Andrew Darst

Court Update from the Fifth Day of RNC 8 Hearings

On Friday, we heard the testimony of Chris Dugger, Ramsey County Sheriff's Deputy.

Dugger started attending Welcoming Committee meetings in November of '07. He was told to "listen and figure out what they were up to." He didn't start getting paid until spring of '08, and was deputized at the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department after the RNC.

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Court Update from the Fourth Day of RNC 8 Hearings

Today was the fourth day of the RNC 8 hearings. Most of the day was spent questioning Sergeant Jay Maher of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department Special Investigations Unit, who conducted extensive surveillance leading up to and following the RNC, worked with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department informants and supervised some of the raids. Chris Dugger, another Welcoming Committee informant, was unavailable to testify today, and will take the stand tomorrow morning. Maher talked about the initiation of the investigation into the RNC WC.
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Key RNC8 informant Andrew "Panda" Darst guilty on multiple counts of assault!

Breaking news from the Hennepin County Courthouse: Andrew "Panda" Darst, also known as CRI2 on various RNC-related court filings, waived his right to a trial last week, after he assaulted various people in mid-January 2009, and picked up several charges. [CORRECTION 4:30PM: Darst did not assault his wife - though this kind of idea was going around earlier]

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February RNC Aftermath Roundup

This just in: on Friday afternoon, St. Paul City Attorney John Choi dropped 323 charges stemming from the mass arrests on September 4 at the RNC, according to the Pioneer Press. However, another story indicates Choi may be forwarding 2 cases to Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner for felony charges.

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FBI informant faces break-in charges (from the Star Tribune)

FBI informant faces break-in charges
By RANDY FURST, Star Tribune
Feb 17, 2009

An undercover FBI informant in a high-profile criminal case in Ramsey County against eight members of an anarchist group faces charges himself for assault and burglary.

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