He said Suggs urged his parents "to get along with each other," and to watch after his children. "The case that you're about to hear is about a night that was supposed to be fun," Prosecuting attorney Andrew Johnson said, describing how bullets traveled through each victim before re-enacting the moment when he says that Suggs killed them. "You, and only you, can decide the facts," Judge JaPaul Harris told the 14 jurors in court Thursday, warning them that evidencewould be graphic. A sheriff's deputy went to the Bridgestop gas station in Wheeler to view surveillance video and saw images of a Black man in a "I am black history" shirt pull up to the station in a black Nissan Rogue. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office says 38-year-old Suggs, from Scottsdale, Arizona, faces four counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of St. Paul residents Nitosha Flug-Presley, 30, Loyace Foreman III, 35, Matthew Pettus, 26, and Jasmine Sturm, 30. 7:42 a.m. Surveillance video from University Avenue and Eustis Street shows the Mercedes following a Nissan Rogue. 1 a.m. Witnesses told police Sturm and Foreman, who were dating, and Pettus were hanging out on the patio at Shamrocks bar at 955 W. Seventh St. in St. Paul. Suggs told his father that he snapped and shot a couple of people, is all the criminal complaint offers as a motive for the quadruple homicide. The Ramsey County jail's phone system has McWright listed as an inmate, but staff there do not take messages. Suggs' father denied knowing the bodies were in the abandoned SUV, the complaint said. Suggs turned himself in to Gilbert, Arizona, police last week after investigators announced he was wanted for questioning. Suggs turned himself in to Gilbert, Copyright 2021 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Nitosha Flug-Presley's father, Damone Presley, told CBS Minnesotaon Tuesday that he's "so grateful" for the charges against Suggs. Matt McKinney is a reporter on the Star Tribune's state team. The trial continues Friday at 9 a.m., and Harris told jurors that they might begin deliberating by the end of next week. The SUV and Suggs returned to the area shortly before 3 a.m. Investigators believe that Suggs killed the four victims in St. Paul, sometime between 3:30 a.m. and 3:48 a.m. Six spent shell casings and Suggs' bloody driver's license were found in the vehicle. Citing surveillance footage and phone data, investigators indicate that Suggs killed the four people around Seventh Street in St. Paul between 3:30 a.m. and 3:48 a.m. on Sept. 12. Crime & Public Safety | Antoine Suggs Video surveillance from outside the bar shows Sturm getting into the passenger side of a dark SUV, sitting in the same spot where her body was later They left in the SUV. Investigators found blood in the gas station parking lot where the SUV had stopped, the complaint said. Find Antoine Suggs's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. 3:08 a.m. Foreman creates a phone contact for Suggs, according to phone data. She has more than 15 years of experience at daily newspapers. The first thing I said was, Wisconsin? My mind is struggling to comprehend how a human being can drive around for upward of seven hours with four corpses.. Surveillance footage shows Flug-Presley "slumped over" in the front passenger seat, which investigators say was the same way she was found in the vehicle in Wisconsin, CBS Minnesota reported. Foreman, who had told The Post that she hoped police would find who did this, said she has also found it difficult to process how McWright allegedly assisted his son. The Gilbert Police Department said Suggs was taken to the Maricopa County jail on Friday. 10:06 a.m. Cell tower data show Pettus phone in the area of Interstate 94 and Dale Street heading east toward Wisconsin. ), Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. (Courtesy photos) After he shot four people inside an SUV, authorities say Antoine Darnique Suggs drove around St. Paul for hours, stopped to talk with his mother, got gas and a drink, and asked his father to follow him to Wisconsin where he dumped the vehicle in a cornfield. Coronation prompts scrutiny of royal wealth. Police seek woman who allegedly stabbed St. Paul man in Bloomington Saturday night / CBS Minnesota. Osborne was convicted of aiding an offender by being an accomplice after the fact and sentenced to a nearly five-year prison term. 9:48 a.m. Video from the Holiday gas station at 281 N. Snelling Ave. shows the Mercedes at a gas pump. Video surveillance from outside the bar shows Sturm getting into the passenger side of a dark SUV, sitting in the same spot where her body was later found. Antoine Suggs, 38, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder in the Sept. 12 killings of four Minnesota residents found dead in an abandoned SUV. Six shell casings were found inside, as well as Suggs's blood-covered Arizona photo ID. Prosecutors say Suggs told his father that he snapped and shot a couple of people.. A warrant was issued for his arrest. Witnesses at the White Squirrel told investigators that they saw Flug-Presley and Suggs there on Saturday night. Investigators say all four were fatally shot in the head in St. Paul on Sept. 12. Police say it was a $10 million insurance fraud scheme. New details in quadruple homicide investigation: Suspect snapped before killing 4 people, 1 person in custody, arrest warrants issued after burglary at Smoking Gun store, BNSF Railway provides train derailment update, Madison Parks Foundation unveils pet memorial statue. County Attorney John Choi said that his heart goes out to "the families and friends of the victims," and he applauded the work of St. Paul police, CBS Minnesota reported. Surveillance footage clearly shows Flug-Presley "slumped over" in the front passenger seat, which investigators say was the same way she was found in the vehicle in Wisconsin. Antoine Darnique Suggs, 38, was arrested in Gilbert, Arizona on Friday, ending a five-day manhunt. The 63-year-old farmhand told a Ramsey County courtroom on Thursday that he walked over to the SUV, which had Minnesota license plates, and peered inside. They stopped at various gas stations surveillance video from one St. Paul station shows Suggs driving the SUV, and Flug-Presley slumped over in the passenger seat, the complaint said. "Boom, boom boom, boom.". According to the Ramsey County medical examiners autopsy reports: Flug-Presley had a gunshot wound that entered her mouth and out the back of her head. Osborne told authorities it wasnt until they returned to Minnesota that Suggs told him the bodies were in the Mercedes-Benz. 4:30 a.m. Suggs places a phone call to his father, Darren Lee Osborne, 56, of St. Paul. Literally there arent any words, she said. "I don't see why I'm here," Suggs said on the stand, telling prosecutors that he did not want to be in court. However,prosecutors say McWright denied knowing there were bodies in the car that he allegedly helped hide. Suggs also has a tattoo on his right forearm with the words "baby tweezy.". Thats when Suggs allegedly told his father he had snapped, and prosecutors say McWright then followed him to Wisconsin and gave his son a ride back to the Twin Cities. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Charges say Suggs told his father that "he snapped and shot a couple of people." The employee later identified the man in a photo lineup as Suggs. Suggs told his father that he snapped and shot a couple of people. So much blood had pooled in the SUV that police found puddles of it at different places where he had parked. We are greatly relieved that the police investigation has yielded enough information to bring forward criminal charges today in this very disturbing case, he said. The Associated Press contributed to this report. 'He snapped and shot a couple of people': Second suspect charged in quadruple murder, four bodies were found in an abandoned SUV. If convicted, Suggs could face up to 160 years in prison. 1:38 a.m. Investigators found a receipt for the White Squirrel from a purchase by Foreman. The criminal complaint against Suggs does not mention a motive for the shootings, and Johnson did not give one in his opening statement. He also identified from a photograph of Bridgestop video surveillance the man operating the vehicle was Darren Lee Osborne. RELATED: 'This Is Not A Freak Accident': 4 Found Dead In Abandoned SUV In Western Wisconsin Identified. Suggs asked his father to follow him by driving his mothers vehicle, the Nissan Rogue. Suggs turned himself in to Gilbert, Arizona, police last week after investigators announced he was wanted for questioning. A press statement sent out Monday generated a tip from a witness who said he saw two Black men near the Sheridan Town Hall between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sunday. He said Suggs, whom he grew up with in St. Paul, gave him half of the $7,000 sale of the SUV and that he was going to keep the certificate of title until he got the rest of the money. Prosecutors allege that McWright also stood outside the vehicles open passenger window as it was parked at a gas station. Their bodies were discovered Sept. 12, 2021, in a bloodied black Mercedes SUV that had been driven into the field. Suggs then called his father and showed up where his father was staying at about 5 a.m. Suggs' father told authorities that Suggs "snapped and shot a couple of people." Please enter valid email address to continue. Public records show that Suggs had been living recently in Scottsdale, Arizona, where hes listed as the manager and owner of Darnque Apparel. After he shot four people inside an SUV, authorities say Antoine Darnique Suggs drove around St. Paul for hours, stopped to talk with his mother, got gas and a drink, and asked his father to follow him to Wisconsin where he dumped the vehicle in a cornfield. The Ramsey County jails phone system has McWright listed as an inmate, but staff there do not take messages. Five teens were arrested after an attempted carjacking near Valley View Middle School. The Ramsey County Attorneys Office says it is reviewing the case against McWright. Surveillance video Crime & Public Safety | Suggs turned himself in to Gilbert, Arizona, police last week after investigators announced he was wanted for questioning. "I kind of got startled when I looked down and there was a guy tipped up with a blank stare in his eyes.". September 22, 2021 / 4:00 AM A Minnesota father and his son have been identified as suspects in the murders of four people, whose bodies were recovered from an SUV in a Wisconsin cornfield last weekend. RELATED: Read the charges against Antoine Darnique Suggs. WebAt 4:30 AM, Suggs placed phone calls to his father. "My greatest appreciation for the diligent work on this case by the Saint Paul Police Department and other law enforcement agencies who worked tirelessly to find the truth," Choi said. Osbourne gave his son a ride to Minnesota from Wisconsin after they left the Mercedes-Benz in a cornfield. Suggs' father, Darren L. Osborne, is serving a nearly five-year prison sentence for helping his son hide the bodies. He was later charged with four counts of hiding a corpse with intent to conceal a crime, and is being held in the Ramsey County Jail. Surveillance footage shows one of the victims slumped over in the front passenger seat of the vehicle, the court document said. Flug-Presley, Pettus and Sturm were then seen getting into a black SUV, the complaint said. The Gilbert Police Department said Suggs was taken to the Maricopa County jail on Friday. On Sept. 17, he turned himself in to authorities in Arizona, where he is awaiting extradition back to Minnesota. How rich is King Charles? They caused some in the courtroom gallery to gasp and sob, and Judge Harris to call a brief recess. Police allegedly found Suggs' driver's license in the abandoned vehicle. This article was published more than1 year ago, An Arizona man was charged Tuesday with the murder of four people from Minnesota who were found fatally shot in an abandoned SUV in a Wisconsin cornfield this month, according to a criminal complaint. Osborne denied knowing there were bodies in the SUV. But surveillance video from a gas station in Wheeler, Wisconsin about 10 miles from the cornfield shows that Suggs father handed something to the driver of the SUV. Pettus and Sturm were half-siblings, while Foreman III and Sturm were in a relationship. According to the criminal complaint against Suggs, an employee at a bar saw a woman who looked like Flug-Presley arguing with a man, who the employee identified as Suggs from a photo lineup. After 1 a.m. An employee at the White Squirrel Bar, located at 974 W. Seventh St. in St. Paul, told police that Sturm came in and that Flug-Presley was with a man who looked like Suggs. Blood also was dripping from the vehicle, according to the complaint. The gas station is about 10 miles away from the cornfield where the Mercedes-Benz was recovered. 5:00 a.m. Suggs meets up with Osborne. McWright is jailed in St. Paul. Suggs, who had flown back to his residence in Arizona, turned himself in to authorities. Video surveillance captures the passenger side and it appears Flug-Presley is slumped over in the seat. There have been no descriptions yet of who shot the victims or where the shootings took place, but new information contained in court documents said Suggs was seen at a St. Paul bar with victim Nitosha Flug-Presley and two of her friends hours before they were found dead, along with a fourth victim. MORE: Wisconsin Quadruple Homicide Suspect Antoine Suggs Turns Self In; Darren Osborne, 56, Charged, Osborne later told investigators that Suggs showed up "where he had spent the night" at 5 a.m. on Sept. 12, with Suggs's mother tow, which Osborne said was "odd." Suggs, 38, was charged Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court with four counts of second-degree murder with intent in the fatal shooting deaths of siblings Jasmine Christine Sturm, 30, and Matthew Isiah Pettus, 26, both of St. Paul; and friends Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, 30, of Stillwater; and Loyace Foreman III, 35, of St. Paul. One of those forensic scientists was Raschael Ellering with the St. Paul police, who said her investigation suggested that one victim was shot from the front of the SUV. Prosecutors said he remains jailed in Arizona, awaiting extradition to Minnesota. Prosecutors said his motive remains unclear but that Suggs meant to kill the victims after a night of drinking in St. Paul. Four gunshot victims found inside the vehicle were examined by the Dunn County Medical Examiner. Surveillance video from a western Wisconsin gas station hours later showed the car at a pump with one victim slumped over in the front passenger seat, which matches surveillance footage from earlier in the morning in St. Paul roughly 70 miles away. A black Mercedes that matched the one found in the cornfield pulled up to the Nissan Rogue. I was bewildered because she doesnt know anybody in Wisconsin. Last week, Dunn County authorities charged Suggs with four counts of hiding a corpse. Suggs and his father, 56-year-old Darren Osborne, have also each been charged in Dunn County with four counts of hiding a corpse. When asked if his mother or father ever owned a Nissan, he said he could not recall. According to the criminal complaint, investigators believe that Suggs killed the four victims in the area of Seventh Street in St. Paul between 3:30 a.m. and 3:48 a.m. on September 12. One of them wore a "I am black history" T-shirt, the witness said. It was a total heinous crime that should have never happened.". The trial of a man suspected of killing four people in St. Paul before leaving their bodies in a SUV in a Wisconsin cornfield began Thursday with graphic evidence and family members' tears. Investigators believe Suggs killed his victims between 3:30 a.m. and 3:48 a.m. on West Seventh Street in St. Paul. Citing surveillance footage and phone data, investigators indicate that Suggs killed the four people around Seventh Street in St. Paul between 3:30 a.m. and 3:48 a.m. Prosecutors in St. Paul, Minn. have now charged 38-year-old Antoine Suggs with four counts of second-degree murder. A motive for the killings is not listed in the complaint. A camera caught the audio as it was driving by, Johnson said. Flug-Presleys cousin, Dominique Neal-Hill, testified that he sold Suggs the Mercedes through his parents small auto dealership a few days before the killings. Investigators found blood in the gas station parking lot where the SUV had stopped, the complaint said. He's been a reporter covering communities since 2007. Left: Dunn County Sheriff's Office | Right: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP, Witnesses say suspect met victim at a bar, Authorities are offering $80K for information about the suspected Texas shooter, Arrest made in suspected Minneapolis mosque arsons, More people are getting away with murder. At 2:18 p.m., the Dunn County Sheriffs Office received a 911 call from a farmer in the area about people in a vehicle that were not moving, Bygd said. Public media is independent, community-supported media for the public good. Antoine Suggs, 39, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was found guilty Friday of four counts of second-degree murder in the September 2021 deaths of Nitosha Flug-Presley of Stillwater, 30; Jasmine C. Sturm, 30; Matthew Pettus, 26; and Loyace Foreman III, 35, all of St. Paul. A lawyer was shot months after his wife and son were killed. While at the Port Huron Times Herald in Michigan, she covered the environment and several suburbs, and she was a columnist. Crime & Public Safety | Osborne said he then went with his son to drop off the SUV with the bodies in tow in Wisconsin, and later dropped Suggs off in Minneapolis. Osborne is seen in the video going into the store to buy some items. The employee said Suggs said something about having six children and this happening every time he comes back to Minnesota, the complaint said. Suggs entered the store. The employee said Suggs uttered something about having six children and this happening every time he comes back to Minnesota, according to the complaint. The Arizona man, who reportedly had some sort of relationship with Flug-Presley, sought the help of his father shortly after the killings, prosecutors allege. According to the criminal complaint against Suggs, an employee at a bar saw a woman who looked like Flug-Presley arguing with a man, who the employee identified as Suggs from a photo lineup. The Wisconsin criminal complaint against McWright said Flug-Presley's aunt told authorities that her niece had a "thing" with Suggs and he would fly in from Arizona to see her. Nitosha Flug-Presley's father, Damone Presley, told WCCO Tuesday that he's "so grateful" for the charges against Suggs. 3:30 a.m. Suggs phone and the Mercedes park for a time. He now faces four counts of The employee said Suggs said something about "having six children and this happening every time he comes back to Minnesota," the complaint said. bodies were found in an SUV in a corn field, Suggs killed the four victims in the area of Seventh Street in St. Paul, Osbourne was arrested and agreed to speak to investigators, Suggs turned himself in on Sept. 17 in Gilbert, Arizona, Four people found dead in western Wisconsin were killed in St. Paul, Second Dunn County quadruple homicide suspect in custody, Suspect arrested in Dunn County quadruple homicide investigation; another suspect at-large, Father of Dunn County quadruple homicide victim calls for justice at Wednesday night vigil, Dunn County homicide investigation: 4 people killed, no known motive, Four people found dead in northern Dunn County; homicide investigation underway. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. Flug-Presley's father, Damone Presley Sr., said Friday that he was relieved to hear the news about Suggs. As he enters the store, Suggs is clearly identifiable on the stores surveillance video since he did not wear a face covering.. All were dead. MINNEAPOLIS -- A man has been convicted of killing four people in Minnesota and then leaving their bodies in an abandoned SUV in a Wisconsin cornfield. Osborne told police that Suggs had spoken to him and his mother about taking care of his kids and trying to get along with each other, according to the complaint. Though McWright has denied knowing his son was allegedly transporting dead bodies inside his car, surveillance videos shows the father walking up to the black SUV and handing something to Suggs on the drivers side, according to the complaint. It was not immediately clear if either man had an attorney to comment on his behalf. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. "It looked like there was dried blood on [the victim's] back," Scheffler said. Darren Suggs told police that McWright is his biological father and confirmed through a still photo that he was one of the suspects at the Bridgestop. According to the complaint, witnesses told police that Sturm, Pettus and Foreman III were at Shamrocks, a bar and restaurant in St. Paul where Sturm and Pettus worked, until around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 12. Both vehicles then left the gas station in Wheeler and drove toward the direction of the cornfield where the SUV was discovered. Osbourne denied knowing the bodies of the people his son shot were in the vehicle they abandoned. 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Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims. Antoine Suggs, 38, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation, in the Sept. 12 killings of Twin Cities-area residents Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, 30; Matthew Isiah Pettus, 26; Loyace Foreman III, 35; and Jasmine Christine Sturm, 30. Family members say that Suggs and Flug-Presley were dating. The two drivers appeared to exchange something, then drove off. Surveillance video shows the Mercedes headed toward Shepard Road, but returned to Seventh Street and headed east. He then exercised his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination after the prosecution asked if he had spoken with his father after the killings. Suggs told his father that he snapped and shot a couple of people, the complaint states. ST. PAUL, Minn. (WEAU) - An Arizona man has been charged in a quadruple homicide investigation that began in Dunn County, Wis. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. In 15 years at the Star Tribune, he has covered business, agriculture and crime. Police Chief Brian O'Hara called the fires an attempt to inflict terror on our Muslim community. Darren McWright, 56, who is Suggss father, has been charged by Wisconsin prosecutors with four counts of hiding a corpse. A warrant is out for the other suspect, Antoine Darnique Suggs, 38, who is believed to be in the Twin Cities area. Darren Suggs explained that the Nissan is his mothers and that she lets Antoine use it when he is in town. The fugitive Antoine D. Suggs, wanted for questioning in the quadruple murder discovered Sunday in a western Wisconsin cornfield, has been arrested in Arizona, the Dunn County Sheriff's Office reported. Johnson said they would hear testimony from a waitress of Shamrocks bar on West Seventh Street in St. Paul who saw Sturm, Foreman and Pettus hanging out on the patio and that nothing was out of place, nothing foretold the horror that would happen that night.. The SUV and Suggs returned to the area shortly before 3 a.m. Investigators believe that Suggs killed the four victims in St. Paul, sometime between 3:30 a.m. and 3:48 a.m. Six spent shell casings and Suggs bloody drivers license were found in the vehicle. Boom, boom boom, boom.. Investigators found two bullets lodged in the SUV under cushions, wiring and blood. One of the first to testify was Dennis Scheffler, the 63-year-old farmhand who discovered the SUV. Prosecutors say Suggs father, Darren Lee McWright, 56, followed his son to Wisconsin and gave him a ride back to Minnesota after he ditched the car. Antoine Suggs was found guilty by a Ramsey County jury of four counts of second-degree murder (intentional but not pre-meditated) on Friday. The drivers appeared to exchange something. One man's journey adrift a year ago, now recruiting other vets illuminates challenges and successes of looking for civilian jobs. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. About 12 minutes later, authorities found a black SUV with Minnesota license plates that was parked in a field of tall cornstalks. Foreman had a gunshot wound to his face and the top of his head. Suggs' motive for shooting and killing the four remains unclear. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. Investigators also learned that someone purchased a Delta Air Lines flight for Antoine Suggs that would have had him departing Phoenix on Sunday evening bound for Minneapolis. Authorities said in court documents that Suggs was seen at a St. Paul bar with Flug-Presley, Sturm and Pettus on Sept. 12. IE 11 is not supported. Each had been shot at least once in the head and left in a black Mercedes driven into a cornfield. The bodies of Matthew Pettus, 26, his half-sister Jasmine Sturm, 30, and Sturm's boyfriend, 35-year-old Loyace Foreman III, all of St. Paul; and 30-year-old Nitosha Flug-Presley, of Stillwater, Minnesota, a close friend of Sturm, were found by a farmer in a cornfield on Sept. 12 just outside of the Town of Sheridan in Dunn County, Wisconsin, roughly 60 miles east of St. Paul. Police were able to identify Suggs in surveillance video because he wasn't wearing a mask. He can be reached at 651-228-2173. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?
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