The Ramsey County jails phone system has McWright listed as an inmate, but staff there do not take messages. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was charged with four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. The city's First Ward is still in limbo after convention delegates walked out. The prosecution also showed surveillance footage taken just after noon Sept. 12 at the Bridge Stop gas station in Wheeler, Wis. A Nissan Rogue pulled up, then a black Mercedes. 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. I dont see why Im here, he told the court. In his opening statement, Johnson said that Suggs, who grew up in St. Paul, flew into the Twin Cities from Arizona four days before the killings and soon bought the Mercedes from Flug-Presleys cousin. "I don't see why I'm here," Suggs said on the stand, telling prosecutors that he did not want to be in court. 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. McWright is jailed in St. Paul. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. 3:48 a.m. Surveillance video shows the Mercedes drive west on Seventh Street toward the McDonalds near Madison Street. 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 criminal complaint states. Suggs, who turned himself in to the Gilbert, Ariz., police Friday, will be extradited to Wisconsin to face Dunn County investigators. 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. 10:26 a.m. Minnesota Department of Transportation video shows the Mercedes and Nissan at the Minnesota and Wisconsin border. She added, While I understand family loyalty and the instinct to protect our children I can never understand how a parent could choose to participate in the destruction of so many lives.. 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. Suggs' father, Darren Lee McWright, 56, of St. Paul, was arrested Wednesday and charged with four felony counts of hiding a corpse. Four senseless murders, all shot in the head.. An agent with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension contacted Delta, and the airline confirmed that Suggs never checked in for the flight. 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. Prosecutors allege that McWright also stood outside the vehicles open passenger window as it was parked at a gas station. The bodies were found later that afternoon in a black Mercedes-Benz SUV in a field near Sheridan Township, Wisconsin. 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. Investor ordered to pay SEC $8.3M for defrauding Hmong-American investors. Police Chief Brian O'Hara called the fires an attempt to inflict terror on our Muslim community. The criminal complaint gives a few clues. The Arizona man and the SUV returned to the area around 3 a.m., and authorities believe Suggs killed them all within the hour. He faces up to 40 Despite those warnings and unplanned breaks, the evidence was too much for some family and friends in attendance. Five teens were arrested after an attempted carjacking near Valley View Middle School. Antoine Suggs, 38, of Scottsdale, Arizona, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation. Ramsey County prosecutors on Tuesday charged an Arizona man in connection with the fatal shootings of four people last week in St. Paul. Charges say that Suggs shot the four inside the SUV after a night out in St. Paul's W. 7th Street area before their bodies were driven 60 miles east to the Dunn County field. The fugitive Antoine D. Suggs, wanted for questioning in the quadruple murder discovered Sunday in a western Wisconsin cornfield, has been arrested in Arizona, the Dunn County Sheriff's Office reported. According to the Ramsey County medical examiners autopsy reports: Flug-Presley had a gunshot wound that entered her mouth and out the back of her head. 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. 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. He said Suggs, whom he grew up with in St. Paul, gave him half of the $7,000 sale of the SUV and that he was going to keep the certificate of title until he got the rest of the money. Suggs then drove the SUV from St. Paul to Wisconsin, and Suggs' father followed him. 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. Osborne denied knowing there were bodies in the SUV. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. None of it still makes sense. Kyeland Jackson is the St. Paul public safety reporter for the Star Tribune. Antoine Suggs, 39, is charged with four counts of second-degree murder after an SUV with four bodies was found in a Wisconsin cornfield in September 2021. Police also interviewed Flug-Presleys mother and aunt, who said that she had a thing with Antoine Suggs. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. His As he enters the store, Suggs is clearly identifiable on the stores surveillance video since he did not wear a face covering.. Each had been shot at least once in the head and left in a black Mercedes driven into a cornfield. The first thing I said was, Wisconsin? 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Boom, boom boom, boom.. It was not immediately clear if either man had an attorney to comment on his behalf. Suggs and his father, 56-year-old Darren Osborne, have also each been charged in Dunn County with four counts of hiding a corpse. He also has a prior conviction of aggravated domestic assault. Antoine Suggs was found guilty by a Ramsey County jury of four counts of second-degree murder (intentional but not pre-meditated) on Friday. The Cultural Landscape Foundation confirmed the course's addition to the list. WebView the profiles of people named Antoine Suggs. 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. McWright, of St. Paul, was arrested Thursday in Minnesota. When the two headed for the border, they left their phones in St. Paul, the complaint states. Around 5 a.m., Suggs called McWright and showed up to where he was staying, requesting a favor, according to authorities: Suggs asked his father to follow him in his mothers car, a Nissan Rogue. In a statement, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi thanked law enforcement for working tirelessly to find the truth. He also expressed his grief for the families. 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. They caused some in the courtroom gallery to gasp and sob, and Judge Harris to call a brief recess. 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. 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. Suggs is being held in Arizona. 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. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Deanna Weniger covers criminal, civil and federal courts. 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Flug-Presleys cousin, Dominique Neal-Hill, testified that he sold Suggs the Mercedes through his parents small auto dealership a few days before the killings. Video surveillance also captured the passenger side of the Mercedes and it appears to show Flug-Presley slumped over in the seat, Johnson said. September 22, 2021 / 4:00 AM "There's no reason to this even happening, period. Crime & Public Safety | County Attorney John Choi said in a statement Tuesday that his heart goes out to "the families and friends of the victims," and he applauded the work of St. Paul police. The Cultural Landscape Foundation confirmed the course's addition to the list. Suggs told his father that he snapped and shot a couple of people, is all the criminal complaint offers as a motive for the quadruple homicide. On Sept. 17, he turned himself in to authorities in Arizona, where he is awaiting extradition back to Minnesota. Three hours later, the Mercedes-Benz SUV was seen in a surveillance video in St. Paul being closely followed by a Nissan Rogue, which was later determined to be Suggs's mother's vehicle. Are you sure? he told The Post. It was not immediately clear if he was still there on Tuesday night because the jails online records showed an error. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Suggs, after shooting the four victims, drove around for hours before asking his father to follow him to Wisconsin. Whoever bought the ticket paid for it less than an hour before departure. Festival fundraiser aims to illuminate Cathedral of St. Paul. Surveillance footage shows one of the victims slumped over in the front passenger seat of the vehicle, the court document said. Osborne denied knowing any of the victims. RELATED: 'This Is Not A Freak Accident': 4 Found Dead In Abandoned SUV In Western Wisconsin Identified. All rights reserved. Web11 records for Antoine Suggs. The group then went to a different bar, White Squirrel, where an employee saw a woman who looked like Flug-Presley arguing with a man, according to the complaint. Darren Lee McWright, 56, and Antoine Darnique Suggs, 37, are accused in the quadruple slaying of four Saint Paul area residents, officials announced Thursday. Public records show that Suggs had been living recently in Scottsdale, Arizona, where hes listed as the manager and owner of Darnque Apparel. 3:08 a.m. Foreman creates a phone contact for Suggs, according to phone data. A witness identified Suggs as a man seen in the White Squirrel with some in the group, according to the criminal complaint. A message left with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office was not immediately returned. Suggs is being held in lieu of $10 million bail. It would be a tragic decision, he said. Antoine Darnique Suggs, 38, was arrested in Gilbert, Arizona on Friday, ending a five-day manhunt. 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. Antoine Suggs, 38, faces four counts of second-degree intentional murder, without premeditation, in the Sept. 12 killings of Twin Cities-area residents Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, 30; Matthew Isiah Pettus, 26; Loyace Foreman III, 35; and Jasmine Christine Sturm, 30.
