If you have a violent stalker, you need to do more than call police. St. Paul man who authorities believe killed his ex-girlfriend, harassed her for over a year, according to court records
Unfortunately, this is the kind of story about domestic violence I read too often.
Police were called to Yang’s house 15 times in the past year — five times in July 2020, seven times in February 2021 and twice in March not including Saturday. Many of the calls related to Yang being harassed by Lao.
As for relying on The System™ to protect you, that is a foolish hope.
On Feb. 26, a Ramsey County District Court judge approved Lao’s release with conditions.
On Feb. 27, police said someone from the Montana Avenue address called to report that her ex-boyfriend had called and said “drop the charges” and hung up. An investigator reached out to Yang to offer services related to domestic abuse.
On March 1, Lao posted a $10,000 bond for bail.
Nineteen days later, police returned to Yang’s house to find her dying on her front lawn.
He spent nearly no time in jail. In the end he killed her, and then himself.
And as has been pointed out, the judge will face no consequences for his bone-headed move of releasing this guy. Because he works for the government and you can't hold .gov employees responsible for their actions. That is only for the Little People, like you and me. Judges cannot be held accountable for insanity before the law.
The moral of the story is that if you have a violent stalker, you need a plan for your personal protection that includes more than "Call 911 and wait to be rescued." That plan has been tried by a lot of people, and it doesn't work out well very often.
