According to the complaint, witnesses told police that Sturm, Pettus and Foreman III were at Shamrocks, a bar and restaurant in St. Paul where Sturm and Pettus worked, until around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 12. Antoine Suggs, 39, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was found guilty Friday of four counts of second-degree murder in the September 2021 deaths of Nitosha Flug-Presley of For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Antoine Suggs, 39, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was found guilty Friday of four counts of second-degree murder in the September 2021 deaths of Nitosha Flug-Presley of Stillwater, 30; Jasmine C. Sturm, 30; Matthew Pettus, 26; and Loyace Foreman III, 35, all of St. Paul. When the two headed for the border, they left their phones in St. Paul, the complaint states. A complaint filed Thursday against McWright, whos Blood also was dripping from the vehicle, according to the complaint. We are greatly relieved that the police investigation has yielded enough information to bring forward criminal charges today in this very disturbing case, he said. The first thing I said was, Wisconsin? State of Minnesota County of Ramsey District Court 2nd Damone Presley, Flug-Presleys father, told Minnesota CBS affiliate WCCO that he was so grateful that Suggs would be charged with murder. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. His alleged accomplice, 38-year-old Antoine Suggs, was originally believed to be in the Twin Cities area and was considered armed and dangerous. Four gunshot victims found inside the vehicle were examined by the Dunn County Medical Examiner. Flug-Presley, Pettus and Sturm were then seen getting into a black SUV, the complaint said. Despite those warnings and unplanned breaks, the evidence was too much for some family and friends in attendance. He also has a prior conviction of aggravated domestic assault. Prosecutors said his motive remains unclear but that Suggs meant to kill the victims after a night of drinking in St. Paul. Suggs turned himself in to Gilbert, Arizona, police last week after investigators announced he was wanted for questioning. After Suggs's mother left, Osborne said Suggs asked him to follow him in his mother's car, later revealing that he "had snapped and shot a couple people.". The criminal complaint against Suggs does not mention a motive for the shootings, and Johnson did not give one in his opening statement. County Attorney John Choi said that his heart goes out to "the families and friends of the victims," and he applauded the work of St. Paul police, CBS Minnesota reported. According to the criminal complaint, witnesses said Flug-Presley and a man believed to be Suggs were seen together at the White Squirrel bar in St. Paul on the evening of Sept. 11 and the early morning of Sept. 12. Though McWright has denied knowing his son was allegedly transporting dead bodies inside his car, surveillance videos shows the father walking up to the black SUV and handing something to Suggs on the drivers side, according to the complaint. 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Witnesses: Suspect in slayings of Suggss bloody drivers license and six shell casings were found in the vehicle, police said. After following Suggs to Wisconsin, Osborne dropped him off in Minneapolis. Each had been shot at least once in the head and left in a black Mercedes driven into a cornfield. Flug-Presley's father, Damone Presley Sr., said Friday that he was relieved to hear the news about Suggs. Suggs tells his father he shot some people and asks him to follow him in another vehicle so he can dump the car and get a ride back. Matt McKinney is a reporter on the Star Tribune's state team. Investor ordered to pay SEC $8.3M for defrauding Hmong-American investors. Later, when Suggs was alone with his father, Suggs told him that he snapped and shot a couple of people and that the shooting happened in the vehicle on Seventh Street, the complaint against Osborne states. The Arizona man and the SUV returned to the area around 3 a.m., and authorities believe Suggs killed them all within the hour. The Gilbert Police Department said Suggs was taken to the Maricopa County jail on Friday. Charges: Man snapped, killed 4, then left Jessica Foreman, the mother of Loyace Foreman III, told The Post that she and the families of the victims are having a difficult time grappling with the details of the murder allegations. Investigators later found apparent blood stains on the ground near where the Mercedes-Benz was parked. Video surveillance from outside the bar shows Sturm getting into the passenger side of a dark SUV, sitting in the same spot where her body was later found. He said Suggs urged his parents "to get along with each other," and to watch after his children. Flug-Presley had a gunshot wound that entered her mouth and out the back of her head. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. A farmer near Menomonie, Wis., found the bodies of Jasmine Sturm, Matthew Pettus, Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley and LoyaceForeman III in a car left in a cornfield. Crime & Public Safety | We are greatly relieved that the police investigation has yielded enough information to bring forward criminal charges today in this very disturbing case, he said. Verdict: Man found guilty of murdering four people, leaving bodies It was not immediately clear if he was still there on Tuesday night because the jail's online records showed an error. He faces up to 40 (Courtesy photos) After he shot four people inside an SUV, authorities say Antoine Darnique Suggs drove around St. Paul for hours, stopped to talk with his mother, got gas and a drink, and asked his father to follow him to Wisconsin where he dumped the vehicle in a cornfield. Police allegedly found Suggs' driver's license in the abandoned vehicle. Suggs told his father that he snapped and shot a couple of people, the complaint states. New details in quadruple homicide investigation: Suspect snapped before killing 4 people, 1 person in custody, arrest warrants issued after burglary at Smoking Gun store, BNSF Railway provides train derailment update, Madison Parks Foundation unveils pet memorial statue. Boom, boom boom, boom.. Foreman had a gunshot wound to his face and the top of his head. First published on September 22, 2021 / 4:00 AM. 4:30 a.m. Suggs places a phone call to his father, Darren Lee Osborne, 56, of St. Paul. charged in Wisconsin murders; father allegedly hid Ramsey County prosecutors on Tuesday charged an Arizona man in connection with the fatal shootings of four people last week in St. Paul. "It looked like there was dried blood on [the victim's] back," Scheffler said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Prosecutors allege Suggs killed the four friends between 3:30 a.m. and 3:48 a.m. on Sept. 12 along West Seventh Street in St. Paul, according to a copy of the criminal complaint obtained by The Washington Post. Officials say he had been living in the Phoenix area and had been recently traveling back and forth to Minnesota. One man's journey adrift a year ago, now recruiting other vets illuminates challenges and successes of looking for civilian jobs. A Northeast Minneapolis native, Nick Ferraro was hired by the Pioneer Press in 1997 after graduating from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. The violence of the victims deaths were on display in court when prosecution introduced pictures of the victims taken by crime-scene investigators. Suggs father denied knowing the bodies were in the abandoned SUV, the complaint said. 5:00 a.m. Suggs meets up with Osborne. Their bodies were discovered Sept. 12, 2021, in a bloodied black Mercedes SUV that had been driven into the field. Surveillance video from University Avenue and Eustis Street in St. Paul This is when police believe Suggs shot the four. I really and fully appreciate the gravity it is for all of you and how hard it is for you to see what youre seeing, Harris said after the break. Coronation prompts scrutiny of royal wealth. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims., FBI asks public for help finding Gabby Petitos fiance after autopsy shows she died by homicide. A witness said Suggs was arguing at the White Squirrel and said something to the effect of, having six children and this happening every time he comes back to Minnesota.. Police were able to identify Suggs in surveillance video because he wasn't wearing a mask. A lawyer was shot months after his wife and son were killed. Investigators would find in the Mercedes-Benz SUV the bodies of four people who prosecutors say were fatally shot in the SUV in St. Paul by Antoine Darnique Suggs, who now stands on trial for their murders. He blew the whistle on Trumps Truth Social. Surveillance video taken from a gas station in Wheeler, Wis., showed Suggs and McWright there but in separate cars, one of which was the Mercedes found Sunday. IE 11 is not supported. He can be reached at 651-228-2173. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. Flug-Presley, Pettus and Sturm were then seen getting into a black SUV, the complaint said. Suggs father also stood at the SUVs open passenger window while it was in the gas station parking lot, the complaint said. McWright is jailed in St. Paul. Other testimony was by members of the Dunn County Sheriff's Office and forensic scientists who were among the first to arrive at the scene. Surveillance video from University Avenue and Eustis Street in St. Paul showed the Mercedes-Benz that the bodies were found in following a Nissan Rogue at 7:42 a.m. Prosecutors allege that McWright also stood outside the vehicles open passenger window as it was parked at a gas station. Suggs, 38, was charged Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court with four counts of second-degree murder with intent in the fatal shooting deaths of siblings Jasmine Christine Sturm, 30, and Matthew Isiah Pettus, 26, both of St. Paul; and friends Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, 30, of Stillwater; and Loyace Foreman III, 35, of St. Paul. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was charged with four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. He was later charged with four counts of hiding a corpse with intent to conceal a crime, and is being held in the Ramsey County Jail. Forensic examinations of Flug-Presley's phone and Matthew Pettus' phone showed that both were in communication with Suggs, who also went by the nickname Tweezy. The prosecutions last witness was Darren Suggs, Antoine Suggs younger brother. Suggs has a prior conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Four senseless murders, all shot in the head.. At 2:18 p.m., the Dunn County Sheriffs Office received a 911 call from a farmer in the area about people in a vehicle that were not moving, Bygd said. Festival fundraiser aims to illuminate Cathedral of St. Paul. Four victims die after man snaps The arrest came two days after St. Paul police arrested Suggs' father, who has been charged with helping hide the victims' bodies. "I kind of got startled when I looked down and there was a guy tipped up with a blank stare in his eyes.". / CBS Minnesota. Pettus and Sturm were half-siblings, while Foreman III and Sturm were in a relationship. Suggs, who allegedly executed the group of friends after leaving a St. Paul bar, later dumped their bodies across state lines and fled to Arizona. The Minnesota complaint against Suggs does not name McWright as Suggs father, but comparing the details with the charges out of Wisconsin shows the two men are father and son. Darren Lee Osborne, left, and Antoine Suggs. Family members say that Suggs and Flug-Presley were dating. Suggs, 39, of Scottsdale, Ariz., faces four counts of second-degree murder with intent in connection with the Sept. 12, 2021, killings of Jasmine Christine Sturm, 30, of St. Paul; her brother, Matthew Isiah Pettus, 26, of St. Paul; her boyfriend, Loyace Foreman III, 35, of St. Paul, and her lifelong friend, Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, 30, of Stillwater. Arrest made in Minneapolis mosque fires that rattled metro-area Muslims There have been no descriptions yet of who shot the victims or where the shootings took place, but new information contained in court documents said Suggs was seen at a St. Paul bar with victim Nitosha Flug-Presley and two of her friends hours before they were found dead, along with a fourth victim. In a statement, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi expressed both relief and grief for the loss of life. The man walked into the gas station, bought some items and exited. Investigators believe Suggs killed his victims between 3:30 a.m. and 3:48 a.m. on West Seventh Street in St. Paul. Video showed Flug-Presley slumped over in The bodies of Matthew Pettus, 26, his half-sister Jasmine Sturm, 30, and Sturm's boyfriend, 35-year-old Loyace Foreman III, all of St. Paul; and 30-year-old Nitosha Flug-Presley, of Stillwater, Minnesota, a close friend of Sturm, were found by a farmer in a cornfield on Sept. 12 just outside of the Town of Sheridan in Dunn County, Wisconsin, roughly 60 miles east of St. Paul. Damone Presley, her father, previously told The Post that she asked him if he could watch one of her children while she went out with her friends. The Cultural Landscape Foundation confirmed the course's addition to the list. Left: Dunn County Sheriff's Office | Right: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP, Witnesses say suspect met victim at a bar, Authorities are offering $80K for information about the suspected Texas shooter, Arrest made in suspected Minneapolis mosque arsons, More people are getting away with murder. One of those forensic scientists was Raschael Ellering with the St. Paul police, who said her investigation suggested that one victim was shot from the front of the SUV. September 22, 2021 / 4:00 AM The employee said Suggs said something about "having six children and this happening every time he comes back to Minnesota," the complaint said. ), Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Suspect in killing of 4 in Wisconsin arrested in Arizona A message left with the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office was not immediately returned. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Copyright 2021 WEAU. Antoine Suggs was found guilty by a Ramsey County jury of four counts of second-degree murder (intentional but not pre-meditated) on Friday. An examination of the Mercedes found pools of blood on the floor and on the driver's side wheel well. Suggs, a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, is accused of involving both his mother, Trudy Brown, and his father in his quest to hide the bodies of four people hes Osborne is currently being held in the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center. The SUV and Suggs returned to the area shortly before 3 a.m. Investigators believe that Suggs killed the four victims in St. Paul, sometime between 3:30 a.m. and 3:48 a.m. Six spent shell casings and Suggs' bloody driver's license were found in the vehicle. "There's no reason to this even happening, period. They stopped at various gas stations surveillance video from one St. Paul station shows Suggs driving the SUV, and Flug-Presley slumped over in the passenger seat, the complaint said. Investigators say all four were fatally shot in the head in St. Paul on Sept. 12. Prosecutors said he remains jailed in Arizona, awaiting extradition to Minnesota. Suggs' father, 56-year-old Darren McWright, who also goes by the last name Osborne, has been charged in Wisconsin with four counts of hiding a corpse. Suggs' father told authorities that after leaving the SUV in a cornfield, he gave Suggs a ride back to Minnesota. Suggs' father, Darren Lee McWright, 56, of St. Paul, was arrested Wednesday and charged with four felony counts of hiding a corpse. Investigators went to the St. Paul home of the vehicle's registered owner and found Darren E. Suggs, who said his brother Antoine had the Nissan on Sunday. Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims. The Cultural Landscape Foundation confirmed the course's addition to the list. Nitosha Flug-Presley, who was in the front passenger seat, had been shot in the mouth, Pettus had two gunshot wounds to the back of his head, Foreman had a gunshot wound to the face and another gunshot wound to the top of the head, and Sturm had a gunshot wound to the left cheek, the complaint said. CCTV surveillance video from University Avenue and Eustis Street in St. Paul showed the Mercedes-Benzfollowing the Nissan Rogue at 7:42 AM. The Ramsey County jail's phone system has McWright listed as an inmate, but staff there do not take messages. Antoine Suggs Osborne denied knowing there were bodies in the SUV. The phones never physically moved past the area of Lexington Parkway and Interstate 94, the complaint states. Crime & Public Safety | As he enters the store, Suggs is clearly identifiable on the stores surveillance video since he did not wear a face covering.. Antoine Suggs (credit: Maricopa County Jail), Matthew Pettus, Jasmine Sturm, Nitosha Flug-Presley, Loyace Foreman III (credit: Submitted By Families), Darren McWright Osborne (Credit: Dunn County), found in an abandoned SUV in a western Wisconsin cornfield, 'This Is Not A Freak Accident': 4 Found Dead In Abandoned SUV In Western Wisconsin Identified, Wisconsin Quadruple Homicide Suspect Antoine Suggs Turns Self In; Darren Osborne, 56, Charged. But surveillance video from a gas station in Wheeler, Wisconsin - about 10 miles from the cornfield - shows that Suggs' father handed something to the driver of the SUV. Investigators found blood in the gas station parking lot where the SUV had stopped, the complaint said. September 22, 2021 / 6:51 AM Tell us where we should look inside here! Suggs' attorney Kevin Devore deferred giving an opening statement, telling Judge Harris he would like to save it until later. Second suspect in deaths of 4 found in Wisconsin cornfield Arizona man convicted of killing 4 people in Minnesota The city's First Ward is still in limbo after convention delegates walked out. The two drivers appeared to exchange something, then drove off. Suggs father told authorities that after leaving the SUV in a cornfield, he gave Suggs a ride back to Minnesota. "I am excited that he is arrested because it could have been somebody else's family that was going to pay a price for his devilish deeds," he said. kare11.com She has more than 15 years of experience at daily newspapers. The bodies discovered Sunday afternoon by a local farmer near Wheeler, Wis., were identified as Flug-Presley, 30, Matthew Pettus, 26, Jasmine C. Sturm, 30, and Loyace Foreman III, 35. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Antoine Suggs was charged Tuesday in connection with the deaths of four Minnesotans, who were all found in an abandoned SUV in a western Wisconsin cornfield. When asked if his mother or father ever owned a Nissan, he said he could not recall. Suggs was in the area of his fathers home when heplaced the call which went unanswered. Trial begins for man accused of killing 4, leaving bodies in SUV in He said he saw a woman slumped over and a man with his head tipped up and a blank stare in his eyes.. "You, and only you, can decide the facts," Judge JaPaul Harris told the 14 jurors in court Thursday, warning them that evidencewould be graphic. At 4:30 a.m., Suggs placed phone calls to Osborne. It was not immediately clear if he was still there on Tuesday night because the jails online records showed an error. / CBS/AP. 10:06 a.m. Cell tower data show Pettus phone in the area of Interstate 94 and Dale Street heading east toward Wisconsin. First published on September 22, 2021 / 6:51 AM. Osborne said he then went with his son to drop off the SUV with the bodies in tow in Wisconsin, and later dropped Suggs off in Minneapolis. He then contacted his father, Darren Osborne, about an hour later, according to cellphone data. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. The Wisconsin criminal complaint against McWright said Flug-Presleys aunt told authorities that her niece had a thing with Suggs and he would fly in from Arizona to see her. Are you sure? he told The Post. The Wisconsin criminal complaint against McWright details how Flug-Presleys aunt told authorities that her niece had a thing with Suggs and that he would travel from Arizona to spend time with her. A press statement sent out Monday generated a tip from a witness who said he saw two Black men near the Sheridan Town Hall between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Investigators found blood in the gas station parking lot where the SUV had stopped, the complaint said. If convicted, Suggs could face up to 160 years in prison. An Arizona man who allegedly told his father he "snapped and shot a couple of people" was charged Tuesday with murder, about a week after four bodies were found in an abandoned SUV in western Wisconsin, according to a criminal complaint. Suggs told his father that he snapped and shot a couple of people. 3:30 a.m. Suggs phone and the Mercedes park for a time. He was being held at the Maricopa County jail as of Wednesday morning and will eventually be extradited to Minnesota, according to the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office. He now faces four counts of second-degree murder in Minnesota. Surveillance video shows the Mercedes headed toward Shepard Road, but returned to Seventh Street and headed east. Suggss father gave his son a ride to Minnesota from Wisconsin after they left the [car] in the cornfield.. The drivers appeared to exchange something. Johnson said they would hear testimony from a waitress of Shamrocks bar on West Seventh Street in St. Paul who saw Sturm, Foreman and Pettus hanging out on the patio and that nothing was out of place, nothing foretold the horror that would happen that night.. The Arizona man, who reportedly had some sort of relationship with Flug-Presley, sought the help of his father shortly after the killings, prosecutors allege. Complaint reveals chilling details in case of 4 found dead Video surveillance showed that both vehicles pulled into the parking lot of a gas station in Wheeler, Wis. around 12:08 p.m. Suggs remains in custody in Arizona awaiting extradition. The trial continues Friday at 9 a.m., and Harris told jurors that they might begin deliberating by the end of next week. Last year, Suggs father, Darren Lee Osborne, admitted to following his son to western Wisconsin, where he dumped the SUV in the cornfield about 65 miles from St. Paul. A witness identified Suggs as a man seen in the White Squirrel with some in the group, according to the criminal complaint. Public records show that Suggs had been living recently in Scottsdale, Arizona, where hes listed as the manager and owner of Darnque Apparel. Flug-Presley was shot in the mouth; Pettus suffered two gunshot wounds to the back of his head; Sturm was shot in her left cheek; and Foreman III was shot in the face and on the top of the head. Antoine Suggs (11 matches): Phone Number, Email, Address Osbourne was arrested and agreed to speak to investigators. A Minnesota father says his son is evil but didnt realize there The Ramsey County jails phone system has McWright listed as an inmate, but staff there do not take messages. Antoine Suggs Osbourne gave his son a ride to Minnesota from Wisconsin after they left the Mercedes-Benz in a cornfield. The charges are in connection to the deaths of Jasmine Christine Sturm, Matthew Isiah Pettus, Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley and Loyace Foreman III, whose bodies were found in an SUV in a corn field in the Town of Sheridan in northern Dunn County on September 12. Testimony by Darren Suggs, Antoine Suggs' younger brother, was cut short when he exercised his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination after being asked if he spoke with his dad the day of the slayings. Suggs is being held in lieu of $10 million bail. Surveillance footage shows one of the victims slumped over in the front passenger seat of the vehicle, the court document said. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. Suggs turned himself in to Gilbert, Arizona, police last week after investigators announced he was wanted for questioning. Prosecutors said he remains jailed in Arizona, awaiting extradition to Minnesota.