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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John school teaches offenders price of prostitution
A disparate group of men ordered to the St. Paul program hears from police, a health worker and women who have escaped the lifestyle.
Oct 27, 2009 -
St. Paul man now in prison charged with rapes in '90s
DNA tests connected him to three sex assaults that spread fear and sparked investigation.
Oct 26, 2009 -
Roseville man gets probation in swindle
James C. Somers took thousands for minor or nonexistent house repairs from two vulnerable adults.
Oct 21, 2009 -
Teen gets four years in St. Paul coffeehouse fire
Judge rejects leniency plea because of nature of crime.
Oct 20, 2009 -
In court, victim urges sex abuser to seek help
The teen said she has lost trust in men and urged the perpetrator to seek help.
Oct 15, 2009 -
A way out of prostitution
Breaking Free helps prostituted women in Minneapolis and St. Paul learn how to escape that life. But the organization is struggling financially.
Oct 14, 2009 -
St. Paul man charged in stabbing charged in 2 others
Accused of assaulting an ex-girlfriend, he also is charged in a bar incident and a knife fight at a youth football game.
Oct 9, 2009 -
RNC 8 attorneys want 8 trials consolidated
Because the charges against protesters are nearly identical, they should be tried together, the lawyers said.
Oct 8, 2009 -
Sudden death - and forgiveness
Ginny Heuer-Bowar of St. Paul was run over and killed by a motorist. Wednesday the driver was in court, getting a hug amid tears.
Sep 30, 2009 -
Tussle with suspect leads to HIV treatment
A St. Paul police officer was put on a 28-day course of medication to combat a potential HIV infection after he was scratched while helping apprehend a suspect, according to charges filed this week in Ramsey County District Court.
Sep 24, 2009