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DocuSign Envelope ID:53CA2670-1A7A-49EB-ABCA-467F7D1A0E90 <br /> 10, to plant trees on the burial mound. The recent tree planting constitutes a felony under Minn. <br /> Stat. § 307.08, subd 2(a)(1)(2),because it is a mutilation of the burial mound as well as a physical <br /> disturbance of the burial grounds themselves. <br /> On June 30th and then on several occasions in July, MIAC and the State Archaeologist asked the <br /> Orono Police Department(OPD)to file a police report on the matter so that the Hennepin County <br /> Attorney's Office can review it for possible prosecution. On Thursday, July 28th, an OPD officer <br /> responded via email that police chief Correy Farniok"does not want the Orono PD involved in an <br /> investigation/submitting a case to the attorney's office with no involvement in the investigation of <br /> the suspected offense." The OPD deferred the state officials' inquiry to the Hennepin County <br /> Sheriff and Hennepin County Attorney—but in response to MIAC requests earlier in July,both of <br /> those offices had directed state officials to the OPD. <br /> I'm writing to you as the Executive Chair of the MIAC Board and request that the Hennepin <br /> County Attorney's Office investigate this matter and determine whether criminal prosecution of <br /> the property owners for their disturbance to the burial mound would be appropriate.Enclosed with <br /> this letter is a copy of Minn. Stat. § 307.08, MIAC Cultural Resource Specialist Dylan Goetsch's <br /> incident report for MIAC, archaeological findings demonstrating that a burial mound is present on <br /> the Shoreline Drive property, and hard copies of email exchanges between MIAC and the OPD. If <br /> there is any other information MIAC can supply, please contact MIAC Executive Director <br /> Shannon Geshick Shannon.geshick(a,state.mn.us and Dylan Goetsch Dylan.geotsch@state.mn.us. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> —0ocu8ipned by: <br /> —715001193810433... <br /> Robert Larsen <br /> President,Lower Sioux Indian Community <br /> Chair, Minnesota Indian Affairs Council <br /> CC <br /> Shannon Geshick, MIAC <br /> Amanda Gronhovd, State Archaeologist <br /> Orono City Council <br /> Orono City Attorney Soren M. Mattick, Campbell Knutson P.A. <br /> Orono Police Department <br />