{"id":262668,"date":"2023-03-05T12:05:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T18:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=262668"},"modified":"2023-03-06T13:12:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T19:12:31","slug":"casino-crime-round-up-mystic-lake-casino-visitor-pointed-gun-at-security-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/casino-crime-round-up-mystic-lake-casino-visitor-pointed-gun-at-security-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Casino Crime Round Up: Mystic Lake Casino Crime, Syracuse Law Prof Put on Leave, Flint Police Chief to be Sentenced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man was apprehended on Friday afternoon after he allegedly aimed a firearm at security guards in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/minnesota-appeals-court-deals-blow-to-electronic-pull-tab-industry\/sino.org\">Minnesota\u2019s<\/a> Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_262672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262672\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-262672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/mystic123-142x74.jpg\" alt=\"Minnesota\u2019s Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel\" width=\"1200\" height=\"625\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-262672\"class=\"text-description\">Minnesota\u2019s Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel, pictured above. The casino was the site of a visitor aiming a gun at a security guard. (Image: Mystic Lake Casino)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The gaming property sent out an emergency alert to warn visitors. A short time later, an unnamed 39-year-old suspect was arrested in a casino parking lot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Local police found a loaded handgun in his possession, Minnesota TV station <em>KSTP<\/em> reported. No one was injured during the incident, Minneapolis, Minn. TV station <em>WCCO <\/em>added. He was placed in Scott County Jail.\u00a0Prosecutors are considering possible charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The casino is located in Prior Lake, some 26 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The casino is owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.<\/p>\n<h2>Syracuse Law Prof Arrested for Alleged Casino Assault<\/h2>\n<p>Terry Turnipseed, a law professor at Syracuse University, was arrested recently following the assault of a woman at New York State\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oneida-nation-plans-large-scale-turning-stone-resort-expansion-in-new-york\/\">Turning Stone Resort Casino<\/a>. He was charged with menacing, assault, and criminal obstruction of breathing, New York State TV station <em>WKTV<\/em> reported late last week.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place in an elevator at the casino\u2019s TS Steakhouse. The confrontation continued in a parking garage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Turnipseed allegedly grabbed the woman by the throat and pulled her from a car by grabbing her hair, <em>WKTV<\/em> reported. When searched by officers, they found the man had a clump of hair in his pocket. The victim also suffered bleeding on her legs, police added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The woman was able to break free from the man. She later told police she didn\u2019t want to press charges.<\/p>\n<p>Turnipseed is on administrative leave from his teaching job at Syracuse University College of Law, <em>WKTV<\/em> reported. He specializes in estate planning, estate and gift taxation, wills, trusts, and property. Previously, he was an advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy and the Nuclear Energy Institute.<\/p>\n<p>The casino is owned and operated by the Oneida Indian Nation. It is 35 miles east of Syracuse.<\/p>\n<h2>Former Flint, Mich. Police Chief To Be Sentenced<\/h2>\n<p>An ex-police chief in Flint, Mich., who ran the West Point Arcade, entered a no-contest plea to illegal gambling and reckless use of a firearm last month, according to a local news report. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/michigan-illegal-gambling-case-against-ex-police-chief-goes-to-trial\/\">William Barksdale<\/a> will be sentenced on April 14 in Michigan\u2019s Genesee County Circuit Court. He could face several years in prison.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) inspectors saw gambling taking place at Flint\u2019s West Point Arcade in 2017, according to Michigan TV station <em>WNEM<\/em>. Casino-style games allegedly were played on computers. Winners got generic gift cards. The activities were considered to be gambling. But the arcade didn\u2019t have a state gaming license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During a court-approved arcade search, MGCB agents found more than 80 firearms, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. She said eight of these were described as sawed-off shotguns.<\/p>\n<p>Barksdale, as well as Alvin and Adam Crossnoe, ran the West Point Arcade. The Crossnoes were charged with illegal gambling and pleaded guilty in October 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Barksdale was charged with gambling activities-felony, using a computer to commit a crime, and possession of a short-barreled shotgun. If found guilty on each of the three original charges, Barksdale could have faced up to 25 years in prison, according to Nessel.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Barksdale allegedly shot and killed a masked intruder who was trying to rob the gaming facility in 2009, according to Michigan TV station <em>WJRT<\/em>. He left his post as Flint\u2019s top cop in 2004, <em>MLive<\/em>, a regional news site, reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man was apprehended on Friday afternoon after he allegedly aimed a firearm at security guards in Minnesota\u2019s Mystic Lake Casino and Hotel. The gaming property sent out an emergency alert to warn visitors. A short time later, an unnamed 39-year-old suspect was arrested in a casino parking lot. 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