1 year after northern Minnesota mother, toddler killed, no end in sight for defendant s case
Sheldon Thompson was in court Thursday, just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the slayings, but no trial date has been set. 11:39 am, Mar. 5, 2021 ×
Sheldon James Thompson
DULUTH It has been one year since Jackie Defoe and Kevin Shabaiash Jr. were killed inside their home on the Fond du Lac Reservation in Cloquet.
While the crime has sparked numerous protests and demands for justice, it doesn t appear that a criminal case will be resolved any time soon.
The accused killer, Sheldon James Thompson, could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted of premeditated murder. But there was little progress to report as the 34-year-old appeared in State District Court for a status conference Thursday, March 4.
1 year after Cloquet mother, toddler killed, no end in sight for defendant s case
Sheldon Thompson was in court Thursday, just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the slayings, but no trial date has been set. 6:07 pm, Mar. 4, 2021 ×
Sheldon James Thompson
It has been one year since Jackie Defoe and Kevin Shabaiash Jr. were killed inside their home on the Fond du Lac Reservation in Cloquet.
While the crime has sparked numerous protests and demands for justice, it doesn t appear that a criminal case will be resolved any time soon.
The accused killer, Sheldon James Thompson, could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted of premeditated murder. But there was little progress to report as the 34-year-old appeared in State District Court for a status conference Thursday.
Grand jury indicts Cloquet man in slaying of pregnant woman, toddler
The 33-year-old could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted of the new charges, which were levied by a Carlton County grand jury last week. 7:22 pm, Oct. 12, 2020 ×
Sheldon James Thompson
CLOQUET, Minn. A Cloquet man has been indicted on multiple charges of first-degree murder in the slayings of his pregnant girlfriend and her young son.
Thompson was indicted by the grand jury last week on five separate first-degree murder charges, according to court records. He also faces three second-degree murder charges. Under Minnesota law, only a grand jury can levy first-degree murder charges.