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State of Minnesota District Court County of Hennepin 4th Judicial District 15A04253 Prosecutor File No. 27-CR-15-17199 Court File No. State of Minnesota, COMPLAINT Plaintiff, Warrant vs. PATRICK HENRY KELLY DOB: 03/14/1959 LKA: 13109 Murdock Terrace Rockford27, MN 55373 Defendant. The Complainant submits this complaint to the Court and states that there is probable cause to believe Defendant committed the following offense(s): COUNT I Charge: Stalking - Pattern of Stalking Conduct Minnesota Statute: 609.749.5(a), with reference to: 609.749.5(a) Maximum Sentence: 10 YEARS AND/OR $20,000 Offense Level: Felony Offense Date (on or about): 06/12/2015 Control #(ICR#): 15226999 Charge Description: That on or between June 12, 2015 and June 20, 2015, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, PATRICK HENRY KELLY engaged in a pattern of stalking conduct with respect to M.L. and/or members of the victim's household in a manner that would cause a reasonable person under the circumstances to feel terrorized or to fear bodily harm and that did cause this reaction on the part of M.L. 1

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  • StateofMinnesota DistrictCourtCountyofHennepin 4thJudicialDistrict

    15A04253ProsecutorFileNo.27-CR-15-17199CourtFileNo.

    StateofMinnesota, COMPLAINTPlaintiff, Warrant

    vs.PATRICKHENRYKELLYDOB:03/14/1959LKA:13109MurdockTerraceRockford27,MN55373

    Defendant.

    The Complainant submits this complaint to the Court and states that there is probable cause to believeDefendantcommittedthefollowingoffense(s):

    COUNTI

    Charge:Stalking-PatternofStalkingConductMinnesotaStatute:609.749.5(a),withreferenceto:609.749.5(a)MaximumSentence:10YEARSAND/OR$20,000OffenseLevel:Felony

    OffenseDate(onorabout):06/12/2015

    Control#(ICR#):15226999

    Charge Description: That on or between June 12, 2015 and June 20, 2015, in Minneapolis, HennepinCounty, Minnesota, PATRICK HENRY KELLY engaged in a pattern of stalking conduct with respect toM.L. and/or members of the victim's household in a manner that would cause a reasonable person underthe circumstances to feel terrorized or to fear bodily harm and that did cause this reaction on the part ofM.L.

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  • STATEMENTOFPROBABLECAUSE

    Complainant,alicensedpeaceofficerwiththeMinneapolisPoliceDepartment,hasinvestigatedthefactsandcircumstancesofthisoffenseandbelievesthefollowingestablishesprobablecause:

    OnJuly21,2014,aHarassmentRestrainingOrderwasissuedoutofRamseyCountyrequiringthatPATRICKHENRYKELLY,thedefendantherein,havenodirectorindirectcontactwithVictimM.L.TheOrderiseffectiveuntilJuly17,2016.DefendantknowsoftheOrderbecausehewaspersonallyservedwithacopyoftheOrderonJuly28,2014.TheOrderspecificallyprohibitsDefendantfrombeingwithintwocityblocksormileinalldirections,whicheverdistanceisgreaterofM.Lshome.Theorderalsoprohibitscontact,directorindirect,viasocialmediawebsites.

    OnOctober23,2014,thedefendantwaschargedwithFelonyPatternofStalkingConductforhisrepeatedviolationsoftheHROwhichincludedthedefendantgoingtoM.L.shomenumeroustimesandleavingunwanteditemsatherdoor.Atthetimechargeswerebrought,M.L.hadbeenterrorizedbyDefendantsescalatingbehavior.Therepeatedcontactfromthedefendantcausedhertofeelunsafeatherhome,causedphysicalsymptomssuchasweightloss,andmadeitdifficultforhertoconcentrateandperformherjob.

    WhenthedefendantappearedinCourtontheFelonyStalkingcase,hewasorderedasaconditionofhisreleasefromjailtohavenocontactwithM.L.TheNoContactOrderincludedanyandallcontactwithM.L.,includingindirectcontactandincludingcontactviathecomputerorsocialmedia.Thedefendantwasalsoordered,aspartoftheNoContactOrder,tostayawayfromM.L.sresidencewhichislocatedinMinneapolis,HennepinCounty,Minnesota.

    LawenforcementhaslearnedthatonJune15,2015,thedefendantsentaLinkedin.comrequesttotwoseparateco-workersofM.L.,requestingtoconnectwiththemviathewebsite.Bothrequestsweredeniedandwereimmediatelybroughttothemanagementofthecompany.TherequestsweremadeonoraboutJune14,2015andweresentfromaLinkedinaccountinthedefendantsnamecontainingaphotoofthedefendant.

    OnJune20,2015,M.L.called911toreportthatthedefendanthadviolatedboththeHROandtheNoContactOrderbycomingtoherhome.M.L.discoveredflowersandamanilaenvelopeonherdoorstep.TheenvelopecontainednumerousitemsincludingabookandaletterwrittentoM.L.signedbyPatrick.Asaresultofthedefendantsstalkingbehavior,M.L.hadavideosurveillancesysteminstalled.Thesurveillancesystemcapturedthedefendant,asidentifiedbyM.L.,walkingtoM.L.sdoorwiththeitemsandleavingthematherdoor.

    RespondingofficersnotedthatM.L.wasveryfearful.Inafollow-upinterview,M.L.notedthatshecontinuedtobefilledwithdreadduetothedefendantsactions.

    ThedefendantiscurrentlyincustodyasresultofviolatingthetermsandconditionsofhisreleaseonthependingStalkingcase.

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  • SIGNATURESANDAPPROVALS

    ComplainantrequeststhatDefendant,subjecttobailorconditionsofrelease,be:(1)arrestedorthatotherlawfulstepsbetakentoobtainDefendant'sappearanceincourtor(2)detained,ifalreadyincustody,pendingfurtherproceedingsandthatsaidDefendantotherwisebedealtwithaccordingtolaw.

    Complainant BrianMenne ElectronicallySigned:06/25/201502:52PMSGT

    350S5thStMinneapolis,MN55415-1389Badge:4720

    Subscribedandsworntobeforetheundersigned.

    NotaryPublicorJudicialOfficial

    Commissionexpires:01/31/2018ElectronicallySigned:06/25/201503:23PM

    CassDurantPoliceSupportTechnician,CountyofHennepin350S5thStMinneapolis,MN55415-1389NotaryID:6179097

    Beingauthorizedtoprosecutetheoffensescharged,Iapprovethiscomplaint.

    ProsecutingAttorney ElectronicallySigned:06/25/201502:48PM

    DanAllard300S6thStMinneapolis,MN55487(612)348-5550

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  • FINDINGOFPROBABLECAUSEFrom the above sworn facts, and any supporting affidavits or supplemental sworn testimony, I, the Issuing Officer, havedetermined that probable cause exists to support, subject to bail or conditions of release where applicable, Defendants arrestor other lawful steps be taken to obtain Defendants appearance in court, or Defendants detention, if already in custody,pendingfurtherproceedings.Defendantisthereforechargedwiththeabove-statedoffense(s).

    SUMMONS

    THEREFOREYOU,THEDEFENDANT,ARESUMMONEDtoappearon___________,_____at_____AM/PMbeforetheabove-namedcourtat401FourthAvenueS,Minneapolis,MN55415toanswerthiscomplaint.

    IFYOUFAILTOAPPEARinresponsetothisSUMMONS,aWARRANTFORYOURARRESTshallbeissued.

    WARRANTXTo the Sheriff of the above-named county or other person authorized to execute this warrant: I order, in the name of the Stateof Minnesota, that the Defendant be apprehended and arrested without delay and brought promptly before the court (if insession), and if not, before a Judge or Judicial Officer of such court without unnecessary delay, and in any event not later than36hoursafterthearrestorassoonassuchJudgeorJudicialOfficerisavailabletobedealtwithaccordingtolaw.

    ExecuteinMNOnly ExecuteNationwideX ExecuteinBorderStates

    ORDEROFDETENTIONSince the Defendant is already in custody, I order, subject to bail or conditions of release, that the Defendant continue to bedetainedpendingfurtherproceedings.

    Bail:$100,000.00ConditionsofRelease:NoContactwithVictim

    ThiscomplaintisissuedbytheundersignedJudgeasofthefollowingdate:June25,2015.

    JudicialOfficer WilliamFisher

    ElectronicallySigned:06/25/201503:36PM

    SworntestimonyhasbeengivenbeforetheJudicialOfficerbythefollowingwitnesses:

    COUNTYOFHENNEPINSTATEOFMINNESOTA

    StateofMinnesotaPlaintiff

    vs.

    PATRICKHENRYKELLYDefendant

    Clerk'sSignatureorFileStamp:

    RETURNOFSERVICEIherebyCertifyandReturnthatIhaveservedacopyofthisWarrant

    upontheDefendanthereinnamed.

    SignatureofAuthorizedServiceAgent:

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