Man convicted of shooting 5 officers during 2023 standoff in Benton County

A Princeton Minn man who shot five police officers in a standoff in was ascertained guilty Thursday in Benton County District Court Karl Thomas Holmberg was determined guilty of seven counts of attempted first-degree murder seven counts of first-degree assault and second-degree possession of a controlled substance Holmberg s nine-day jury trial began Aug The happening occurred on Oct at Holmberg s residence in Glendorado Township near Princeton Karl Thomas Holmberg Courtesy of the Benton County Sheriff's Office Officers with the Sherburne County Drug Task Force and Benton County Sheriff s Office attempted to execute a knock-and-announce narcotics search warrant at the home according to the criminal complaint Officers knocked several times communicated police search warrant and entered the home when Holmberg began shooting Five officers were shot in the matter with all surviving their injuries Holmberg who was shot in the foot during the case was eventually taken into custody after several hours of negotiation His wife Dorine Holmberg explained law enforcement that she awoke to her husband telling her that they were here and that it was his day to die according to the complaint She also described officers that Holmberg began shooting blindly through a closed bedroom door with a military-style rifle At an interview at North Memorial Medicinal Center in Robbinsdale Holmberg explained officers he was in his bedroom and knew police officers were at his door according to the complaint Holmberg also commented he didn t think they had a right to be there and communicated them to leave Officers searched the residence two days after the episode and exposed nearly grams of methamphetamine according to the complaint Officers also communicated finding smoking devices digital scales baggies needles and other paraphernalia Holmberg had convictions on felony drug charges in and according to court records Sentencing will be a m Oct in Foley Related Articles Fridley man dressed as UPS driver guilty in slaying of Coon Rapids trio As Trump threatens more Guard troops in US cities here s what the law allows Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani s interpreter sentenced to just over a year Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story Teen with BB gun apprehended at Stillwater Area High School football match