Celebrity chef Justin Sutherland charged with threatening to shoot girlfriend in St. Paul
Celebrity chef Justin Sutherland was charged Monday after his arrest on allegations that he threatened to shoot his girlfriend last week in St. Paul and hit her with a gun.
Sutherland, 39, was charged in Ramsey County District Court with felony threats of violence in connection with the incident Friday night in the 800 block of Front Avenue shortly after 8 p.m., when police responded to a call about a man with a gun.
The woman told police that Sutherland pointed a gun at her, struck her in the chest with the weapon and vowed to shoot her, the criminal complaint read. Fearing for her life, she put up her hands and pleaded not to be shot, the complaint continued.
A hearing was scheduled for Sutherland later Monday, when a judge is expected to set bail. Court records do not yet list an attorney for him. He has applied to the judge to have a public defender appointed for him, according to court records.
Officers arrested Sutherland during what turned out to be a second visit from police that evening concerning a report of domestic violence. While jailed, the criminal complaint read, Sutherland called the accusations a lie.
Celebrity chef Justin Sutherland was charged Monday after his arrest on allegations that he threatened to shoot his girlfriend last week in St. Paul and hit her with a gun.
Sutherland, 39, was charged in Ramsey County District Court with felony threats of violence in connection with the incident Friday night in the 800 block of Front Avenue shortly after 8 p.m., when police responded to a call about a man with a gun.
The woman told police that Sutherland pointed a gun at her, struck her in the chest with the weapon and vowed to shoot her, the criminal complaint read. Fearing for her life, she put up her hands and pleaded not to be shot, the complaint continued.
A hearing was scheduled for Sutherland later Monday, when a judge is expected to set bail. Court records do not yet list an attorney for him. He has applied to the judge to have a public defender appointed for him, according to court records.
Officers arrested Sutherland during what turned out to be a second visit from police that evening concerning a report of domestic violence. While jailed, the criminal complaint read, Sutherland called the accusations a lie.
