Legislation to strengthen penalties for assaulting a police officer with a dangerous weapon, authored by a pair of local legislators and named for a Waseca police officer critically wounded in the line of duty, is included in the Legislatureâs comprehensive judiciary and public safety budget agreement.
The Matson Strong bill â inspired by and named after Waseca Officer Arik Matson who was shot while responding to a report of a suspicious person call in January 2020 â will increase penalties for those convicted of first-degree assault with a dangerous weapon against a police officer, judge, prosecutor or correctional officer, upping the minimum sentence from 20 years to 25 years in prison.
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Matson Strong bill included in public safety budget agreement
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Matson Strong bill included in public safety budget agreement
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With day left, Minnesota legislators press toward budget deals Jessie Van Berkel, Star Tribune © Elizabeth Flores - Star Tribune Caption kicker: Waseca officer Arik Matson, was guided his wife Megan Matson, as they made their way to the Senate chambers to be recognized by the Senate, Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at the State Capitol in St. Paul, MN.
Minnesota legislators made their last stand Tuesday on a budget bill that has been at the center of a cultural clash over policing, as the threat of a partial government shutdown shadowed their work.
The Legislature has one day left to finish the state budget for the next two years. If lawmakers don t wrap up spending plans by Wednesday night, some government operations will come to a halt July 1.