Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Koren Robinson





ST. PETER, Minn. -- The blue BMW raced into town so fast that police officer Travis Sandland's radar couldn't get its speed. A moment later he clocked it at 104 mph.

It was about 10:45 p.m., minutes before the 11 p.m. curfew for Vikings to report back to training camp a few miles south in Mankato, and receiver Koren Robinson's career was about to be in serious jeopardy.

The felony complaint filed Wednesday details the chase that led to Robinson's arrest and charges that included fleeing police and drunken driving.

Sandland and Sgt. Loren Jansen chased the BMW with their lights and sirens on. Jansen hit 120 mph on Highway 169 on the south end of town and still the BMW was pulling away. After another curve in the road, Jansen couldn't even see the BMW any more. He and Sandland kept driving south on Highway 169, just so they could identify the BMW in case someone else stopped it.

A few minutes down the road in Mankato, an officer identified as D. Freriks heard about the chase and soon saw the BMW race toward him, clocking it at 86 mph where the speed limit was 50.

He gave chase and watched the car run a red light. Freriks' squad hit 100 mph but the BMW pulled away from him, and he lost sight of it on a curve. He told other officers to head to Stoltzman Road in Mankato in case the BMW went there, suggesting he suspected it was headed toward the Vikings training camp.

Officer Jeff Knutson, waiting at Stoltzman Road, spotted the BMW and turned on his lights and siren. The BMW slowed, ran a stop sign, and eventually pulled to the curb and stopped.

Officers arrested Robinson at gunpoint. He didn't resist.

2 Comments:

Blogger Drew said...

What's the point of this post?

4:15 PM  
Blogger Jeremy said...

He wanted the full frontal nudes.

2:13 PM  

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