Driver accused of driving into protesters in Minneapolis charged with murder

<p>• Nicholas Kraus, 35, was allegedly drunk at the time</p><p>• Deona Knajdek, 31, was killed and two other protesters injured</p><p>A St Paul man accused of speeding up and driving into a group of protesters in Minneapolis while he was drunk, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/14/minneapolis-woman-killed-car-protesters-police">killing one person</a>, will appear in court on Thursday after being charged late on Wednesday with intentional second-degree murder.</p><p>Prosecutors say Nicholas Kraus, 35, was visibly intoxicated on Sunday night when he sped up and tried to “jump” a car that was being used as a barricade by protesters in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. Deona Knajdek, 31, also known as Deona Erickson, was killed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/17/minneapolis-driver-protesters-murder-charge-nicholas-kraus">Continue reading...</a>