- Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Ryan Londregan was charged with murder in the shooting death of Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop last July.
- Charges include second-degree intentional homicide, first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter.
- Rondregan shot and killed Cobb, who refused to leave his vehicle during a stop on a freeway in Minneapolis.
A Minnesota State Patrol trooper was charged Wednesday with murder in the shooting death of driver Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop in July.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said at a news conference that her office has charged Officer Ryan Londregan with second-degree intentional homicide, first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter in connection with Cobb's death. Stated.
“Like all law enforcement officers in Minnesota, state troopers are required to protect a person from a specific and specific threat of serious bodily harm or death that is reasonably likely to occur. Only you can use deadly force. In this case, that was not present. 'Ricky Cobb II would still be alive today,' Moriarty said.
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According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Detective Bureau, which investigates police shootings, Londregan shot and killed Cobb, who refused to leave his car during a traffic stop on a freeway in Minneapolis.
Ricky Cobb II's family speaks during a press conference in front of the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on August 2, 2023. On January 24, 2024, prosecutors charged Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Ryan Londregan with murder in the July 2023 shooting death of Cobb during a traffic stop. (AP Photo/Trisha Ahmed, File)
Officer Brett Sides initially pulled Cobb over after seeing the taillights of the Ford Fusion he was driving were out, the department said.
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The department previously said Seide checked Cobb's records and found he was wanted on a “presumptive arrest for violation of a felony protective order” issued by the nearby Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. Was.
Rondregan and Officer Garrett Erickson later arrived and helped Zaid try to pull Cobb out of the car, then Rondregan shot Cobb and Cobb drove off. The car Cobb was driving stopped on the interstate shortly afterward, and the department said officers tried to save him. He died at the scene.
