Polk County, MN (trfnews.i234.me)—On January 2, 2025, law enforcement officials in Minnesota arrested Tahlon Chaz E. Sayers, born October 28, 2003, on charges of gross misdemeanor domestic assault under Minnesota Statute 609.2242, subdivision 2. This statute pertains to individuals who commit domestic assault within ten years of a previous qualified domestic violence-related offense conviction or adjudication of delinquency against a family or household member.
Under Minnesota law, a gross misdemeanor domestic assault is punishable by up to one year of imprisonment, a fine of up to $3,000, or both.
Additionally, individuals convicted of domestic assault may face restrictions on firearm possession. Specifically, a person convicted of domestic assault is prohibited from possessing a firearm for three years from the date of conviction, and violating this prohibition constitutes a gross misdemeanor.
As of now, specific details regarding the incident leading to Sayers’s arrest have not been disclosed. The case will proceed through the Minnesota judicial system, where evidence will be presented, and legal determinations made.
I’m Chris Harper, reporting for trfnews.i234.me