Pine City Group Home Employee Kidnapped Resident, Charges Say

Pine City group home employee kidnapped resident, charges say

Dean Simonson has been charged after prosecutors say he walked into a group home where he worked and kidnapped one of the residents Tuesday morning in Pine City.

Pine City group home Employee Kidnapped Resident he claimed was his Son

PINE CITY, Minn. – A group home employee kidnaps a resident, fleeing police at high-speeds, charges allege.  An employee at a Pine City group home for vulnerable adults is accused of kidnapping a resident Tuesday morning, according to the criminal complaint. Dean Michael Simonson, 58, of Cambridge, is charged with kidnapping, first-degree burglary, and fleeing police in a motor vehicle. The complaint alleges that Pine County deputies responded t…