Olmsted County Sheriff's office

He still faces charges in state court and is scheduled to stand trial in March.

The charges say the occupants of the vehicle were ejected through the sunroof during the crash.

A Stewartville woman was ejected from her a vehicle in the crash.

The occupants were awake when the home began filling up with smoke.

The crash occurred Friday afternoon along Highway 63/75th Street Northeast.

An email sent to students and families indicated the possible threat involved John Marshall High School.

The charges say he had a loaded gun in his possession when Olmsted County deputies arrived at the scene.

He was being held in jail because he was earlier charged with threatening a man with a knife and yelling racial slurs.

The charges state that he spent the money at the Treasure Island Casino and in Las Vegas.

Court records show he has two previous felony convictions in the Rochester area.

He is accused of physically intimidating the victim into withdrawing tens of thousands of dollars from his bank account.

Preliminary reports from the scene indicated one person was trapped in the wreckage.

The other driver involved in the head-on crash was transported to the hospital with possible internal injuries.

Local law enforcement is warning residents about a new and elaborate scam that has surfaced in the Southeast Minnesota area.