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Stuart Sudak is editor-in-chief of Eden Prairie Local News, having previously served as co-editor. He is a longtime freelance journalist based in Minnesota. Over the years, he has written for newspapers, magazines, websites and corporations. He also served as an editor at several newspapers in Minnesota and Illinois, including the Eden Prairie News from 2000 to 2005. He lives in Chaska with his wife, Tracy, and their three children. Contact him at stuart.sudak@eplocalnews.org.

A Monticello man faces multiple felony charges after inciting an altercation that led to the fatal shooting of off-duty Eden Prairie and Eagan firefighter Joseph Johns, 40, in Minneapolis earlier this month. Marquise Trevone Hammonds-Ford, 28, made his first court appearance on Tuesday. His bail was set at $1 million or $800,000 with conditions. Hammonds-Ford is charged with first-degree riot resulting in death, possession of a machine gun, and possession of ammunition or a firearm by a convicted felon. Incident details from the criminal complaint According to the criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court, officers responded at about…

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