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Violent 'transgender' male previously housed in Shakopee women's prison newly charged with weapons, threats

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A transgender male previously convicted of sexually abusing a minor and who was housed in the Shakopee women’s correctional facility for a time is facing new violent crime charges. Daniel Benz, who legally changed his name to Danielle Marie Whitebird in 2023, has been charged in Clay County, Minn., with eight counts, including seven felonies, following an incident in Hawley on Monday. According to charges, an officer observed a pickup truck that was missing the front license plate exit from an area of storage units just after midnight on Monday. Given the time of night and prior burglaries, the officer became suspicious. Whitebird, 39, who is repeatedly described as she/her in the criminal complaint, was pulled over by the officer and told the officer that he was looking for a storage unit but admitted he didn’t have a unit at the location.
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ussanews.com broke the news on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
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