Federal agents raid St. Paul home without warrant, neighbors say

The Brief

  • Surveillance cameras inside the home showed federal agents storming in with assault rifles on Thursday.
  • They detained six residents, including a 12-year-old boy, neighbors said.
  • The agents said they had a warrant but never showed one, neighbors said. Then, a warrant appeared on the doorstep the next day.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) Federal agents broke through a door and raided a home on Nevada Avenue East in St. Paul on Thursday afternoon, storming in with assault rifles and detaining six residents, including a 12-year-old boy, according to neighbors.

Feds raid St. Paul home, take six residents: neighbors

What we know:

Neighbors who spoke with someone who was in the home during the raid said the agents claimed to have a search warrant but never showed one. The next day, a warrant appeared on the doorstep.

The warrant – from a state court, not a federal one – was signed by a judge in Ramsey County. But it did not match a sample warrant that a state court spokesperson provided for comparison. In addition, it did not have a case number or file stamp and there was no record of it being filed with the court, though that is not always done immediately.

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