South Metro Crime Report

'Hey Buddy, Can You Spare Some Urine?'

Among other police reports from the region last week is the tale of a man who allegedly went to great lengths for a clean drug test.

  The following stories first appeared within the past week on this Patch site, or those of our neighbors throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline link.   Rosemount Woman Charged with Kicking Officer After DWI Arrest Police say Brenda Lynn Heinen kicked an officer in the leg when she was arrested for drunken driving on her 41st birthday. Suspect in Rosemount Standoff Formally Charged A 32-year-old Rosemount man has been charged with a felony after threatening to kill his neighbors with a non-existent weapons cache that he said included a sniper rifle, an AR-15, a 12 gauge, and an AK-47 equipped with a grenade launcher. Apple Valley Man Charged with Strangling Woman on New Year's Day Police say Justin…

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Apple Valley Man Charged with Strangling Woman on New Year's Day

Police say Justin Reid Carlson strangled his wife and tried to keep her from calling 911 while the woman's 8-year-old son watched.

  An Apple Valley man has been charged with strangling a woman who locked herself and her 8-year-old son into a bathroom to get away from the assault. Justin Reid Carlson, 38, is charged with domestic assault by strangulation, a felony with a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Carlson is also charged with interfering with an emergency call, a gross misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $3,000 fine, and misdemeanor domestic assault, which has a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. Apple Valley police were called to a home in the 14700 block of Embry Path on Jan. 1 to investigate a reported domestic dispute, according to the criminal complaint. The victim, who told police she was…

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