Rochester Teen, Convicted of Felony Assault, Facing New Charges for Gun-Involved School Fight

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man, sentenced for an assault at a Rochester business, has been charged in a new assault case. 

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He was sentenced in the prior case on Tuesday and charged in the new assault case on Monday, according to court records. 

The new assault case involved a fight with a gun in the parking lot of a Rochester high school, according to the criminal complaint in the case. 

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Rochester Man Gets Probation for Assault Outside of Rochester Business

On Monday, 18-year-old Solomon Ojulu Obang was sentenced to five years probation for a third-degree assault conviction. 

The conviction stemmed from an assault that occurred in the early morning hours of September 12 in Southeast Rochester. 

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Rochester police found the victim suffering from multiple facial and head injuries and reported finding a pool of blood at the scene, according to the criminal complaint in the case. 

Obang entered a plea agreement that included the dismissal of a first-degree assault charge, according to court records. 

Rochester Teen Charged in Gun-Involved Altercation Outside of Rochester High School

The new case alleges Obang was involved in a fight in the parking lot of an unnamed Rochester public high school on the night of April 28. 

The charges say cell phone video of the altercation shows a juvenile engaged in a fight with an unnamed suspect. Another suspect is then seen producing a handgun, loading it and asking the group assembled to watch the fight “what’s up?” 

Obang is seen striking the victim in the head after the juvenile disengaged from the other two suspects, the complaint says. Obang and the three other suspects are then seen leaving the scene. 

The new case charges Obang with gross misdemeanor third-degree riot and fifth-degree assault. He was released without bail following his first court appearance Tuesday and is due back in court in October.