ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Police say a motorist accused of crashing his SUV through the front gate of the Minnesota governor’s residence in St. Paul has been jailed.
State Patrol Lt. Gordon Shank says nobody was injured in the incident around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
Shank says the vehicle, driven by a 59-year-old Center City man, came to a stop in the driveway. He was ordered out of the vehicle and arrested without incident.
Gov. Mark Dayton was home at the time. Spokesman Matt Swenson says the 71-year-old governor was never in danger.
The driver is being held on suspicion of criminal damage to property, pending formal charges.
A similar incident occurred in 2016, when a St. Paul man rammed his car into the front gate, saying he wanted to speak with the governor.
Must not have been a person of color.
Dayton is a D
Beat me to the punch.
Which is probably why they didn’t riddle the vehicle with anti-aircraft fire.
Center City is Michelle Bachman’s old district. There isn’t a lot of diversity in that neck of the woods.
Fun Fact: Its home to a Hazelden/Betty Ford clinic. Lots of Celebs may know the town.