Charges dropped against man who threw boy off waterslide
June 1, 2021
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HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) Authorities say a criminal charge has been dropped against a 20-year-old Maple Grove man accused of throwing a young boy off a waterslide, noting it s unlikely the man will ever be found competent to stand trial.
Dakota County Attorney Kathryn Keena filed the motion last month to dismiss the charge of third-degree assault against Roman Alexander Adams, who has been diagnosed with what his attorney describes as “severe autism.
Adams was arrested in July of 2018 after witnesses said he picked up the 8-year-old victim and threw him off the top of a water slide at the Apple Valley Aquatic Center as they waited in line. The boy suffered a badly broken leg and other injuries in the 30-foot fall onto concrete. He did not suffer head or internal damage, KARE-TV reported.
Charges against man accused of throwing child from waterslide are dismissed
He had previously been found incompetent to stand trial.
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The charges against a man who was accused of throwing an 8-year-old boy off a waterslide in Apple Valley have been dismissed.
According to court documents dated May 18, Adams had been found incompetent to stand trial in January 2019, September 2019 and Jan. 5, 2021, and a doctor said it is exceedingly unlikely that he ll achieve competency, which prompted the state to dismiss the charges against him.
The criminal complaint said the boy had been standing on the platform for a waterslide at the Apple Valley Family Aquatic Center when a man picked him up and threw the child over the railing. The 8-year-old boy broke his leg, and a Go Fund Me page raised more than $37,000 for his long road to recovery.
The Dakota County Attorney dropped charges against 20-year-old Roman Alexander Adams, who admitted to throwing a boy off a waterslide to the concrete 30 feet below.