Man Sentenced for Assaulting Trooper, Leading Police on Manhunt
A Stearns County judge has sentenced 29-year-old
Devan Wilson to 10 years in prison.
Wilson pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary and third-degree assault in January. Five other charges were dismissed as part of his plea agreement.
Last November a state trooper made contact with a stopped vehicle on Interstate 94 near Freeport. Records show the driver was asleep and the officer noticed bottles of open alcohol in the car. Police say the driver gave a false name to police as he was being given field sobriety tests. When a breathalyzer showed a preliminary blood-alcohol content of 0.147, the officer began to arrest Wilson.
Stearns County Jail
(KNSI) – The man accused of breaking the jaw of a Minnesota state trooper and running from police, setting off a day-long manhunt near St. John’s University, has pleaded guilty.
29-year-old Devan Dajon Wilson pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary and third-degree assault after an incident stemming from a traffic stop in November. Other charges of fleeing police, DWI, threats of violence, and second degree aggravated robbery were dropped as part of the plea deal.
Wilson’s sentencing date has not been set.
November 19th, a state trooper saw a vehicle on the side of the road on Interstate 94 near Freeport. The criminal complaint says the trooper saw an open bottle of vodka in the car’s back passenger side and two smaller bottles on the front passenger seat. After the trooper conducted field sobriety tests, the criminal complaint says he told Wilson he was under arrest for DWI, and that’s when Wilson is accused of punching the trooper roundhouse style