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Judge: Citizens' arrest statute doesn't apply in YouTube vigilante case

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Chase Taner Johnston, 29, faces three felony charges including false imprisonment, stalking and felony fifth-degree assault. Johnston is a self-described pedophile catcher who would pose as a minor online, set up meetings with people and take video of him confronting those people. The charges are felony level because of two previous assault convictions in 2022.

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Judge: Citizens' arrest statute doesn't apply in YouTube vigilante case

ROCHESTER On Wednesday, an Olmsted County jury will begin hearing a false imprisonment case against a Rochester man who says he’s on a mission to expose sexual predators of children.What those jurors won't hear is Minnesota's statute on citizens' arrests.Chase Taner Johnston, 29, faces three felony charges including false imprisonment, stalking and felony fifth-degree assault.Johnston’s attorneys asked that Minnesota's citizens' arrest law be l…

·Cherokee County, United States
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Post Bulletin broke the news in Cherokee County, United States on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
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