Here is the Brett Rogers police report addicts. It doesn’t make for pretty reading but let’s also remember that nobody has been found guity of anything just yet!
Police full report is below:
STATE OF MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF DAKOTA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT FILE NO. _______________
COUNTY ATTORNEY FILE NO. CA-11-1255
CONTROLLING AGENCY: MN0191000
CONTROL NUMBER: 11003961
______________________________________________________________________________
State of Minnesota,
Plaintiff, [ ] SUMMONS
[ ] WARRANT
[X] ORDER OF DETENTION
v. [ ] AMENDED
BRETT CHARLES ROGERS
1014 Whitney Drive
Apple Valley, MN 55124
DOB: 02-17-1981
Defendant.
COMPLAINT
The Complainant, being duly sworn, makes complaint to the above-named Court and
states that there is probable cause to believe that the Defendant committed the following
offense(s):
COUNT I
ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE
M.S. § 609.223, Subd. 1; 609.101
0-5 years and/or $3,000-$10,000
MOC: A3251 GOC: N
[X] Felony [ ] Gross Misdemeanor [ ] Misdemeanor [ ] Petty Misdemeanor
That on or between June 28 and June 29, 2011, in Dakota County, Minnesota, BRE
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COUNT II
DOMESTIC ASSAULT BY STRANGULATION
M.S. § 609.2247, Subd. 2; 609.101
0-3 years and/or $1,500-$5,000
MOC: AN251 GOC: N
[X] Felony [ ] Gross Misdemeanor [ ] Misdemeanor [ ] Petty Misdemeanor
That on or between June 28 and June 29, 2011, in Dakota County, Minnesota, BRETT
CHARLES ROGERS did assault a family or household member by strangulation; i.e.,
intentionally impeded normal breathing or circulation of the blood by applying pressure on the
throat or neck or by blocking the nose or mouth of another person.
COUNT III
PATTERN OF STALKING CONDUCT
M.S. § 609.749, Subd. 5(a); 609.101
0-10 years and/or $6,000-$20,000
MOC: N131E GOC: N
[X] Felony [ ] Gross Misdemeanor [ ] Misdemeanor [ ] Petty Misdemeanor
That during 2010 through June 29, 2011, in Dakota County, Minnesota, BRETT CHARLES
ROGERS did engage in a pattern of stalking conduct with respect to a single victim or one or
more members of a single household which defendant knew or had reason to know would cause
the victim under the circumstances to feel terrorized or to fear bodily harm and which did cause
this reaction on the part of the victim.
COUNT IV
ENDANGERMENT OF A CHILD
M.S. § 609.378, Subd. 1(b)(1); 609.101
0-1 year and/or $900-$3,000
MOC: I2104 GOC: N
[ ] Felony [X] Gross Misdemeanor [ ] Misdemeanor [ ] Petty Misdemeanor
That on or between June 28 and June 29, 2011, in Dakota County, Minnesota, BRETT
CHARLES ROGERS, a parent, legal guardian, or caretaker, did endanger a child’s person or
health by intentionally or recklessly causing or permitting a child to be placed in a situation
likely to substantially harm the child’s physical, mental, or emotional health or cause the child’s
death.
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STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE
The Complainant states that the following facts establish probable cause:
Your Complainant is a law enforcement officer with the Apple Valley Police Department.
Acting in that capacity, I have reviewed the police reports and believe the following to be true.
On Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at approximately 12:35 a.m., officers were dispatched to
an area in the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, where a caller reported hearing
the sounds of yelling, a female screaming, and glass being broken coming from a neighbor’s
home. Officers located a male at the residence, fully identified as Brett Charles Rogers, date of
birth 2/17/1981, who agreed to speak with officers on the driveway of the residence. Rogers
stated that he had argued with his wife, T.R., and that when she hit him during the argument, he
hit her back. Rogers had no visible injuries on his body. Rogers’ speech was slurred and his
breath smelled of alcohol, and he advised he had been consuming alcohol that evening.
Rogers permitted the officers to look for T.R. inside the residence but she could not be
located. A neighbor reported that he had looked out his residence window and saw Rogers
standing over T.R. and punching her multiple times in the head and face as she lay on the
ground. Another neighbor stated he saw T.R. with blood streaming from her face and mouth and
what looked like a missing tooth. Rogers’ nine-year old daughter reported that she had heard her
parents yelling, she went to the kitchen, and saw her father pushing her mother multiple times up
against a kitchen cabinet. The girl reported she shouted for her father to stop. Rogers’ ten-year
old daughter reported that she heard the shouting, and had seen her father strike her mother in the
past. She also reported that her father had struck the children within the last two years.
T.R. was located by other officers walking by a nearby school. T.R. had obvious signs of
injury on her face, including a golf ball size bump above her left eyebrow, a bump on her right
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eyebrow, and one in the middle of her forehead, injuries to her ears and jaw, along with blood on
her face and a missing tooth. She also had injuries to her neck and back. T.R. repeatedly denied
that she had been assaulted and said she had simply fallen on the ground. Paramedics were
called due to what appeared to be serious injuries to T.R.’s head. T.R. was transported to the
hospital.
In the ambulance, T.R. spoke with an officer and paramedics about her injuries. T.R.
advised that she and her husband had been arguing that night. He became angry and grabbed her
with both hands around her neck and squeezed. She was able to get away and went into the back
yard. Her husband followed her and got her on the ground and began hitting her about her head
and face, causing her to “black out.” By the time T.R. arrived at the hospital, her ear had swollen
and had a “cauliflower ear” look. T.R. stated she did not want her husband charged with assault
because she did not want to cause him trouble with his job.
T.R. was released from the hospital at approximately 4:30 p.m. Rogers and T.R.’s
children, who had been staying with a neighbor while their mother was in the hospital, told the
neighbor that they were afraid to go home, and that their father had “choked” them in the past.
An officer attempted to meet with T.R. to take follow-up photos of what he expected would have
developed into significant bruising. T.R. refused to meet with the officer and told him that the
assault was her fault.
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NOTICE: You must appear for every court hearing on this charge. A failure
to appear for court on this charge is a criminal offense and may be punished as
provided in Minn. Stat. §609.49.
Complainant requests that Defendant, BRETT CHARLES ROGERS, subject to bail or
conditions of release, be:
(1) arrested or that other lawful steps be taken to obtain Defendant’s appearance in court, or
(2) detained, if already in custody, pending further proceedings, and that said Defendant
otherwise be dealt with according to law.
COMPLAINANT’S NAME COMPLAINANT’S SIGNATURE
______________________________ ______________________________
Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned this _____ day of _______________, 2011.
NOTARY STAMP: SIGNATURE
_______________________________
Notary Public
Being authorized to prosecute the offenses charged, I approve this complaint.
Date: (lh) PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SIGNATURE:
__________________________________
Name: Nicole E. Nee
Assistant Dakota County Attorney
Dakota County Judicial Center
1560 Highway 55
Hastings MN 55033
(651) 438-4438
Attorney Registration No.: 152006
FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE
From the above sworn facts, and any supporting affidavits or supplemental sworn testimony, I, the Issuing Officer, have
determined that probable cause exists to support, subject to bail or conditions of release where applicable, Defendant’s arrest
or other lawful steps be taken to obtain Defendant’s appearance in court, or Defendant’s detention, if already in custody,
pending further proceedings. Defendant is therefore charged with the above-stated offense.
[ ] SUMMONS
THEREFORE YOU, THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear on the date stated on
the attached Notice of Hearing before the above-named court at Dakota County Judicial Center, 1560 Highway 55, Hastings,
Minnesota, 55033 to answer this complaint.
IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR in response to this SUMMONS, a WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST shall be issued.
[ ] WARRANT
To the Sheriff of the above-named county; or other person authorized to execute this warrant: I hereby order, in the name of
the State of Minnesota, that the above-named Defendant be apprehended and arrested without delay and brought promptly
before the above-named court (if in session), and if not, before a Judge or Judicial Officer of such court without unnecessary
delay, and in any event not later than 36 hours after the arrest or as soon as such Judge or Judicial Officer is available to be
dealt with according to law.
[ ]Execute in MN Only [ ]Execute Nationwide [ ]Execute in MN and Border States
[X] ORDER OF DETENTION
Since the above-named Defendant is already in custody, I hereby order, subject to bail or conditions of release, that the
above-named Defendant continue to be detained pending further proceedings.
Bail: $
Conditions of Release:
This complaint, duly subscribed and sworn to, issued by the undersigned Judicial Officer this 30th day of June, 2011.
JUDICIAL OFFICER: SIGNATURE:
NAME:
TITLE: Judge of District Court /s/___________________________________
Judge
COUNTY OF DAKOTA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Clerk’s Signature or File Stamp
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Plaintiff,
vs.
BRETT CHARLES ROGERS
Defendant.
RETURN OF SERVICE
I hereby Certify and Return that I have served a copy of this
COMPLAINT upon the Defendant herein named.
Signature of Authorized Service Agent:
____________________________________
