A Minnesota federal judge, U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson, on Monday, Dec. 21, agreed to a motion by attorneys for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe for a summary judgment on standing regarding a breakdown in the law enforcement agreement between tribal police and Mille Lacs County as part of the tribal policeâs 2017 lawsuit against the County. Judge Nelson did not issue an opinion on the Reservation boundaries, which is also part of the lawsuit, but the subject will be heard on March 15 in court.
An attorney for the County, Randy Thompson of Nolan, Thompson, Leighton & Tataryn, said there may be an appeal made by the county attorney or sheriff. Thompson expressed his disappointment with the ruling, adding that the court may not have fully considered the conflicting factual record in reaching its conclusion, but he is hopeful that the core issue of the Reservation boundaries will be resolved in favor of the Countyâs position in a future court hearing.
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An Onamia man, Chey Amos Garbow, 20, was the victim of a fatal vehicle hit and run on the morning of Dec. 9, 2020. The incident occurred at 1:19 a.m. on Virgo Road, just north of Cashâs Landing, in Mille Lacs County on the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Reservation.
No one has been arrested, and the death investigation is ongoing. The Mille Lacs Band Tribal Police is the agency handling the investigation, with Mille Lacs County Sheriffâs Office, Minnesota State Patrol, and the Midwest Medical Examinerâs Office assisting at the scene. It is believed the suspected car is silver in color and was headed south on Virgo Road.
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ONAMIA Mille Lacs Tribal Police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man found Tuesday, Nov. 17, with multiple stab wounds on the Mille Lacs Reservation.
Police received a report at 12:25 a.m. of an assault on Nay Ah Shing Drive on the Mille Lacs Reservation, north of Onamia. Tribal police found the unresponsive man with multiple stab wounds, police reported in a news release. Aid was rendered and it was determined the victim was dead.
Tribal police are investigating the death, with assistance from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Police were not releasing any further details on the case Tuesday, according to a news release.