Overview
- Dwayne Evan Trunnell, 18, is charged with first-degree assault on a peace officer and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
- Deputies responded around 9 p.m. on Nov. 25 to a report of a man with a knife on Golf Course Road near Fairway Drive in Monticello.
- The criminal complaint says Trunnell ignored commands to drop the knife, ran at deputies, a Taser deployment failed, and a deputy then fired multiple times.
- Authorities say Trunnell was taken to a hospital in stable condition, the deputies were not injured, and their body cameras were activated.
- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension continues its investigation and the deputies are on standard leave, with Trunnell’s next court appearance set for Monday.