Southern Minnesota Man Admits to Federal Career Criminal Charge
Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News) - A southern Minnesota man charged with opening fire on police officers during a violent home invasion in January has entered a guilty plea to a federal charge.
31-year-old Kamau Evans was brought to federal court several days after he was arrested in Minneapolis. The Mankato man had broken into a residence in North Minneapolis on January 14 by shattering a sliding glass door. Court documents say he then allegedly assaulted two of the occupants with a firearm and brandished a handgun at a child who was hiding in a closet while he was holding three people against her will.
Court records say Minneapolis Police responded to the residence and were able to take one of the victims out of the house. The officers then went into the home protected by ballistic shields and came under fire when Evans appeared in a stairwell as the officers were walking up the stairs.
The criminal complaint states that following the shooting, Evans escaped from the house by leaping from a bathroom window. He was captured and arrested while attempting to flee through the backyard. A 9 mm semi-automatic pistol was recovered by Minneapolis Police on the side of the garage where Evans was apprehended.
The criminal complaint also stated that, earlier in the day, a woman called 911 and reported that a man, identified as Evans, had broken into her south Minneapolis apartment. The woman indicated that she and her two children were able to safely flee from the home after Evans shattered a window into her bedroom.
According to federal prosecutors, Evans admitted to a charge of illegal possession of a firearm as an armed career criminal. They say, due to previous felony convictions, Evans was prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition at any time.
His sentencing hearing has not been scheduled.
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