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Woodbury father gets 6 years in prison for fatally dropping infant son on his head
Family and friends submitted to the court 29 pages of support for the 37-year-old Woodbury man. In asking for leniency, Matthew Hoisser’s wife, Nicole, wrote that in the 13 years she has known him “he has proven to be a caring, gentle, patient, and law-abiding individual.”
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Nick Ferraro / St. Paul Pioneer Press | 3:04 pm, May 9, 2021 ×
August 2019 courtesy photo of Matthew C. Hoisser. Hoisser, 35, of Woodbury was arrested Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, and charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Authorities said that Hoisser intentionally dropped his infant son headfirst on the ground in April, fatally injuring the 5-month-old. The infant suffered head injuries that included a skull fracture. According to his obituary, Gus Christian Hoisser died on April 30. (Courtesy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office)