ST PAUL, Minn. — A 25-year-old St. Paul man is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder after firing several shots at officers Monday night in Oakdale, according to court documents.
Devione Leeante Malone faces two first-degree attempted murder charges, four charges of assaulting an officer by attempting to use deadly force and one charge for illegally possessing a firearm following an hours-long standoff with law enforcement.
According to the criminal complaint, officers responded to the Bergen Plaza in Oakdale after a report that a woman was in trouble and needed assistance. A witness told police that their friend and the friend's 1.5-year-old granddaughter were in a vehicle with a man, later identified as Malone, who had previously been ordered to have no contact with the friend.
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Prosecutors say four officers attempted to surround the vehicle, however, the vehicle took off and police initiated a pursuit. Court documents say that the driver, later identified as Malone, was believed to be heading to the woman's home on the 100 block of Greystone Avenue North. Officers broke away from the pursuit and headed toward the woman's residence. When Malone pulled into the driveway, prosecutors say he quickly left the vehicle and fired one shot at an officer's vehicle. The bullet hit the fender and ricocheted into the passenger's side mirror.
According to court documents, Malone ran into the home and barricaded himself inside the residence. While Malone was in the home, the woman and her granddaughter were able to escape the vehicle and run to the police officers on scene. Police say the woman and her granddaughter were both unharmed.
Four officers parked in front of the home, and took cover while Malone was barricaded inside the home. At one point, Malone fired three shots at officers from the window of the residence. Court documents say one of those shots hit the windshield of one of the squad cars near one of the officers.
The Washington County SWAT team arrived, and after a standoff that lasted "several hours," Malone was taken into custody. Officials say nobody else was inside the home. According to court documents, Malone admitted to owning and carrying a .22 caliber handgun. When speaking with investigators, Malone said he didn't remember shooting at officers.
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