Pat Pheifer
Reporter | Ramsey County Courts
Phone: 651-298-1551
E-mail: ppheifer@startribune.com
Pat Pheifer covers courts and other legal affairs in Ramsey County.
Recent content from Pat Pheifer
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Gordon Weaver's fate now in the hands of the judge
Defense says it's impossible to tell whether Weaver's wife died in 1999 from the fire he set or from falling when pushed. Prosecutors say it doesn't matter - he caused both.
Feb 4, 2010 -
Foster dad faces charges in girl's drowning in tub
St. Paul man told police 18-month-old was "splashing about" when he left her, but minutes later, she was found underwater and unresponsive.
Feb 3, 2010 -
Charges detail woman's abuse by 2 boyfriends
She suffered brain injury from ex-boyfriend and was then burned and locked up by another man, charges say.
Feb 3, 2010 -
Fire victim was first Hmong deputy
Ka Lee Yang, 49, who was killed Monday in a fire at his apartment on St. Paul's East Side, was the first Hmong to become a Ramsey County sheriff's deputy and, before that, was a St. Paul police officer.
Feb 2, 2010 -
Pleas for leniency ignored; Paul Dolan sentenced to workhouse
The brother of Police Chief Tim Dolan pleaded for mercy.
Feb 1, 2010 -
Theft from vulnerable alleged
Woman entrusted with vulnerable adults' money is charged with swindling them out of more than $103,000.
Jan 29, 2010 -
Admission of guilt in group killing at Frogtown bar
The first of five remaining defendants agrees to a plea in the killing of a 20-year-old man outside a Frogtown bar.
Jan 28, 2010 -
Weaver's fate is in judge's hands
Granted a new trial, which begins today, man convicted of killing his wife and setting their house on fire won't face a jury this time.
Jan 25, 2010 -
365-day sentence for attempted strangulation
St. Paul man apologizes to his ex-girlfriend in court. She will seek treatment for post-traumatic stress from attack.
Jan 14, 2010 -
Prisoners paw it forward
The offenders at the Shakopee women's prison who train future service dogs hope their work will give back to the community.
Jan 13, 2010