{"id":107655,"date":"2024-10-29T00:03:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T00:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/suspect-arrested-for-attempted-murder-after-allegedly-shooting-neighbor-amid-dispute\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T00:03:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T00:03:34","slug":"suspect-arrested-for-attempted-murder-after-allegedly-shooting-neighbor-amid-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/suspect-arrested-for-attempted-murder-after-allegedly-shooting-neighbor-amid-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested for attempted murder after allegedly shooting neighbor amid dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-10-28\/News_MinneapolisShooting_102824.png\" alt><figcaption>ABCNews.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(MINNEAPOLIS, Mn) \u00a0Police in Minneapolis arrested a man early Monday morning on charges of second-degree attempted murder for allegedly shooting his neighbor following a year-long dispute.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest came after an intense standoff between a SWAT team and the suspect, 54-year-old John Herbert Sawchak, who surrendered peacefully on Monday, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, whose office is prosecuting the case, confirmed to ABC News on Monday that Sawchak is in custody and is being held on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder after allegedly shooting his neighbor, Davis Moturi, on the evening of Oct. 23, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very traumatic moment,\u201d Moturi told ABC News in an interview on Sunday from his hospital bed. \u201cJust to realize that like, you&#8217;ve been injured like that. Not only, not only shot, but shot in your neck and the people are fighting to save your life. And you don&#8217;t know if you can make it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a probable cause statement obtained by ABC News, Moturi\u2019s\u2019 wife told police that her husband was shot while he was outside pruning a tree near the couple&#8217;s property line. The incident was captured on surveillance video that was obtained by ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect allegedly told Davis Moturi, \u201cTouch my tree again and I\u2019ll kill you,\u201d Moturi\u2019s wife told police, according to the probable cause statement.<\/p>\n<p>Police said that the incident came after a year-old dispute between Moturi and Sawchak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendant has made countless other threats and engaged in almost constant harassment of the victim and his wife since they purchased their home in September 2023,\u201d the probable cause statement said, referencing at least 19 other incidents of \u201cvandalism, property destruction\/theft, harassment, hate speech, verbal threats and threatened physical assaults\u201d \u2013 the oldest of which dates back to October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven before [the shooting], it had a major impact on my life,\u201d Moturi told ABC News, referencing the ongoing dispute with his neighbor.<\/p>\n<p>According to charging documents obtained by ABC News, Sawchak is facing three additional felony charges for stalking, harassment and assault.<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis Police Department Chief Brian O&#8217;Hara said during an early morning press conference on Monday that there were multiple warrants out for Sawchak\u2019s arrest, but he evaded police for four days and refused to emerge from his home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMinneapolis police exhausted all of our efforts to peacefully bring this situation to a resolution without prior to escalating the use of force with a SWAT team and special tactics,\u201d O\u2019Hara said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThankfully, our officers were able to peacefully arrest this individual tonight after several hours of a SWAT operation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News\u2019 attempts to reach out directly to Sawchak were unsuccessful and it is unclear if he has retained an attorney. Hennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty told ABC News on Monday that Sawchak is in custody and is scheduled to make his first appearance in court on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Hara said on Monday that police made \u201cdozens of attempts\u201d to arrest Sawchak since April but \u201cwere unable to make contact with this individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Hara acknowledged that law enforcement \u201cfailed\u201d to protect Moturi in this case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were unsuccessful,\u201d O\u2019Hara said, in reference to prior attempts to arrest the suspect. \u201cAnd so in that sense, yes, we failed. We failed this victim. He should not have been shot. But I will say this \u2013 we had no reason to suspect that he would shoot \u2026 the neighbor from inside the house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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