Driver accused of driving into protesters in Minneapolis charged with murder
by Associated Press from on (#5K6B0)
Nicholas Kraus, 35, was allegedly drunk at the time
Deona Knajdek, 31, was killed and two other protesters injured
A St Paul man accused of speeding up and driving into a group of protesters in Minneapolis while he was drunk, killing one person, will appear in court on Thursday after being charged late on Wednesday with intentional second-degree murder.
Prosecutors say Nicholas Kraus, 35, was visibly intoxicated on Sunday night when he sped up and tried to jump" a car that was being used as a barricade by protesters in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Deona Knajdek, 31, also known as Deona Erickson, was killed.
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