It seems that five 'men' and a juvenile from Ely have been accused of terrorizing campers in the BWCAW.
The six suspects are accused of shooting off fireworks, firing guns, using abusive language and threatening to kill campers on Aug. 7 on Basswood Lake.
One family described how they were hiding in the woods, terrified that several men were going to kill them. At one point, they said, the men appeared to come ashore, where they threatened to kill the father and rape his daughter.
The Lake County District Attorney announced that 79 charges have been filed against the men, including felony, misdemeanor and gross-misdemeanor charges for damage to property, theft, possession of stolen property, reckless discharge of firearms, underage drinking and harassment.
Confiscated items included cases of beer, a bottle of schnapps, mortar-like fireworks, a Russian-style, semi-automatic assault rifle, a .45-caliber Glock semiautomatic handgun, a .22-caliber semiautomatic handgun, a .22 caliber handgun and a .22 rifle.
Here are some sources I found for this report... All of my information is regurgitated from these sources (Remember, shoplifting is stealing)
- Pioneer Press (Click to see a couple of pictures of these clowns)
- Duluth News Tribune
- The Lake is the Boss (Personal To-do list item: check this guy's blog out)
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