Man Charged With Trying to Shoot Eagan Police Officers
Eagan, MN (MinnesotaNow) - A convicted murderer is now facing attempted murder and other charges for allegedly trying to shoot police officers responding to a domestic disturbance in Eagan last weekend.
Arraigned on attempted murder charges
37-year-old Adrian Ricardo Flowers was arraigned today in Dakota County Court on two counts of first-degree attempted murder of a police officer, two counts of first-degree assault involving a police officer, two counts of obstructing the legal process, and illegal possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a crime of violence. The St. Paul man's conditional bail is set at $750,000.
Police respond to domestic disturbance
According to the charges, Eagan police were dispatched to a domestic disturbance shortly after 6 a.m. Saturday and encountered a woman holding a small child outside a residence. The court document says Flowers was also present and became argumentative with the officers before stating that he was going back inside the residence.
Officer says gun was pointed at his head
The criminal complaint says Flowers was holding a bottle of alcohol and his speech was slurred when he ignored the officers' commands to stop before he was restrained and taken to the ground by four officers. It is alleged that Flowers then produced a handgun from his waistband, pointed it at the head of one of the officers and pulled the trigger. The court document says the officer was able to see down the barrel of the firearm but was able to get his head out of the way before the shot was fired.
Jammed bullet allegedly prevented second shot
The charging document describes how the gunshot caused the officers to temporarily disengage from Flowers, which afforded him an opportunity to allegedly push the muzzle of the gun into another officer's torso and attempt to pull the trigger. According to the criminal complaint, a bullet had jammed into the chamber of the gun and prevented it from discharging. Neither officer was hurt.
2012 murder conviction resulted in prison sentence
Minnesota court records show that Flowers entered an Alford plea in 2012 to a charge of second-degree unintentional murder in Ramsey and was sentenced to 102 months in prison. An Alford plea means he did not admit his guilt but acknowledged the evidence was sufficient to convict him of the charge.
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