Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Eric James Hunter, 44, will also be required to pay restitution.
A Rosemount man was sentenced to 60 days in jail in connection with a 2009 fatal hit-and-run in Apple Valley. Eric James Hunter, 44, struck Joan LeVasseur, 26, of Apple Valley, with his car on March 6, 2009. She died a week later. Hunter was also sentenced to three years probation and will be ordered to pay restitution to the victim’s family, according to a news release from the office of Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom. Hunter was tried on two counts: leaving the scene of a fatal accident and driving with a suspended license. He originally was tried two years ago, but the the jury was unable to reach a verdict. Here is the full text of the news release: Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom announced that Eric James Hunter, age…
Sunday, October 28, 2012
In other news from around the South Metro, a construction worker is killed at Fort Snelling and two more Minnesotans contract fungal meningitis.
You can't be in front of your computer 24 hours a day, so each weekend, Patch reviews the week's top stories from throughout the region. Here's a look at recent stories, which first appeared on this site or those of our neighbors, that may interest you or have an impact on your life. To read the full stories, click on the headline links: Rosemount Man Pleads Guilty in Hit-And-Run Death of Apple Valley Woman A retrial for Eric James Hunter, 44, was scheduled to begin Monday. Rosemount, Eastview Boys Go 1-2 in Section 3AA Cross Country Meet Rosemount, Eastview teams qualify for the state cross country meet by finishing first and second in the Section 3AA meet at Valleywood on Thursday. It's Official: Burnsville, We Have A Walmart At …
Monday, October 22, 2012
A retrial for Eric James Hunter, 44, was scheduled to begin Monday.
Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog A Rosemount man who was scheduled to be retried in connection to a 2009 fatal hit-and-run in Apple Valley has pleaded guilty. In a press release, the Dakota County Attorney’s Office says Eric James Hunter, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of leaving the scene of a accident involved a death, a felony, on Monday. Hunter was scheduled to be retried for his involvement in the crash—in which Joan LeVasseur, 26, was struck by a vehicle on March 6, 2009 in Apple Valley and died a week later—beginning Monday. He originally was tried two years ago, but the the jury was unable to reach a verdict. Hunter originally was tried on two counts: leaving the scene of a fatal …
Monday, October 3, 2011
Rosemount man Eric James Hunter originally was scheduled to be retried Monday in Dakota County Court, but the trial is now scheduled for October 2012.
A second trial scheduled to begin Monday in the case against a Rosemount man charged in a 2009 fatal hit-and-run in Apple Valley has been pushed back a year. The new jury trial for Eric James Hunter, 42, is now scheduled to begin Oct. 22, 2012 in Dakota County Court, court records show. Hunter is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and driving with a suspended license in connection with the death of Joan LeVasseur, 26, who was deaf, on March 6, 2009. Hunter originally was tried on the charges in October 2010. That trial ended when the jury was unable to reach a verdict and Dakota County Judge David Knutson declared a mistrial. Witnesses told Apple Valley police they saw LeVasseur crossing the intersection of Cedar and 153rd …
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1:51 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
And Eric if u read my previous statement, don't be mad. U have a huge 2nd chance, You need to impact this world for two people now, yourself and the life you although "accidentally" but so negligently and unremorefully KILLED. WOULD SHE BE ALIVE IF TOY SPEED INSTEAD OF THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR OWN HEROIN ADDICTED ASS. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE HYPOCRISY HERE AS I WAS ALSO IN JAIL FOR A MISD. WRNT DRIVING … more ›