary The Duluth School Board has approved its budget amid concerns over cuts according to the Duluth News Tribune The School Board voted during its Tuesday evening meeting to approve the proposed budget for the fiscal year despite a majority of the board expressing unease over proposed budget reductions the story says Minnesotans with family in Iran worry for loved ones amid conflict with Israel says WCCO-TV While President Trump does not appear to be giving up on diplomacy as he weighs whether to join Israel in its offensive against Iran there are Minnesotans worried about their families across the ocean they assessment The post Higher coaching lobbyist charged in alleged Minnesota State Capitol threats appeared first on MinnPost