HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 10-22 Maplewood man charged in St. Paul rape and burglary incident MAPLEWOOD REVIEW Mapl ood man charged in St. Paul rape and burglary incident
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Patrick Larkin of four, was asleep on his couch when brought the victim her one-year-old the scene will be sent to the Minnesota
news editor he awoke to see three or four black daughter. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for
Maplewood resident Jeffray Leallen males holding guns. The woman eventually ended up in analysis.
They asked him where the money the bedroom alone with her daughter. Police found two bullet holes in the
Walker, 25, faces rape and aggravated was, explaining they'd been tipped off She barricaded the door and began yell- ceiling of the bedroom.
burglary charges following an attack in that he had large amounts of cash on ing for help, which allegedly prompted They also reportedly found finger-
St.Paul Oct. 8. hand. the suspects to fire guns into the room. prints from the basement window
According to a criminal complaint He was then pistol whipped several The burglars at one point brought where the men entered the,home.
from the Ramsey County Attorney's times in the face by all of the men. One all the family members into the liv- The father of the family told police in
Office, Walker was with a group of suspect even poured hot wax on the ing room, including the one-year-old an interview he recognized one of the
men who broke into an East Side home victim. girl and a 13-year-old boy, whom they robbers as Jeffray Walker, explaining
through a basement window, stealing The group then trashed the home, threw on the floor and kicked in the the two had grown up together.
valuables, assaulting the family of four, looking for money. ribs. The witness also said the two were
and sexually assaulting a female resi- A short time later, the victim heard They threatened to kill the entire "in the game" selling drugs. The wit-
dent of the home at gunpoint. gunshots,and thought the men had killed family except for the baby girl. ness told police he's hasn't dealt drugs
Walker faces a total of seven charges his girlfriend,until he heard her scream. The burglars left after about 30 min- for over five years.
for an Oct. 8 incident. The mother of the family told police utes,and police arrived on the scene. Walker, also a father, has two prior
Walker and the group reportedly she awoke in her bedroom to two They stole two cell phones, an Xbox felony convictions including a burglary
broke into a family home on the 1300 armed men entering. 360, an Xbox 1, a PlayStation 3, a in the second degree conviction from
block of Fremont Avenue in search of One left, while the other locked the Ruger 9 mm handgun, and surveillance 2008.
a large sum of cash they'd heard was on g g un'
door, pulled the woman's top off and cameras.
the premises. forced her to perform oral sex on him at The mother was taken to a hospi- Contact Patrick Larkin at 651-748-
According to the complaint: gunpoint. tal for a sexual assault examination. 7816 or at eastside @lillienews.com.Follow
One witness, the father of the family The other man then came back and The physical evidence recovered from him on Twitter at @ESRPatrickLark.