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Meeker County man admits to murdering wife with children home, says lack of sleep and medication muddied memory
Meeker County man admits to murdering wife with children home, says lack of sleep and medication muddied memory

CBS News

timea day ago

  • CBS News

Meeker County man admits to murdering wife with children home, says lack of sleep and medication muddied memory

A central Minnesota man pleaded guilty to killing his wife while their children were in the house, but says he doesn't remember the crime due to a lack of medication and sleep. Bryan Demarais entered a Norgaard plea to second-degree murder and two counts of child endangerment Monday. He said he was "not medication compliant and was extremely sleep deprived" when he killed his wife inside their Dassel, Minnesota, home on Dec. 28, 2023. In his plea filing, Demarais said he and his wife "verbally argued about marital issues" before he fatally shot her. Their two children were together in a bedroom and heard multiple gunshots before seeing their mother fall to the ground. Demarais closed the bedroom door and the children heard more gunshots, the filing states. Demarais himself called 911 to report the killing, according to a criminal complaint, and willingly surrendered when they arrived. The children, ages 11 and 8 at the time, were not physically harmed. Police helped them exit the home through a bedroom window. In an interview after the killing, Demarais told police he saw his wife "as a shadow and not as a person," according to his plea. Monday's filing indicates attorneys for Demarais will ask for a sentence of 25-and-a-half years. A Norgaard plea is entered when someone charged with a crime does not remember the circumstances of the offense, but admits that the prosecution's evidence is sufficient to convict them.

Police bust woman driving under the influence with 2 children in the back seat: SSPS
Police bust woman driving under the influence with 2 children in the back seat: SSPS

CTV News

time30-06-2025

  • CTV News

Police bust woman driving under the influence with 2 children in the back seat: SSPS

South Simcoe Police say a woman was busted in Bradford, Ont., driving under the influence with two little children in the backseat of her car on June 29, 2025. (SSPS) Police allege a woman was driving under the influence with two little children in the back seat of her car. On Sunday, just before 5 p.m., South Simcoe Police received a report from a concerned citizen regarding a vehicle driving dangerously in the Bradford area. The witness told police that the suspected vehicle was driving on the wrong side of the road, passing other cars unsafely, exceeding the posted speed limit, and driving with a turn signal activated without making turns. Officers spotted the woman on Line 13 and safely stopped her on the side of the road. While investigating, they observed two young children seated in the back of the vehicle. Investigations revealed that the 51-year-old driver was allegedly impaired and as a result, the Bolton woman was arrested and charged. She is scheduled to appear in court at a later date. Innisfil police confirmed that the two children are safe, and officers were able to reunite them with a responsible family member. South Simcoe Police would like to thank the citizen who acted quickly to report this situation. 'We all have a role in keeping our communities safe, and together we can make a difference in road safety and help everyone arrive alive,' concluded police in a Monday release.

A Stanislaus man turned himself in after a shooting in Turlock, police say
A Stanislaus man turned himself in after a shooting in Turlock, police say

Yahoo

time11-05-2025

  • Yahoo

A Stanislaus man turned himself in after a shooting in Turlock, police say

A Delhi man was arrested on Thursday after he turned himself in to police for his alleged involvement in a shooting, according to the Turlock Police Department. Eric Martinez, 25, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, child endangerment, felon in possession of a weapon, felon in possession of ammunition and evading a police officer. His bail amount was set at $1.3 million. On May 6 around 9:30 p.m., TPD officers went to the 500 block of Angelus Street for reports of a 'suspicious person attempting to force entry into a residence while yelling profanities,' according to a TPD Facebook post. While the officers were on their way, dispatch had gotten updated information. The person had allegedly fired several shots and wounded a woman. When officers arrived to the home, they found a woman with a single gunshot wound in her abdomen. Her injuries were determined to be non-life threatening but she was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to the post. Officers tried to stop a vehicle fleeing the area with a suspect inside who they believed was involved in the shooting, but lost sight of it during a pursuit. Witnesses identified the fleeing suspect as Martinez. Detectives and a TPD SWAT Team executed a search warrant at Martinez's residence in Delhi and collected evidence related to the case, according to the post. TPD's Facebook post stated that Martinez and the shooting victim knew each other. A TPD spokesperson told the Sacramento-based television station KCRA-3 that Martinez knew the home he was allegedly trying to enter and that a small child was in the home, which lead to the child endangerment charge. Two days later, Martinez turned himself in at the Turlock Public Safety Facility. He was booked into the Stanislaus County Jail. The investigation is ongoing and TPD asks anyone with additional information to contact Detective Urban at 209-668-6571.

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