Iowa man pleads guilty to assault in Rochester Quarry Hill…

Shooting Rochester Minnesota in Rochester, Minnesota: An 18-year-old Iowa man, Lamarion Knox Joseph, entered a guilty plea to second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with a shooting at Quarry Hill Park in Rochester, Minnesota. According to court documents, the victim and a woman were confronted by Joseph in the park's parking lot on the night of June 7, 2024; Joseph struck the victim in the face with a handgun and fired a shot at the victim's vehicle as he drove away. The victim suffered a facial laceration, and police recovered a shell casing and a blood trail at the scene. Joseph is scheduled to be sentenced in September, with prosecutors recommending a three-year prison sentence.