South Metro Crime Report

Lakeville Athletic Director Pleads Guilty to DWI

In other crime news from around the South Metro region, a victim is identified in an Eagan homicide investigation, and an Inver Grove Heights man is charged with three felonies in a New Year's Day shooting.

  The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline link.   Rosemount Man Charged with Sexual Solicitation of Child Police say Robert Lee Ranzy IV sent a sexually explicit video of himself to a 14-year-old Rosemount girl in January. He was arrested Nov. 27 on a 10-month-old warrant.   Warrant Issued for Burnsville Woman Accused of Cracking Victim's Skull Police say Lenora Jonea Pollard assaulted a woman Dec. 17 because she believed that someone was trying to take her children. Burnsville Woman Charged with Distributing Child Pornography Police say Kayla Jo Henry-Heagle of Burnsville and Antonio Mendez Trice of Minneapolis filmed a video …

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Inver Grove Heights Man Charged with Sexual Conduct with 13-Year-Old

Police say Trevor Charles Kappel and his 17-year-old girlfriend tried to have sex with the 13-year-old girl after picking her up from school in December.

  Follow Inver Grove Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter An Inver Grove Heights man has been charged with criminal sexual conduct involving a 13-year-old girl. Trevor Charles Kappel, 20, is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of a $9,000 fine. St. Paul police contacted Inver Grove Heights police on Dec. 16 in connection with a report of sexual contact between Kappel and the victim on Dec. 14, according to the criminal complaint. Kappel picked up the girl, who was born in July 1999, and his 17-year-old girlfriend from school on Dec. 14 and drove to Kappel’s home…

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