St. Paul man who drove into Minneapolis protesters, killing 31-year-old, gets 20-year prison sentence
A St. Paul man who drove into peaceful protesters in Minneapolis, killing a 31-year-old, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday.Nicholas Kraus (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)Nicholas Kraus, 36, pleaded guilty last month to unintentional murder, along with assault.On June 13, 2021, Kraus drove into a crowd of people in Uptown Minneapolis at Girard Avenue and Lake Street. Deona Marie Knajdek was fatally injured. She was attending …
Driver who crashed into Uptown protesters sentenced to 20 years in prison
Nicholas Kraus, the man who pled guilty to second-degree murder and assault for driving into a group of protesters in Uptown Minneapolis and killing one, will be sentenced today.
Nicholas Kraus, man charged with protester's 2021 murder, sentenced to 20 years
The sentence comes after the murder of activist Deona Marie, who was struck by Kraus' vehicle while protesting the shooting death of Winston Smith by police.