Grand jury indicts Burnsville man in Rosemount shooting

Posted under Burnsville,News,Rosemount on Monday 16 August 2010 at 7:41 pm

Conviction could lead to life sentence

without parole

by Laura Adelmann

Thisweek Newspapers

A Dakota County grand jury has indicted Jonas Gerald Grice, 27, in the July 12 murder Anthony Adam Hartman, 22, at a Rosemount car wash.

Grice, of Burnsville, was indicted Monday, Aug. 16 on one count of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of second-degree intentional murder.

According to the criminal complaint, Hartman and his friend were at a car was on Canada Avenue West when Grice tried to pick a fight with Hartman’s friend.

After Hartman confronted Grice, witnesses reported hearing two gunshots, and called Rosemount police who found Hartman dead at the scene.

Police issued descriptions of the shooter, and two days after the event, Grice’s parents accompanied him as he turned himself in to Burnsville Police.

Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said Grice will appear in court again within a few days.

The first-degree murder conviction could lead to life in prison without parole.

Tuesday, Aug. 17, Dakota County Judge Mary Theisen set Grice’s bail at $1.5 million without

conditions and $1 million with conditions. A mental competency hearing was scheduled and his

next court date was set for Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. in Hastings.

Laura Adelmann is at dceditor@frontiernet.net.

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