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The sentence comes almost a year after the former Glyndon police officer was involved in a vehicle pursuit. In the early morning hours of July 22, Tri had attempted to pull over Destiny Nicole Weaver, 22, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., for driving a vehicle with a burnt-out headlight on U.S. Highway 10 about a mile west of Glyndon, according to a criminal complaint.
According to court documents:
Weaver fled in her vehicle before going into a ditch. Tri told investigators he got out of his squad vehicle with his gun drawn and yelled at Weaver to get out of her car as he went into the ditch.
Ex-Minnesota police officer who shot at vehicle during chase avoids jail time
Matthew Tri has been sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation for the July 22 shooting. No one was injured. 3:47 pm, Apr. 23, 2021 ×
Police investigate a chase northwest of Glyndon on July 22, 2020, that involved a then-Glyndon police officer shooting at a vehicle. WDAY photo
GLYNDON, Minn. A former law enforcement officer who shot at a car during a police chase last summer in Clay County will avoid jail time.
Ex-Glyndon Police Officer Matthew James Tri, 36, was sentenced Thursday, April 22, to a year of unsupervised probation for a misdemeanor charge of recklessly handling or using a dangerous weapon. As part of a plea agreement, the more serious felony charge of intentionally discharging a firearm that endangered the safety of another was dismissed.
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