Four people have been charged in connection with the killing of a Prior Lake man, which led to a suburban police chase in that ended with officers shooting one of the suspects in Edina.
Brandy Lee Jaques, 39, Derrick Zechariah Smith, 28, Tyrel Lamar Patterson, 27, and Jonte Glenn Robinson, 26, face multiple charges in the slaying of James Herron, 42, at his home on Nov. 23, Minnesota Public Radio reported.
According to court documents, the four suspects were on their way to Mystic Lake Casino when Smith allegedly decided to buy marijuana from a nearby home in the 2100 block of Sioux Trail Northwest.
The four suspects broke into the home from the back entrance, wearing masks and gloves, Robinson told investigators.
Two of the suspects went through the home and found Herron in his bedroom, where he was apparently shot once, court documents said. The assailants gathered all of the occupants of the home and demanded money. According to the documents, Herron would not give the assailants what they asked for and was shot in the head.
Robinson told police that he ran away on foot. The other three suspects fled in a car.
Court documents said that after the chase ended in Edina, Smith fled the car on foot and shot at Eden Prairie police. Police returned fire, injuring Smith.
According to Twin Cities media reports, Herron was a grandson of the late Norman Crooks, the first chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, which owns and operates Mystic Lake Casino.