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Star Tribune Dec. 19, 2008
Two former Minneapolis police officers pleaded guilty Thursday to recklessly discharging their guns from a vehicle after leaving a party in Minneapolis this spring.
Scott Mars, 34, and William Thornbury, 28, who were on the force but were off duty when the incident occurred in May, were fired in October. It’s expected they will lose their peace-officer licenses.
The felony criminal charges were filed in June by the Dakota County attorney’s office to avoid a conflict of interest.
The incident began when other officers were dispatched to the 4200 block of Wentworth Avenue S. after receiving a 911 call from Ty Reed about shots being fired. Earlier, Reed had told people near his house that their party was getting too loud. The people apologized and returned to the party.
Minutes later, a man driving a sport-utility vehicle pulled up in front of Reed’s house, swore and fired several shots. As the SUV sped off, more shots were fired from it.
When officers stopped the SUV about 12:30 a.m., they found Mars and Thornbury inside. Mars admitted to being at the party and to firing his gun out the SUV’s sunroof.
Mars, who had a blood-alcohol level of .19, was cited for misdemeanor driving while impaired. Thornbury had a blood-alcohol level of .074, just below the legal limit for driving of .08.
The county attorney dropped a misdemeanor charge of carrying a gun while under the influence.
Sentencing is set for Jan. 29.
DAVID CHANEN
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