ID released of woman killed in rollover

ID released of woman killed in rollover A woman killed in a vehicle rollover in northern Minnesota was identified Tuesday as Rhonda A. Sorg, 48, of Pine River Township, Minn. Sorg was thrown from the vehicle after it crashed about 7 a.m. on 32nd Avenue SW in Pine River Township.

Paul Walsh

Sex offender charged with raping girl A Level II sex offender in Minneapolis is charged with raping a 15-year-old girl who is a friend of his son.

Christopher Lee Tate, 32, was charged Tuesday with four counts of criminal sexual conduct, two of first-degree and two of second. According to the criminal complaint in Hennepin County District Court:

The girl ran into Tate's son at a park Saturday and went to Tate's house. The girl later fell asleep, and Tate told her she could sleep by herself in his bed. But later that night, Tate climbed in and began assaulting her, the complaint said.

She was able to push Tate off her, but Tate wouldn't let her leave, according to the complaint. He apologized, brought her back to the bedroom and had his son sleep next to her, the complaint added. When she woke Sunday morning, she left and called police.

Tate has two previous sexual assault convictions, according to the complaint. He was being held in Hennepin County jail and is due in court Wednesday.

Adult charges in fatal gang shooting A 17-year-old Minneapolis boy will stand trial as an adult on charges related to a fatal January shooting.

Erick (Bully) Larkins is charged with two counts of being an accomplice to murder after the fact. He is charged in the death of Marvin Ray Maynard III, 16, who was shot to death in the 2600 block of James Avenue N.

Ryan Daniel Jones-Adams was charged in January with first-degree murder and first-degree murder committed in association with a gang for allegedly firing two shots at Maynard. Larkins pulled Jones-Adams away and ran with him away from the scene, according to the complaint.