Man Charged with Second-Degree Murder and Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Killing Tribal Police Officer in Minnesota (PHOTO: LEO AFFAIRS)
A man who resides in Minnesota was sentenced to 37 years in jail for the killing of a tribal police officer.
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Minnesota Man Charged of Second-Degree Murder for Killing a Police Officer
30 years old David Brian Donnell Jr., pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of Officer Ryan Bialke, 37 years old.
On the 27th of July year 2021, five police officers with the Red Lake Tribal Police Department went to Donnel’s house at Redby to do a welfare check. When the police officers arrived, Donnell, who was on the porch at that time, went inside the house.
Donnell had an active tribal warrant and was declining to comply with the orders of the police, officer then breached the door. Donnell shot a gun and Bilke was struck by gunfire, as attested by the Prosecutors.
Donnell did not stop from firing, one officer had to return fire as the four surviving offers went into nearby woods. Donnell shot at least 22 rounds from his rifle, based on what the prosecutors said.
Police Officer Killed by Minnesota Man
Bialke died during the scene. Donnell tried to escape but was arrested soon after at a nearby house.
The Red Lake Reservation is in Northwest Minnesota, over 160 miles away from the Canadian border.
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