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State of Minnesota District CouCounty of Hennepin 4th Judicial Distri

16A002Prosecutor File No.27-CR-16-6Court File No.

State of Minnesota, COMPLAINT

Plaintiff, Order of Detention

vs.

TICORTIER RAHIEEM COLLINS DOB: 06/07/1994

1000 Irving Ave NMinneapolis, MN 55411

Defendant.

The Complainant submits this complaint to the Court and states that there is probable cause to belieDefendant committed the following offense(s):

COUNT I

Charge: Assault-1st Degree-Great Bodily HarmMinnesota Statute: 609.221.1, with reference to: 609.221.1, 609.101.2Maximum Sentence: 20 YEARS AND/OR $30,000Offense Level: Felony

Offense Date (on or about): 01/03/2016

Control #(ICR#): 16002837

Charge Description: That on or about 1/3/2016, in Hennepin County, Minnesota, TICORTIER RAHIEECOLLINS , assaulted Victim and inflicted great bodily harm.

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STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE

Complainant has investigated the facts and circumstances of this offense and believes the followingestablishes probable cause:

On or about January 3, 2016, Minneapolis police officers were dispatched to the Hennepin County MedicaCenter in Minneapolis, Hennepin County (HCMC herein), Minnesota, regarding twenty-month old child,later identified as VICTIM, DOB 4/5/2014, who had life threatening injuries from suspected child abuse.

Victim was brought to the hospital by her father, TICORTIER RAHIEEM COLLINS, Defendant herein.Defendant reported to the emergency department staff that he had taken Victim to a siblings house, whereVictim bumped heads with the other child. Defendant told a social worker at the hospital that he put herdown for a nap, heard her wheezing and saw her lips were purple in color.

Officers spoke with Victims mother, R.H., who stated Defendant is Victims father. R.H. stated Defendantrecently came back into their lives and they were living together at 9th Street and Park Avenue South inMinneapolis, Hennepin County. R.H. stated she had to work on Sunday, January 3rd, and left Victim homein Defendants care. No one else was home. While at work, she received a phone call from Defendant whotold her he had been playing video games and their daughter was wheezing in her sleep and her lips wereturning purple. Defendant said he grabbed the child and a neighbor helped take them to the hospital. R.H.stated that when she left for work, Victim seemed fine and did not have any injuries but exhibited symptomconsistent with teething.

Victim was treated at HCMC, where she was taken immediately to the stabilization room because she waunresponsive and required intubation. Doctors observed Victim had extensive bruising that became moreapparent through the course of their examinations, suggesting injury occurred shortly before Victim wasbrought into the hospital. There was bruising to her right ear, multiple patterned bruises to her chest wall,and abdomen, and extensive bruising to her thighs and above her pubic bone. Doctors determined Victimsuffered extensive trauma that is not consistent in active ambulatory toddlers or trauma as a result ofsimple household falls or injury. Doctors found inflicted trauma on Victim including:

1) Traumatic brain injury2) Subdural hemorrhages3) Retinal hemorrhages4) Lacerated spleen5) Adrenal hemorrhage6) Kidney laceration and contusion7) Acute rib fractures8) Multiple pelvic fractures

Doctors stated the pelvic fractures are significant and multiple and would have made walking painful and

limited. Doctors determined her breathing difficulty and unresponsiveness are highly correlated withtraumatic brain injury and would be expected to occur shortly after the trauma. Doctors concluded that givethe full extent of her injuries, Victim suffered the severe abusive head trauma on Sunday, January 3, 2016.Victim remains in the hospital in critical condition, and her neurodevelopmental prognoses remainsguarded.

Officers spoke with B. B., an adult female who had been with Victim on Saturday, January 2, 2016. B.B.stated Victim looked fine that morning. Victim was running around, smiling, appeared happy and showedno signs of pain.

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On January 3, 2016, Officers spoke with Defendant, who admitted he was watching Victim because R.H.had to go to work. He initially claimed he brought Victim to his uncles house at 11:00 a.m. to visit one of hisother children. He claims the children bumped heads from running into each other. Defendant said hetook the child home, took her jacket off, and she began wheezing. Defendant later added that he left Victimat his uncles house while he ran to the store for marijuana. Defendant suggested there was a sex offenderat his uncles house who had a history for doing things to children in the past.

On January 4, 2016, officers spoke with witnesses who stated Defendant was claiming he took the baby tothe home of a girl he was seeing and left her there. Defendant told another witness that he left the baby

home alone for three hours while he went to buy marijuana, and returned home to find her in her injuredcondition and immediately took her to the hospital.

Officers learned there were surveillance cameras in Defendants apartment building. There was a camerathat covered the door to Defendants apartment. Officers recovered the video from January 3, 2016, whichshows R.H. leaving the apartment at approximately 9:51 a.m. No one is seen leaving the apartment until2:05 p.m., when Defendant leaves by himself. At 2:10 p.m., Defendant returns to the apartment alone. At3:12 p.m., Defendant is seen as he frantically exits the apartment with Victim and makes contact with aneighbor, who then transports Defendant and Victim to the hospital.

On January 7, 2016, officers spoke with Defendant again, who stated he didnt know why he lied before,but admitted he had been home alone all day on Sunday, January 3, 2016, watching Victim while R.H. wasat work. Defendant stated he was playing video games and Victim was running around the apartment.Defendant stated he told her to stop. He claimed Victim ran into the bathroom, where she slipped and fell.Defendant stated he laid her down on the bed and observed she was acting different. He stated he wentout for a cigarette and returned to find she was turning colors, at which point he ran for a neighbor to takethem to HCMC.

The State intends to seek an upward durational departure based on Victims particular vulnerability,particular cruelty to Victim and Defendant's position of authority.

Defendant is in custody for this offense.

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SIGNATURES AND APPROVALS

Complainant requests that Defendant, subject to bail or conditions of release, be:(1) arrested or that other lawful steps be taken to obtain Defendant's appearance in court or(2) detained, if already in custody, pending further proceedings and that said Defendant otherwisebe dealt with according to law.

Complainant declares under penalty of perjury that everything stated in this document is true andcorrect. Minn. Stat. 358.116 Minn. R. Crim. P. 2.01, subds. 1, 2.

Complainant Chris Thomsen Electronically Signed:01/08/2016 01:37 PMHennepin County, Minnesota

Sergeant350 S 5th StMinneapolis, MN 55415-1389Badge: 7201

Being authorized to prosecute the offenses charged, I approve this complaint.

Prosecuting Attorney Electronically Signed:01/08/2016 01:31 PM

Christina Warren300 S 6th StMinneapolis, MN 55487(612) 348-5550

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FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE

From the above sworn facts, and any supporting affidavits or supplemental sworn testimony, I, the Issuing Officer, ha

determined that probable cause exists to support, subject to bail or conditions of release where applicable, Defendants arr

or other lawful steps be taken to obtain Defendants appearance in court, or Defendants detention, if already in custod

pending further proceedings. Defendant is therefore charged with the above-stated offense(s).

SUMMONS

THEREFORE YOU, THE DEFENDANT, ARE SUMMONED to appear on________ ___, _____ at _____ AM/PM

before the above-named court at 401 Fourth Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55415 to answer this complaint.

IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR in response to this SUMMONS, a WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST shall be issued.

WARRANT

To the Sheriff of the above-named county or other person authorized to execute this warrant: I order, in the name of the Sta

of Minnesota, that the Defendant be apprehended and arrested without delay and brought promptly before the court (if

session), and if not, before a Judge or Judicial Officer of such court without unnecessary delay, and in any event not later th

36 hours after the arrest or as soon as such Judge or Judicial Officer is available to be dealt with according to law.

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ORDER OF DETENTIONX

Since the Defendant is already in custody, I order, subject to bail or conditions of release, that the Defendant continue to detained pending further proceedings.

Bail: $1,000,000.00Conditions of Release: No Contact with Victim

This complaint, duly subscribed and sworn to or signed under penalty of perjury, is issued by the undersigned Judicial Officeas of the following date: January 8, 2016.

Judicial Officer Philip D Bush

Electronically Signed: 01/08/2016 01:49 PM

Sworn testimony has been given before the Judicial Officer by the following witnesses:

COUNTY OF HENNEPINSTATE OF MINNESOTA

State of Minnesota

Plaintiff

vs.

TICORTIER RAHIEEM COLLINS

Defendant

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER RETURN OF SERVICEI hereby Certify and Return that I have served a copy of this Order

Detention upon the Defendant herein named.

Signature of Authorized Service Agent:

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