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Minnesota Trump supporter pleads guilty in attack over sign
May 26, 2021
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A suburban Minneapolis man accused of attacking an elderly couple after spotting them holding an anti-Donald Trump sign after the election has pleaded guilty.
Mark Anthony Ulsaker, 50, of Lino Lakes, pleaded guilty in Ramsey County District Court Tuesday to two counts of threats of violence. Authorities say Ulsaker swung a golf club at them and punched the man in the head.
In exchange for the plea, prosecutors agreed to drop two felony assault charges, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The two sides have not agreed on a sentencing recommendation.
Kimberly Colt Cuningham, 29, of Rice, was sentenced May 14 to three years and nine months in prison, stayed for five years, for one felony count of third-degree drug possession. She was given credit for one year served in jail. Cuningham will be on supervised probation for five years. If she breaks terms of probation, she could go to prison. Judge Kris Davick-Halfen presided.
Aivan James Updike, 25, of Sauk Rapids, was sentenced May 13 to one year in jail, with 275 days stayed, for one gross misdemeanor count of interfering with an emergency call. Updike will serve 90 days in jail, which could be reduced to 30 days if Updike reports timely, according to court records. Updike will be on supervised probation for two years. Judge Michael Jesse presided. One felony count of domestic assault was dismissed.
Minnesota health officials announced another 1,306 confirmed COVID-19 cases and nine deaths Friday. Reports of new first and second doses increased by nearly 38,000, bringing the percentage of fully vaccinated state residents to 51.2% of those over the age of 15. Minnesota begins its first day without a mask mandate, nearly 300 days after the mask order was issued last July. It remains to be .