21-year-old charged with statutory rape of 15-year-old girlfriend — Elder Izaguirre

21-year-old Elder Izaguirre is charged with the statutory rape of his 15-year-old girlfriend, who is 5 years, 8 months, and 27 days younger. He admitted the relationship to detectives during an interview and knowingly continued the relationship, which began when she was 13-years-old, and he was 19. He is jailed in lieu of a $2,500 bond.

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How One MNPD Officer Turned a Mental Health Crisis Into Multiple Felonies

MNPD responded to a mental health crisis and turned a misdemeanor charge into 3 felony charges for bribery of an officer, from a defendant who was “bipolar”, “talking to herself” and suffering from a “mental disability” per their own officer’s report – increasing bail from $5,000 to $50,000.

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