Lakeville Man Charged with Attempted Murder

A Lakeville father has now been charged with 2 counts of attempted murder in the first degree following an October 28th incident involving his two young sons. The Dakota County 1st District court is holding Jay Anthony Ernst, 28 of Lakeville after it was discovered the elder Ernst had placed the boys ages 2 and 4 in a vehicle inside a garage with garden hose connected to the exhaust pipe which delivered carbon monoxide gas into the car. The act was discovered by an acquaintence of the accused, but she was unable to prevent Ernst from driving away with the boys still inside. After a search that lasted several hours, Burnsville police was able to locate the vehicle and took Ernst into custody. The children were returned to their mother. They were evaluated and appeared not to have been physically injured. Bail for Ernst was set at 1 million dollars. He will be back in court on November 24th.
   

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