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Donald Lee Cooper Jr., 28, has been extradited back to Minot from Wisconsin to face accomplice to murder and attempted murder charges.
Cooper made an initial appearance Wednesday before Judge Gary Lee on Class AA felony accomplice to murder in the Jan. 12, 2020 shooting death in Minot of Dominick Stephens, Class A felony attempted murder of Stephens’ passenger, Class C felony reckless endangerment, and Class C felony terrorizing charges.
According to court documents in the Ward County case, Cooper and co-defendant Michael Lamart Dennis II had been involved in a physical altercation on Jan. 12, 2020 with Stephens’ passenger at an area hotel. That led to a car chase throughout northwest Minot, with Cooper and Dennis firing at the car driven by Stephens. The car Cooper and Dennis were in was driven by Marcus Jermaine Lee. Stephens was shot twice in the back and crashed his vehicle into a boulder in front of the Minot State University Dome at 6:07 a.m.
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A total of 738 homes were sold in Christchurch during February, a quarter more than the same month last year. Selwyn district ($660,000) and Waimakariri district ($540,000) also both recorded median price highs during the month, according to the institute. Canterbury’s median price was $561,000.
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A quarter of Canterbury home sales in February were made at auction. (File photo) Median February prices for other centres included: Auckland $1.1 million, Wellington $890,000, and Dunedin $621,000. The national median price was $780,000, also a record. The institute’s report said Canterbury had seen an increase in out-of-town buyers as investors “are looking to the regions for good rental options”.