State of Minnesota v. Kwadwo Adu Twum

Stillwater, Minnesota kidnapping criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.

On October 25, 2021, the children's uncle dropped the children off at daycare. While the children and their uncle were entering the daycare, Twum approached them and told them that he had items inside his vehicle for the children. Twum led the children to his vehicle in the parking lot, put the children inside the vehicle, and drove away.



Three days later, the children's mother reported to the Woodbury Police Department that the children were missing, and that Twum had the children. The police tracked Twum's cellphone and located the phone in Naperville, Illinois. On October 31, the police located Twum's phone in St. Paul, Minnesota. Officers drove to a St. Paul address where they believed Twum was located, observed a vehicle registered to Twum in the area, and set up surveillance. Law enforcement located both Twum and the children at the address in St. Paul.

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The matter proceeded to a jury trial, which the district court held over four days in June 2022. The jury found Twum guilty of both counts of deprivation of parental rights and acquitted him of the kidnapping charges. The district court sentenced Twum to a stay of imposition on both counts and placed him on probation for two years. The district court explained that as part of his probation Twum was required to "cooperate with the Minnesota Predatory offender registry as required by Minnesota Statutes section 243.166, subdivision 1(b), by registering immediately and maintaining registration compliance for the duration of [his] probation."...

Affirmed.



State v. Twum, A22-1564 (Minn. App. Sep 16, 2024)