MINNEAPOLIS – The man accused of shooting five people inside a car last week in Minneapolis, was previously convicted of stabbing a man outside of a bar on the Iron Range, court documents show.
James Ortley, the man charged with five counts of murder for a shooting in Minneapolis last week, was previously convicted of stabbing a man in the back outside of a Virginia bar in 2020, court documents show.
According to the 2020 criminal complaint for second-degree assault, the incident occurred outside of the Rainy Lake Saloon in Virginia. A witness told police they saw Ortley and another man “shoving around” the victim. The victim attempted to run but fell, which is when Ortely “pulled him in, and began stabbing him in the back.”…