February 26, 2018 Fake Bombs and Anthrax Letter Sent to 2 Churches and High School in Rochester MN Kyle John Miller, 20 of Dodge Center was arrested after he was found by police after a call of a suspicious man at a Mayo Clinic Generose Parking Ramp at St. Mary’s Hospital with a rifle pointed to his head. He shot himself, but it turned out to be a bb gun and he admitted to placing fake bombs and anthtrax letters at Oak Hills Wesleyan Church and Calvary Evangelical Church and Century High school with threatening messages. The devices were determined to be harmless, and Miller had left an envelope at Century with $267 in cash for a scholarship, and one of the container he left at one of the churches had $100. During his arraignment, Miller’s bail was set $75,000. Miller was sent for a mental evaluation which determined that at the time of the offense, Miller “was laboring under such a defect of reason that he was unable to know the nature of the acts constituting the offenses charged in the complaint and he was not able to understand that his actions were wrong,” Miller was book and charged with five terrorist counts of threats of violence. Those charges were dismissed after a hearing on October 29, even though his actions seemed to anticipate later attacks in 2018 people sending letters with white powder, castor bean ricin letters and working pipe bombs to Trump family, pentagon and democratic leaders. After considering the available evidence, Judge Joseph Chase ruled that Miller was mentally ill and could not be held responsible for his actions.
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- (1) ROCHESTER SUSPECT LEFT FAKE BOMBS,THREATENING NOTES- AND MONEY KIM DAVIDFebruary 28, 2018 KROC teenager who had Rochester police scrambling early Monday after he said he had placed bombs at schools and churches left something else behind - money. envelope Miller left at Century contained $267 in cash with a note indicating the money was for a scholarship. He also left $100 in cash in a container he left at one of the churches. Police first had contact with him at St Marys Hospital where he was found pointing a rifle at his head. It was later learned he shot himself in the head with the rifle, which was a pellet gun.
- (2) Felony charges dismissed against Dodge Center man | Crime ... October 31, 2018 Five felony charges against a Dodge Center man were dismissed Monday not guilty due to mentall illness ... in Rochesterindicating that 911 should be called as there was a bomb. ... at the National Volleyball Center at CenturyHigh School, according to court documents. ... of Oak Hills Wesleyan Church with a note that an IED was inside. Five felony threats of violence charges against Kyle John Miller, 20, were dismissed in Olmsted County District Court after a hearing in front of Judge Joseph Chase, according to court documents. the order signed by Chase read.
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NOT GUILTY PLEA IN ROCHESTER BOMB THREATS
Police say man claimed to have placed dangerous material throughout the city.
Posted: Apr. 5, 2018 5:04 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A not guilty plea has been entered in a case that sent police searching through Rochester for bombs and hazardous materials.
Kyle John Miller, 19 of Dodge Center, is charged with five counts of threats of violence. He was arrested on February 26 after police were called to the Generose Parking Ramp at St. Mary’s Hospital on a report of a man with a gun to his head. Officers say they found Miller with what appeared to be a rifle pointed at his head but it turned out to be a BB gun.
Rochester police say Miller claimed to have place explosives and other harmful substances around the city, which resulted in almost every on-duty officer heading out to check various locations. Oak Hills Wesleyan Church, Century High School, and Calvary Evangelical Church were among the places examined.
Cop call leads to bomb threat | Crime & Courts | postbulletin.com
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Feb 26, 2018 - A call concerning a suspicious individual lead Rochester police on a ... At both CenturyHigh School and Oak Hill Wesleyan Church, coffee ...concerning a suspicious individual smoking something from a pipe in the parking ramp adjacent to the Generose Building at Mayo Clinic Hospital-Saint Marys. When officers arrived, they found a male in a car with a rifle pointed to his head ... told officers he'd spray painted messages with the items. He told police his plan because he had a change of heart. He then told police that the items were not really bombs. initially took him to Saint Marys for a mental evaluation. Once finished, he will be held at the Adult Detention Facility, Sherwin said. "We're going to book him into jail for terroristic threat charges. Also, there's a charge for real or simulated weapons of mass destruction."
Charges dropped in Rochester bomb threats - KIMT.com
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October 31, 2018 Kyle John Miller, 20 of Dodge Center, was arrested in February after authorities say he sent nearly every on-duty police officer searching for ... search began after Rochester police were called to the Generose Parking Ramp at St. Mary’s Hospital. Officers say they found Miller with what turned out to be a BB gun pointed at his head and claiming he placed explosives and other dangerous substances around the city.
Miller was charged with five counts of threats of violence but those charges were dismissed after a hearing on Monday. After considering the available evidence, a judge ruled that Miller was mentally ill and could not be held responsible for his actions.
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