Ross W. Magnuson, a police officer with the Superior, Wisconsin, Police Department and a resident of Knife River, Minnesota, was charged with second-degree assault, making terroristic threats, recklessly handling a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct.
WCCO:
Superior Officer Charged In Road Incident
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Originally Posted by WCCO
According to the criminal complaint, a motorist, his girlfriend and her son were driving near Two Harbors last Sunday when they passed a vehicle whose driver flipped them off.
After pulling into a service station and waiting to pump gas, the driver who gestured at them pulled up next to the group, got out and began yelling, the complaint said.
The motorist, who provided a license plate number to police that eventually led to Magnuson and later identified Magnuson in a police lineup, said Magnuson pulled a silver and black gun and pointed it at him, the complaint stated.
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Magnuson, in turn, claims that he "pulled off at the station to speak with the motorist about his driving conduct, and feeling threatened upon their encounter, Magnuson 'broke leather' on his firearm".
Somehow he managed to "break [enough] leather" that the victimes got a good enough description of his gun that a search warrant was issued for it.
08-23-2008, 02:40 PM
Two Harbors, MN: Superior (WI) Officer Charged In Road Incident
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