Native Mob update

Native Mob update

Eric Lee Bower, the lone at-large defendant in the 24-defendant federal Native Mob case, was apprehended without incident earlier today in Minneapolis. The U.S. Marshals Service, Northstar Fugitive Task Force, conducted the investigation to locate and arrest him. The task force is comprised of officers and agents from the U.S. Marshals Service, the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, the St. Paul Police Department, the Minnesota Department of Corrections, U.S. HUD Office of the Inspector General, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Bower is scheduled to make his initial appearance tomorrow in federal court at a time yet to be determined. Call Jeanne Cooney, Office Spokesperson, U.S. Attorney’s Office, 612-664-5611, with questions.