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Eric Wade Forcier

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Robber Who Hit Apple Valley Domino's, Jiffy Lube, Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

An Apple Valley woman who acted as his accomplice also pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting interference with commerce by robbery.

A Farmington man responsible for robbing five businesses in Dakota and Rice Counties and his Apple Valley accomplice both pleaded guilty to federal charges on Wednesday. Eric Wade Forcier, 27, pleaded guilty to two counts of interference with commerce by robbery and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence. Julie Ann Campana, a 29-year-old Apple Valley woman, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting robbery, according to a news release issued by the United States District Attorney's Office. Last October, Forcier began a two-week robbery spree, stealing $1,850 from Eddy's Bar & Grill in Inver Grove Heights, $60 from an Apple Valley Domino's Pizza, $154 from a gas station in Bloomington and $200 from a Jiffy Lube in …

Monday, December 10, 2012

South Metro Crime Report

Murder Plot Foiled, Armed Robbery Suspects Indicted

In other crime news from around the South Metro region, a Rosemount man previously convicted of vehicular homicide is arrested again for DUI.

  The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites throughout the South Metro region. To read the full stories, click on the headline links.   Woodward Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom John Stephen Woodward was charged by the Rice County Attorney’s Office after Minnesota Correction Facility—Faribault officials uncovered a plot by Woodward to murder Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom. Armed Robbery Suspects Indicted in Federal Court Eric Wade Forcier, 27, of Farmington and Julie Ann Campana, 23, of Apple Valley, were charged in Federal Court.   Rosemount Man Previously Convicted of Vehicular Homicide Arrested Again for DUI Police arrested James Geraghty Bouchard on …

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Armed Robbery Suspects Indicted in Federal Court

Eric Wade Forcier, 27, and Julie Ann Campana, 23, were charged with one count of interference with commerce by robbery pursuant to the Hobbs Act and one count of using, carrying, possessing, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime.

The man and woman accused of armed robbery of America's Best Value Inn and Suites in Northfield in October have been indicted in federal court. Eric Wade Forcier, 27, and Julie Ann Campana, 23, of Apple Valley, were charged with one count of interference with commerce by robbery pursuant to the Hobbs Act and one count of using, carrying, possessing, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, according to the United States Department of Justice. Forcier is also charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment was filed on Dec. 3, 2012, and the defendants made their initial appearances in federal court Tuesday, Dec. 4. According to the indictment, on October 29, 2012, Forcier …

Monday, November 5, 2012

South Metro Crime Report

Shades of Jesse James: Northfield Robbery Suspects Arrested After Manhunt

In other crime news around the South Metro area, a suspect has been arrested in the Apple Valley child abuse case.

  The following stories first appeared within the past week on this Patch site or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro area. To read the full stories, click on the headline links.   Child Abuse Suspect Held on $60,000 Bond Carlton Raymond Lewis II, charged with beating two toddler girls last spring and seriously injuring one of them, was arrested in Hastings. Man Charged with Brazen Theft of Trailer from Rosemount Resident Police say Dale Michael Bale drove onto the victim's property, hitched his trailer to a pickup truck and drove away with it.   Burnsville Man to Arresting Officer: My Mom Wants to Talk to You Wesley Rayvon Johnson, who was convicted of robbery in 2011, has been charged with illegally possessing a pistol in …

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Apple Valley Woman Named as Suspect in Northfield Robbery

Julie Ann Campana, 23, was arrested Monday in connection to the robbery and subsequent manhunt.

The woman who police say helped Eric Wade Forcier rob America's Best Value Inn & Suites in Northfield early Monday morning has been identified as Julie Ann Campana, 23, of Apple Valley, according to Northfield Deputy Chief of Police Chuck Walerius. Both Campana and Forcier are being held at the Rice County Jail. Walerius said the handgun used in the robbery was also found not far from where the original traffic stop occured on Armstrong Road. For the rest of the story, read the update below. UPDATED: 11:10 a.m. Law enforcement officials have captured Eric Wade Forcier, who is a suspect in an armed robbery Monday morning, according to Deputy Chief of Police Chuck Walerius. Forcier was found hiding in a vehicle near Perkins Specialized …

Tina marie Menard

4:47 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012

Julie was my friend before I watched her go down a bad path and I knew this is where it would lead. This is the result of meth addiction everyone.. too bad   more ›

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