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Further investigation by Inv Erickson and follow up interviews with the victim showed that several other assaults by the suspect occurred in other counties. The victim reported in Dakota County that when the defendant saw something on the victim's phone that he believed was from her ex -boyfriend, he assaulted her. In Washington County the suspect saw the defendant had a language learning app on her phone, the language her ex -boyfriend speaks, the suspect assaulted her and back handed her with his knuckles, causing a bruise to her face. Investigation also showed that the suspect assaulted the victim at a mall and while they were driving around the mall's parking lot, the suspect accused her of looking at another man and assaulted her again. Inv Erickson gathered surveillance footage to corroborate these reports. Inv Erickson was also able to find that the suspect had at least four different counts of domestic assault against four different women in addition to the victim, as well as multiple restraining orders from these women, thus resulting in this case being charged with three different counts of Felony Domestic Assault. As a result of the domestic assault charges, the victim was granted an emergency no contact order against the suspect. Investigator Erickson reviewed all jail phone calls made by the suspect after being arrested and was able to prove the suspect contacting the victim and violating the no contact order. The County Attorney again charged this suspect, this time with Felony No Contact Order Violation. 2"d Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct On Sept 2, Mounds View Police responded to the 7600 block of Greenfield Ave on a report involving the repeated sexual abuse of a female child by her stepfather when the victim was 8 to 12 years old from the years 2015 through 2018. Days prior to Sept 2"d, the victim had disclosed to her older sister that between her ages of 6 to 9 years old, her mother's boyfriend had repeatedly made sexual contact with the victim's private areas. The victim and her sister then disclosed the information to their mother as well as her sister's boyfriend. On Sept 2"d, the four of them confronted the boyfriend who still lives with them. The boyfriend admitted to making sexual contact with the victim when she was younger. Mounds View Police arrived and investigator Erickson completed further interviews with all parties. Through the interviews and confession to the Police, the boyfriend was taken into custody and charged with 2"d degree criminal sexual conduct. 1st Degree Assault Mounds View police officers were dispatched to the 5400 block of Landmark Circle for a male that had been shot. Investigator Erickson and Investigator Hellpap arrived on scene as well Chief Zender. Mounds View Police arrived and found the victim lying on the carpet in a pool of blood with two gunshot wounds, one on his right arm and another to his rib cage. Two spent shell casings were recovered on the floor. The victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Investigator Erickson met with the victim's wife on scene and conducted a formal interview statement. When asked what triggered the incident she explained that she and the victim had gone to Las Vegas for the weekend to work on their marriage. The trip did not go well. The wife left the victim at the airport and told him not to come home. The wife stated that the other male in the apartment was her cousin who was watching the house while they were gone.